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California Consulting Announces Municipal Grants for March 2023

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MUNICIPAL GRANTS

March 1, 2023    Volume 20, Issue 3

This document contains a selection of federal, state, and private grant and loan funding opportunities organized by funding topic. These opportunities are customized for your city, district or municipality. To view links to each topic section in the electronic version of this document, click on the desired category below.
 

Within each topic section, grants are listed in order by deadline

UPCOMING FUNDING (ALL CATEGORIES)

U.S. Department of Labor: Pathway Home 4

Estimated Post Date: March 17, 2023

Estimated Deadline: April 21, 2023

Amount: $1M - $4M

Match: No

Eligibility: Cities, counties, nonprofits, tribal governments and organizations

https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=345782 

Description: TBD - Questions regarding this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) Forecast may be emailed to [email protected]; however, please note there is limited information that may be shared with the public, as this FOA is currently under development.  We encourage prospective applicants and interested parties to use the Grants.gov subscription option to register for future updates provided for this particular FOA.

 

U.S. Department of Justice: FY 2022 COPS Hiring Program

Deadline: Currently closed. Previous deadline was June 9, 2022

Amount: Up to $6,250,000

Match: Yes

Eligibility: States, cities, counties and tribal governments

https://cops.usdoj.gov/grants 

The goal of the COPS Hiring Program (CHP) is to provide funding directly to law enforcement agencies to hire and/or rehire additional career law enforcement officers in an effort to increase their community policing capacity and crime prevention efforts. Anticipated outcomes of CHP awards include engagement in planned community partnerships, implementation of projects to analyze and assess problems, implementation of changes to personnel and agency management in support of community policing, and increased capacity of agency to engage in community policing activities.

 

California Strategic Growth Council: Community Resilience Centers Program

Deadline: TBD - Release is scheduled for late Spring 2023

Amount: Implementation grants: $5M - $10M; Planning grants: $200,000 to $500,000 

Match: Not stated in draft guidelines

Eligibility: Cities, counties, special districts, JPAs, COGs, nonprofits, tribes, CBOs, community development finance institutions or community development corporations, emergency management, response, preparedness and recovery service providers and organizations. All communities are eligible to apply. SGC Staff will prioritize projects located in under-resourced communities.

https://sgc.ca.gov/programs/community-resilience-centers/ 

SGC’s CRC program will fund new construction and upgrades of neighborhood-level resilience centers to provide shelter and resources during climate and other emergencies, such as extreme heat events and poor air quality days. Program will also fund ongoing year-round community services and programs, such as food distribution and workforce development training, that build overall community resilience. SGC will prioritize community-serving locations across the state, such as schools, libraries, community centers, health clinics, and places of worship. SGC’s CRC program will fund both planning and implementation activities. There is a pre-proposal phase, which includes a 5-page concept paper. Those invited will submit full applications.

 

PG&E Empower EV Program

Deadline: TBD 2023 (Not open as of 2/27/23)

Amount: Up to $2,500

Match: No

Eligibility: See website for details

www.pge.com/en_US/residential/solar-and-vehicles/options/clean-vehicles/electric/empower-ev-program.page 

For a limited time starting in early 2023, PG&E’s Empower EV program can offer income-eligible households up to $2,500 in financial incentives. The program extends to qualifying customers in single-family households who have recently purchased or leased an EV within six months prior to applying to the program.



 

Caltrans: Reconnecting Communities - Highways to Boulevards Pilot Program

Deadline: TBD – Call for Projects, late Spring, early Summer 2023 with deadline Late Summer, Early Fall 2023

Amount: Planning grants: $500,000 to $2M; Capital Construction grants: $3M to $100M

Match: Not required, but highly encouraged

Eligibility: Planning: Local and regional agencies, JPAs, tribal governments, trasit agencies, nonprofits and CBOs. Capital Construction: Must be the owner(s) of the facility that is

creating the barrier for the community. Owner may submit a joint application with Caltrans, unit of local government, tribal government or MPO.

https://dot.ca.gov/programs/local-assistance/fed-and-state-programs/rc-h2b 

The Program goal is to provide funding for the purpose of awarding competitive grants for planning or implementing the conversion or transformation of underutilized state highways into multimodal corridors that serve residents of underserved communities. 100% of the program funds are awarded to projects that benefit underserved communities.

 

U.S. Department of Justice: BJA FY23 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Program

Deadline: TBD - Likely August 2023

Amount: Up to $4.2 million

Match: No

Eligibility: Counties, cities, special districts and tribal governments

https://bja.ojp.gov/funding/opportunities/o-bja-2022-171368 

JAG is responsible for distributing the critical funding necessary to support a range of program areas including:

  • Law enforcement; prosecution and court;
  • Prevention and education;
  • Corrections and community corrections;
  • Drug treatment and enforcement;
  • Planning, evaluation, and technology improvement; and
  • Crime victim and witness initiatives.

It also provides funding support for mental health programs and related law enforcement and corrections programs such as behavioral programs and crisis intervention teams

 

California Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency: Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention (HHAP) Grant Program Round 5

Deadline: TBD (Not released as of 2/27/23)

Amount: TBD

Match: TBD

Eligibility:  California’s Continuums of

Care (CoC), as identified by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), large cities (with a population of 300,000 or more as of January 1, 2020), and counties

https://bcsh.ca.gov/calich/hhap_program.html 

Homeless housing assistance and prevention grant. An allocation to counties and cities and continuum of care for various homeless and housing services. Allocations based on the homeless count of the City. Applicants have to have a strategic plan to prevent homelessness in place.

 

U.S. Department of Labor: Homeless Veterans’ Reintegration Program (HVRP), Incarcerated Veterans’ Transition Program (IVTP), and the Homeless Female Veterans’ and Veterans’ with Children Program (HFVVWC) (referred to collectively as HVRP)

Estimated Post Date: March 14, 2023

Estimated Deadline: April 28, 2023

Amount: Up to $500,000

Match: No

Eligibility: States, cities, counties, special districts, nonprofits, IHEs, public housing authorities, for-profits, small businesses and tribal governments and organizations

https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=344019 

The intent of the HVRP grant program is to obtain high-quality career outcomes for veterans experiencing homelessness. The Department encourages applicants to propose strategies to achieve economic opportunity, address historical inequities, and provide equitable access and outcomes to marginalized groups. To meet the fluctuations in the population and changing needs of veterans experiencing homelessness, VETS requires grant recipients to provide an array of client-centered services utilizing a case management approach that directly assists homeless veterans and provides critical linkages to a variety of support services available in their local communities.  The HVRP approach is focused on obtaining high-quality career outcomes for the veteran. Veterans are to receive the job training and employment services required to re-enter and be successful in the labor force. To realize long-term benefits for veterans experiencing homelessness, grant recipients must address the complex employment-related requirements and support services necessary to meet the needs of this population. 

 

California Department of Housing and Community Development: Homekey

Deadline: Closed. Previous deadline was May 2, 2022.

Amount: Capital Award Per Door - $150,000 - $200,000; Operating Award per Unit - $1,000 -$1,400 per Assisted Unit per month

Match: Yes (see guidelines for details)

Eligibility: State, regional and local public entities

https://www.hcd.ca.gov/grants-and-funding/homekey

Homekey is a statewide effort to sustain and rapidly expand housing for persons experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness, and who are, thereby, inherently impacted by COVID-19 and other communicable diseases. Program provides an opportunity for state, regional, and local public entities to develop a broad range of housing types, including but not limited to hotels, motels, hostels, single- family homes and multifamily apartments, adult residential facilities, and manufactured housing, and to convert commercial properties and other existing buildings to Permanent or Interim Housing for the Target Population.

 

Cal OES - U.S. Department of Homeland Security: Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program

Deadline: TBD – DHS deadline for states is November 15, 2022, awards to be made December 31, 2022

Amount: TBD – California allocated $7.9 million total with 80% of funds to be distributed to local government. State-level grant solicitation likely issued first quarter 2023.

Match: Yes 

Eligibility: States

https://www.caloes.ca.gov/office-of-the-director/policy-administration/finance-administration/grants-management/search-for-grants/

The goal of SLCGP is to assist SLT governments with managing and reducing systemic

cyber risk. For Fiscal Year (FY) 2022, applicants are required to address how the following

program objectives will be met in their applications:

  • Objective 1: Develop and establish appropriate governance structures, including developing, implementing, or revising cybersecurity plans, to improve capabilities to respond to cybersecurity incidents and ensure continuity of operations.
  • Objective 2: Understand their current cybersecurity posture and areas for improvement based on continuous testing, evaluation, and structured assessments.
  • Objective 3: Implement security protections commensurate with risk.
  • Objective 4: Ensure organization personnel are appropriately trained in cybersecurity, commensurate with responsibility.

 

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: FY 2023 Street Outreach Program

Estimated Post Date: April 21, 2023

Estimated Deadline: June 22, 2023

Amount: $90,000 to $150,000

Match: Yes

Eligibility: States, cities, counties, special districts, school districts, IHEs, nonprofits, tribal governments

https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=343709 

The Street Outreach Program provides street-based services to runaway, homeless, and street youth who have been subjected to or are at risk of being subjected to sexual abuse, prostitution, sexual exploitation, and severe forms of human trafficking in persons.  These services, targeted in areas where street youth congregate, are designed to assist such youth making healthy choices and providing them access to shelter as well as basic needs, including food, hygiene packages and information on a range of available services.

 

California Energy Commission: National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Funding Program (NEVI)

Deadline: TBD – Set for release during Q1 2023

Amount: TBD

Match: TBD

Eligibility: TBD

Link: https://www.energy.ca.gov/event/workshop/2022-09/session-1-national-electric-vehicle-infrastructure-funding-program-pre?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery 

CEC Solicitation Page: https://www.energy.ca.gov/funding-opportunities/solicitations 

Background: 

NEVI provides $5 billion in formula grant funding to the states as part of the 2021 federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). California’s share is expected to be $384 million, allocated over 5 years. The primary policy objective for NEVI is to establish a coast-to-coast network of 500,000 modern, high-powered direct current (DC) fast chargers along the nation’s freeways and highways to enable long-distance travel in zero-emission vehicles.

The NEVI program designates Caltrans as the lead agency for California. Caltrans and the CEC are collaborating on program design and implementation. This workshop will share the structure and requirements that have been developed to implement the grant funding opportunity to deploy high-powered DC fast chargers along California’s corridors.

 

U.S. Department of Transportation: Rural Surface Transportation Program

Deadline: TBD

Amount: TBD - $2 billion for entire program FY22-FY26

Match: TBD

Eligibility: State, Regional transportation planning organizations, Local governments, Tribal governments

https://www.transportation.gov/grants/rural-surface-transportation-grant 

The Rural Surface Transportation Grant Program will support projects to improve and expand the surface transportation infrastructure in rural areas to increase connectivity, improve the safety and reliability of the movement of people and freight, and generate regional economic growth and improve quality of life. 

Eligible Uses: Highway, bridge, or tunnel projects eligible under the National Highway Performance Program, Surface Transportation Block Grant Program, or the Tribal Transportation Program; highway freight project eligible under the National Highway Performance Program; highway safety improvement project; project on a publicly-owned highway or bridge improving access to certain facilities that support the economy of a rural area; integrated mobility management system, transportation demand management system, or on-demand mobility services

 

CalRecycle: Food Waste Prevention and Rescue Grant Program

Deadline: TBD (Not released as of 2/27/23)

Amount: $150,000 to $250,000

Eligibility: Local governments, nonprofits, IHEs, solid waste facilities, school districts, tribal entities

https://calrecycle.ca.gov/climate/grantsloans/FoodWaste/ 

The purpose of this competitive grant program is to lower overall greenhouse gas emissions by establishing new or expanding existing food waste prevention projects (source reduction or food rescue for people) in California to reduce the amount of food being disposed in landfills.

 

CalRecycle: Organics Grant Program

Deadline: TBD (Application materials tentatively available Winter 2023)

Amount: Up to $3 million

Eligibility: Local government, for-profits, IHEs, nonprofits, tribal governments

https://calrecycle.ca.gov/climate/grantsloans/organics/ 

The purpose of this competitive grant program is to further the purposes of the California Global Warming Solutions Act (AB 32) and lower overall greenhouse gas emissions by expanding existing capacity or establishing new facilities in California to reduce the amount of California-generated green materials, food materials, or alternative daily cover (ADC) being sent to landfills.

 

California Department of Parks and Recreation: Outdoor Equity Grant Program (Round 2)

UPDATE: By Spring 2023, a draft Application Guide for Round Two will be posted here for public review and comment. The Round Two application deadline will be announced after the Application Guide goes through a public review and comment period. Applications will be due no earlier than November 2023.

Deadline: TBD 

Amount: $20,000 to $700,000

Match: No

Eligibility: All Public Agencies (local, state, and federal government, school districts and educational agencies, joint powers authorities, open-space authorities, regional open-space districts, and other relevant public agencies); Nonprofits (501c3 organizations)

https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=30443 

The Outdoor Equity Grants Program (OEP) will increase the ability of residents in low income urban and rural communities to participate in outdoor experiences at state parks and other public lands. OEP grants will improve the health and wellness of Californians by connecting underserved communities to natural areas throughout California.

 

Caltrans: Local Roadway Safety Plan (LRSP)

Deadline: Application window currently closed. Will reopen when additional funding is available. (Not released as of 2/27/23)

Amount: Based on population, centerline miles and lane miles. Maximum amount is $72,000.

Match: The LRSP funds must be no more than 90% of the total project cost. 

Eligibility: Local agencies

https://dot.ca.gov/programs/local-assistance/fed-and-state-programs/highway-safety-improvement-program/local-roadway-safety-plans 

A Local Road Safety Plan (LRSP) can be a means for providing local and rural road owners with an opportunity to address unique highway safety needs in their jurisdictions while contributing to the success of the SHSP. The process of preparing an LRSP creates a framework to systematically identify and analyze safety problems and recommend safety improvements. Preparing an LRSP facilitates the development of local agency partnerships and collaboration, resulting in a prioritized list of improvements and actions that can demonstrate a defined need and contribute to the statewide plan. The LRSP offers a proactive approach to addressing safety needs and demonstrates agency responsiveness to safety challenges. An LRSP provides a framework for organizing stakeholders to identify, analyze, and prioritize roadway safety improvements on local and rural roads. The process of developing an LRSP can be tailored to local protocols, needs, and issues.

 

PROPOSITION 68 FUNDING

 

California Coastal Conservancy: Proposition 68

Deadline: Ongoing

Amount: $200,000 to $5 million

Eligibility: Public agencies, nonprofits and tribal entities

https://scc.ca.gov/grants/current-grant-opportunities/ 

The purposes of Prop 68 include creating parks, enhancing river parkways, and protecting coastal forests and wetlands. Prop 68 also provides funding for outdoor access, lower cost coastal accommodations and climate adaptation. For most Prop 68 grants, the Conservancy will use a pre-proposal process. Pre-proposals will be accepted on an ongoing basis. Eligible projects include, but aren't limited to:

  • Developing plans and permits for projects that meet Prop 68 funding priorities 
  • Implement projects that meet Prop 68 funding priorities 
  • Acquire property that furthers Prop 68 funding priorities

 

Wildlife Conservation Board: Lower American River Conservancy Program (Proposition 68)

Deadline: WCB will solicit grant proposals with the release of a solicitation, which will provide the solicitation schedule, and scoring criteria specific to the solicitation. It is expected that solicitations will be made once a year, at a minimum. 

UPDATE: Program accepts proposal applications on a continuous basis. Please submit a pre-application (opens in new tab) to begin the process. Allow 45 days for WCB staff to review and respond to the pre-application. Successful applicants will be asked to submit a Full Application.

Amount: TBD

Eligibility: Local agencies and nonprofit organizations with projects improving and enhancing lands within and adjacent to the American River Parkway.

https://wcb.ca.gov/Programs/Lower-American-River 

The Program was created to provide a state partner to work cooperatively with local agencies, particularly the County of Sacramento in its role as the Parkway Manager, and nonprofit organizations to help fund projects and provide grants to restore, enhance, interpret, protect, and improve public access to the American River Parkway’s natural, recreational, educational, and cultural resources. 

 

Sierra Nevada Conservancy: Sierra Nevada Watershed Improvement Program (Proposition 68)

Deadline: Concept proposals are accepted on a continuous basis and considered quarterly. Applicants may be directed to submit a full proposal. 

Amount: $25 million for entire program

Eligibility: Public agencies, 501c3 nonprofit organizations, federally recognized Indian tribal governments located within a conifer or mixed-conifer forested area of the Sierra Nevada Region

https://sierranevada.ca.gov/grants-and-funding-sources/applying-for-a-grant/ 

The Water Quality, Supply, and Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2014 and the California Drought, Water, Parks, Climate, Coastal Protection, and Outdoor Access for All Act of 2018 allocate funding to the Conservancy for a competitive grant program supporting forest health projects that result in multiple watershed benefits.

 

INFRASTRUCTURE & FACILITIES FUNDING

 

U.S. Department of Transportation: FY 2022 National Infrastructure Investments - Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE)

Deadline: February 28, 2023

Amount:  $1 million minimum planning grant in rural areas and $5 million minimum planning grant in urban areas. Maximum grant amount is $25M

Match: Yes (20% for urban areas. May be less for projects located in rural areas and projects located in areas of persistent poverty)

Eligibility: Municipalities, counties, port authorities, tribal governments, metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) and other political subdivisions

of State or local governments

https://www.transportation.gov/RAISEgrants/raise-nofo 

RAISE provides funding for multi-modal, multi-jurisdictional projects that are more difficult to support through traditional DOT programs. RAISE can fund port and freight rail projects, for example, which play a critical role in our ability to move freight but have limited sources of Federal funds. 

 

California Statewide Communities Development Authority: Statewide Community Infrastructure Program (SCIP) A picture containing sky, wall, different, indoor

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Deadline: Continuous

Amount: Varies.  Financing is for low interest, tax-exempt bonds.

Eligibility: Public agencies

http://cscda.org/Apply-Online/Statewide-Community-Infrastructure-Program

In response to the increasing local agency staff time and budget pressures caused by new commercial, industrial or residential development, CSCDA offers the Statewide Community Infrastructure Program (“SCIP”).

 

USDA Rural Development: Community Facilities Grants & Loans

Deadline: Continuous

Amount: Varies by population & income (typically no larger than $30,000)

Match: Varies by population & income (60% - 80%)

Eligibility: Public bodies (including cities, counties, and local educational agencies); Community-based non-profit corporations; Federally-recognized Tribes

http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/CA-CFPrograms.html 

Community Facilities Programs provides grants to assist in the development of essential community facilities in rural areas and towns of up to 20,000 in population. Grants are authorized on a graduated scale. Applicants located in small communities with low populations and low incomes will receive a higher percentage of grants. Examples of essential community facilities include:

  • Health care facilities such as hospitals, medical clinics, dental clinics, nursing homes or assisted living facilities
  • Public facilities such as town halls, courthouses, airport hangars or street improvements
  • Community support services such as childcare centers, community centers, fairgrounds or transitional housing
  • Public safety services such as fire departments, police stations, prisons, police vehicles, fire trucks, public works vehicles or equipment
  • Educational services such as museums, libraries or private schools
  • Utility services such as telemedicine or distance learning equipment
  • Local food systems such as community gardens, food pantries, community kitchens, food banks, food hubs or greenhouses

 

WATER, WASTE & ENERGY FUNDING

 

U.S. Department of the Interior: WaterSMART Environmental Water Resources Projects for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023

Deadline: March 28, 2023

Amount: Up to $3M

Match: Yes

Eligibility: States, special districts, tribal governments and organizations and other organizations with water or power delivery authority

https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=345535 

WaterSMART’s Environmental Water Resources Projects provide support for priorities identified in Presidential Executive Order (E.O.) 14008: Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad and is aligned with other priorities such as those identified in E.O. 13985: Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government. The Environmental Water Resources Projects also support the goals of the Interagency Drought Relief Working Group established in March 2021 and the National Drought Resiliency Partnership.

 

California Department of Water Resources: Riverine Stewardship Program

Deadline: June 2022 and monthly thereafter; concepts closing date will be the last day of the month. Concepts will be reviewed monthly starting the 1st of following month and monthly thereafter. Starting Aug 2022; Selected candidates that submitted concept applications will be invited to provide a full application

Workshops: 

Amount: See guidelines for details. 

Match: No

Eligibility: Local public agencies and nonprofits

https://water.ca.gov/Programs/Integrated-Regional-Water-Management/Riverine-Stewardship-Program/Riverine-Stewardship-Grants 

The Riverine Stewardship Program, in coordination with the San Joaquin Fish Population Enhancement Program (SJFPEP) and the Urban Streams Restoration Program (USRP), will make funding available for planning and implementation of projects that restore streams, creeks, and rivers to enhance the environment for fish, wildlife, and people through one grant cycle.

 

California Department of Water Resources: Small Community Drought Relief Program

Deadline: There will be no formal proposal solicitation for this Program. Small communities impacted by the drought are encouraged to apply as soon as possible. Applications for funding will be accepted on a first come first served basis until all the funds are awarded, or until December 29, 2023, whichever comes first.

Amount: A total of $192 Million in funding from the General Fund is available for grants under this Program.

Match: Not required but encouraged

Eligibility: Public agencies, public utilities, special districts, IHEs, mutual water companies, nonprofits, federally recognized Indian tribes

https://water.ca.gov/-/media/DWR-Website/Web-Pages/Work-With-Us/Grants-And-Loans/Small-Community-Drought-Relief/Small-Community-Drought-Relief-Guidelines_2021-Final_ay11_v3.pdf 

Summary: Eligible projects for the Small Community Drought Relief Program shall be in counties included in Governor Newsom’s state of emergency proclamations for 2021. Any county or jurisdiction included in a future drought proclamation by the Governor or for circumstances for which the SWRCB determines that drought conditions necessitate urgent and immediate action to ensure availability of safe drinking water, to protect public health and safety, will also qualify for funding. To be eligible for the Small Community Drought Relief Program funding, projects must be designed to benefit small communities and rural communities. Eligible projects must address one or more program objectives: 1) hauled water 2) temporary community water tanks 3) bottled water 4) water vending machines 5) emergency water interties 6) new wells or rehabilitation of existing wells 7) construction or installation of permanent infrastructure

 

CEC-Southern California Incentive Project (SCIP)

Deadline: Available until funds are exhausted

Amount: Final rebate amounts are determined by the total eligible project costs. 

Eligibility: Business, nonprofit organization, California Native American Tribe or a government entity

https://calevip.org/incentive-project/southern-california

The Southern California Incentive Project (SCIP) promotes easy access to zero-emission vehicle infrastructure by offering rebates for the purchase and installation of eligible public electric vehicle (EV) chargers in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties. Eligible rebates include up to $70,000 per DC fast charger (DCFC) for installations at new sites and sites with stub-outs and up to $40,000 per DC fast charger for installations at replacement and make-ready sites. Installations in designated disadvantaged communities (DACs) are eligible for rebates up to $80,000 per DC fast charger regardless of installation site type. 

 

State Water Resources Control Board: Water Recycling Funding Program (WRFP)

Deadline: Accepting applications via FAAST system on a continuous basis.

Amount: $75,000 (for Planning Grants); $15-$20 Million (for Construction Grants)

Match: 50% (for Planning Grants); 35% (for Construction Grants)

Financing: For Construction applications Interest at 1/2 General Obligation Bond Rate; 30-year term; Allowance following the CWSRF Policy

Eligibility: local public agencies 

http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/grants_loans/water_recycling/proposition1_funding.shtml

The State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) provides funding for the planning, design, and construction of water recycling projects that offset or augment state fresh water supplies.  There are two programs within this fund:

  • Planning Grants: The purpose of the planning grant is to assist agencies or regions with completing feasibility studies for water recycling projects using treated municipal wastewater and/or treated groundwater from sources contaminated by human activities.  Only local public agencies are eligible to apply for planning grants.
  • Construction Grants: The Water Recycling Funding Program provides grants and financing to eligible applicants for the construction of water recycling facilities. Construction projects may be funded with grants and low interest financing from a state bond, a CWSRF financing agreement, or combinations of funding sources.  Eligible applicants are local public agencies, nonprofit organizations, public utilities, state & federal recognized Indian tribes, and mutual water companies.

 

California Energy Commission (CEC): ​​Interest Rate 1% ​Loan​ ​Financing for Energy Efficiency & Energy Generation Projects​ 

Deadline: Applications are funded on a first-come, first-served basis until funding is exhausted

Amount: Maximum loan amount of $3 million per applicant

Financing Terms: Loans must be repaid from energy cost savings or other legally available funds within a maximum term of 20 years (including principal and interest).

Eligibility: Cities, Counties, Specials Districts, Public Colleges or Universities

http://www.energy.ca.gov/efficiency/financing/ 

The CEC is offering loans financing for energy efficiency and energy generation projects for Public Agencies.  Projects with proven energy and/or demand cost savings are eligible, provided they meet the ECAA eligibility requirements. Projects already funded with an existing loan or already installed are ineligible.  Examples of Qualified Projects include the following:

  • Lighting systems 
  • Heating, ventilation and air conditioning equipment
  • Streetlights and LED traffic signals
  • Energy management systems and equipment controls
  • Pumps and motors
  • Building envelope and insulation 
  • Energy generation including renewable energy and combined heat and power projects 
  • Water and wastewater treatment equipment 

 

California Energy Commission: The Energy Partnership Program
Deadline: Continuous

Amount: $20,000 of a consultant's costs

Match: Any amount in excess of the $20,000 provided by CEC
http://www.energy.ca.gov/efficiency/partnership/index.html

The Energy Partnership Program can conduct an energy audit of existing facilities identify energy saving projects, including: Conduct energy audits and prepare feasibility studies; Review existing proposals and designs; Develop equipment performance specifications; Review equipment bid specifications; Assist with contractor selection; and Review commissioning plans.  

 

State Water Resources Control Board: Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) Program

Deadline: Continuous

Amount/Financing: No maximum funding or disbursement limits. Financing Term up to 30 years or the useful life of the project.  Interest Rate is ½ the most recent General Obligation (GO) Bond Rate at time of funding approval.

Eligibility: Any city, town, district, or other public body created under state law, including state agencies

http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/grants_loans/srf/

The Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) program offers low cost financing for a wide variety of water quality projects.  The program has significant financial assets, and is capable of financing projects from <$1 million to >$100 million.  Eligible projects include, but are not limited to:

  1. Construction of publicly-owned treatment facilities: Wastewater treatment; Local sewers; Sewer interceptors; Water reclamation and distribution; Stormwater treatment; Combined sewers; Landfill leachate treatment
  2. Implementation of nonpoint source (NPS) projects to address pollution associated with: Agriculture; Forestry; Urban Areas; Marinas; Hydromodification; Wetlands
  3. Development and implementation of estuary comprehensive conservation and management plans for: San Francisco Bay; Morro Bay; Santa Monica Bay

 

State Water Resources Control Board: Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) Program

Deadline: Continuous

Amount: No maximum disbursement limit. 

Financing Terms: Interest rates average 2‐3% and 20-year loan.  Public water systems that serve small, disadvantaged communities may be eligible for 0% and 30-year loan.

Eligibility: Community water systems and non-profit, non-community water systems.

http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/drinking_water/services/funding/SRF.shtml 

DWSRF provides low-interest loans, additional subsidy (principal forgiveness), and technical assistance to public water systems for infrastructure improvements to correct system deficiencies and improve drinking water quality.  The purpose of the DWSRF is to provide financial assistance for the planning/design and construction of drinking water infrastructure projects that are needed to achieve or maintain compliance with federal and state drinking water statutes and regulations. Eligible projects include Planning/design and construction of drinking water infrastructure projects including: treatment systems, distribution systems, interconnections, consolidations, pipeline extensions, water sources, and water meters

 

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development: Water & Waste Disposal Grant/Loan Program 

​Deadline: Continuous

Amount/Financing: Grant amount varies.  Loan has up to 40-year payback period, on a fixed interest rate of 3.125% or lower.

Eligibility: state and local government entities, private nonprofits, federally-recognized tribes in rural areas with fewer than 10,000 people.

http://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/water-waste-disposal-loan-grant-program/ca 

This program provides long-term low interest loans for clean and reliable drinking water systems, sanitary sewage disposal, sanitary solid waste disposal, and storm water drainage to households and businesses in eligible rural areas.  Funds may be used to finance the acquisition, construction or improvement of: Drinking water sourcing, treatment, storage and distribution; Sewer collection, transmission, treatment and disposal; Solid waste collection, disposal and closure; and Storm water collection, transmission and disposal

 

ENVIRONMENT, CONSERVATION, AGRICULTURAL 

& AIR QUALITY FUNDING 

 

U.S. Bureau of Land Management: FY23 IIJA Bureau of Land Management Headquarters (HQ) Threatened and Endangered Species Program

Deadline: March 24, 2023

Amount: $10,000 to $250,000

Match: No

Eligibility: States, counties, cities, school districts, nonprofits, special districts, IHEs, public housing authorities, tribal governments and organizations

https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=345513 

The BLM Headquarters Threatened and Endangered Species Program works to conserve and recover federally listed and Bureau sensitive animal and plant species and their habitat on public lands. The 2023 priorities are addressing the impact of the climate crisis and ecosystem approaches for managing multiple listed and sensitive species, pollinator conservation and management, ensuring habitat connectivity, and updating outreach/education materials, including the Program's public facing website.

 

U.S. Department of Agriculture: (FY) 2023 Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production (UAIP) Competitive Grants Program

Deadline: March 27, 2023

Amount: $50,000 to $350,000

Match: No

Eligibility: Counties, cities, school districts, nonprofits, tribal governments and organizations

https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=345615 

The primary goal of the UAIP pilot project is to support the development of urban agriculture and innovative production. The two types of UAIP grants being made available for application under this NFO are Planning Projects and Implementation Projects. Planning Projects are projects that will initiate, develop, or support the efforts of farmers, gardeners, citizens, government officials, schools, members of tribal communities, and other stakeholders in areas where access to fresh foods are limited or unavailable. Implementation Projects are for accelerating existing and emerging models of urban and/or innovative agricultural practices that serve multiple farmers or gardeners. Innovation may include new and emerging, as well as traditional or indigenous, agricultural practices.

 

Helen Frankenthaler Foundation: Frankenthaler Climate Initiative

Deadline: March 31, 2023

Amount: Scoping Grants ranging from $10,000 to $25,000, Technical Assistance Grants ranging from $25,000 to $50,000, and Implementation Grants ranging from $50,000 to $100,000. 

Eligibility: Cultural institutions 

http://www.frankenthalerclimateinitiative.org/ 

The Frankenthaler Climate Initiative, launched by Helen Frankenthaler Foundation in partnership with RMI and Environment and Culture Partners, is a national grantmaking program that addresses climate change through cultural institutions. Support is provided to cultural institutions located in the U.S. or its territories that have visual arts as a key part of their mission and programming. 

 

U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service: F23AS00032 - 2023 Coastal Program

Deadline: September 30, 2023

Amount: Up to $200,000

Match: No

Eligibility: States, counties, cities, nonprofits, school districts, IHEs, tribal governments and organizations

https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=343706 

Geographic focus areas are where the Coastal Program directs resources to conserve habitat for Federal trust species. Projects are developed in collaboration with partners, and with substantial involvement from Service field staff. Coastal Program projects must support the missions of the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), and the Coastal Program, and be based on biological principles and the best available science. The Coastal Program takes an adaptive approach to designing and implementing coastal habitat protection and restoration strategies that anticipate and ameriorate the impacts of climate change and other environmental stressors. Coastal Program habitat improvement projects strive to increase coastal resiliency by improving the ability of coastal ecosystems to adapt to environmental changes and supporting natural and nature-based infrastructure projects to protect and enhance coastal habitats.

 

U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service: Partners for Fish and Wildlife FY23

Deadline: September 30, 2023

Amount: Up to $750,000

Match: No

Eligibility: States, counties, cities, nonprofits, school districts, IHEs, tribal governments and organizations

https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=343732 

Geographic focus areas define where the program directs resources to conserve habitat for federal trust species. Project work plans are developed strategically, in coordination with partners, and with substantial involvement from Service field staff. The program has been in existence since 1987 and has over 30 years of successful delivery. Project selection will seek to align or support the Secretary’s priorities. It also advances the Department of the Interior’s mission, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s mission, and PFW’s mission, promote biological diversity, and based upon sound scientific biological principles. Program strategic plans inform the types of projects funded under this opportunity.

 

CalFire: Wood Products and Bioenergy Business and Workforce Development Grant

Deadline: Quarterly deadlines - June 30, September 30, December 31 and March 31

Amount: $10,000 to $10 million (see guidelines for details)

Match: Yes - See guidelines

Eligibility: Academic institutions, cities, counties, special districts, nonprofits, private entities and tribes

https://www.fire.ca.gov/programs/resource-management/climate-change-and-energy/wood-products-and-bioenergy/ 

CAL FIRE Wood Products supports the creation of a robust and diversified wood products industry to facilitate the economic and sustainable management of California’s forests. Grant projects shall reduce GHG emissions, strengthen the economy, and improve public health. Grants will create financial incentives for industries to invest in clean technologies, develop innovative ways to process wood products, and support the growth of a strong forest sector workforce.

 

California Air Resources Board (California VW Mitigation Trust): Zero-Emission Freight and Marine Program

Deadline: First come, first served basis

Amount: Up to $2.5 million (depending on project)

Match: Yes - 25%

Eligibility: Individuals, businesses, nonprofits, government entities and Indian Tribes

https://www.californiavwtrust.org/wp-content/uploads/VW_ZEFM_Second_Solicitation_Guidance.pdf?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery 

Project categories:

  • Scrap and replace projects that upgrade heavy-lift forklifts, port cargo handling equipment, and airport ground support equipment to new zero-emission technologies;
  • Scrap and repower projects for ferries, tugboats, and towboats that replace engines with new, zero-emission, all-+ technologies; and
  • Shore power installation projects at berths that serve ocean-going vessels.

 

South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD): California VW Mitigation Trust - Statewide Funding for California Zero-Emission Class 8 Freight and Port Drayage Trucks

Deadline: Eligible projects awarded on a first-come, first-served basis beginning August 18, 2020
Amount: Maximum funding will not exceed $200,000 per eligible replacement vehicle.
Eligibility: Both public and private entities that own and operate eligible vehicles may apply.

https://xappprod.aqmd.gov/vw/zero-emission.html

This category is intended to support the expansion of zero-emission truck availability in the heaviest weight class that have typically relied on diesel technologies.

 

Marathon Petroleum Foundation

Deadline: Ongoing
Amount: Not specified

Eligibility: Nonprofits, federal, state or local government entity in communities where company has significant presence

https://www.marathonpetroleum.com/Sustainability/Creating-Shared-Value-and-Opportunity/Marathon-Petroleum-Foundation/

Marathon provides funding for projects in the following categories:

  • Environmental conservation and 
  • Public safety 

 

CalRecycle: Greenhouse Gas Reduction Loan Program

Deadline: Continuous

Amount: Up to $2 million

Match: 25%

Eligibility: Cities, counties, regional or local sanitation agencies, waste agencies or JPA’s, private, for-profit entities and nonprofit entities

https://www.calrecycle.ca.gov/climate/grantsloans/GHGLoans/FY201516/

The purpose of this noncompetitive loan program is to lower overall greenhouse gas emissions by providing loans to expand existing capacity or establish new facilities to process California-generated waste materials into new value-added products.

 

San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District: Bikeway Incentive Program

Deadline: Continuous until funds are exhausted

Amount: Up to $150,000

Eligibility: Municipalities, government agencies and public education institutions located within the boundaries of the District (San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Merced, Madera, Fresno, Kings, Tulare and Kern counties)

http://valleyair.org/grants/bikepaths.htm

The purpose of this program is to fund the construction of new bikeway projects to promote clean air through the development of a widespread, interconnected network of bike paths, lanes or routes and improving the general safety conditions for commuter bicyclists for the benefit of commuter bicycling.

 

San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District: E-Mobility

Deadline: Continuous until funds are exhausted

Amount: Up to $150,000

Eligibility: Municipalities, government agencies and public education institutions located within the boundaries of the District (San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Merced, Madera, Fresno, Kings, Tulare and Kern counties)

http://valleyair.org/grants/emobility.htm

The District is currently accepting applications for the development or expansion of telecommunications services and electronic technology applications to directly replace vehicle travel by the general public. Funding is available for eligible projects such as video teleconferencing, Internet business transactions, and telework sites. For more information about the program, please review the program guidelines.

 

San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District: Charge Up! Electric Vehicle Charger Incentive Program

Deadline: Continuous until funds are exhausted

Amount: Up to $50,000

Eligibility: Municipalities, government agencies and public education institutions located within the boundaries of the District (San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Merced, Madera, Fresno, Kings, Tulare and Kern counties)

http://valleyair.org/grants/chargeup.htm

The District is currently accepting applications for its Charge Up! Program. This Program provides funding for public agencies, businesses, and property owners of multi-unit dwellings (i.e. apartment complexes, condominiums, etc.) in the San Joaquin Valley to install electric vehicle (EV) chargers. These chargers will support existing EV owners and encourage the growth of the clean technology in the Valley.

 

San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District: Alternative Fuel Mechanic Training

Deadline: Continuous until funds are exhausted

Amount: Up to $15,000

Eligibility: Funding for this program is opened to qualifying agencies that are currently using an alternative fuels program, servicing an alternative fuels system or making the transition to alternative fuels technology in their fleet or infrastructure operations. Government agencies, private companies, or public educational institutions may apply for this grant opportunity. Must be within the boundaries of the District (San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Merced, Madera, Fresno, Kings, Tulare and Kern counties)

http://valleyair.org/grants/mechanictraining.htm

The District is currently accepting applications to develop and advance the education of personnel on the mechanics, safe operation and maintenance of alternative fuel vehicles and infrastructure. Eligible educational subjects include the following: alternative fuel engines, fueling practices and vehicle fuel systems, fuel station components, operational safety and procedures, technical or mechanic training, or alternative fuel technology overview. For more information about the program, please review the program guidelines.

 

San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District: Electric School Bus Incentive Program

Deadline: Continuous until funds are exhausted

Amount: Up to $400,000

Eligibility: Applicant must be the school bus owner that is a public school district, JPA or private company contracted with a public school to transport public school children to and from school. Must be located within the boundaries of the District (San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Merced, Madera, Fresno, Kings, Tulare and Kern counties)

http://valleyair.org/grants/electric-school-bus.htm

The Electric School Bus Incentive Program provides monetary incentives for the replacement of existing diesel yellow school buses that transport public school children to and from school with all electric school buses. Eligible applicants are public school districts, Joint Power Authorities (JPA), and privately owned yellow school buses that are contracted with a public school to transport public school children. Applicants must obtain an executed contract from the SJVAPCD prior to the order or purchase of new all electric school bus.

 

San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District: Public Transportation Subsidy and Park & Ride Lots

Deadline: Continuous until funds are exhausted

Amount: Up to $150,000 (depending on category selected)

Eligibility: Municipalities, government agencies and public education institutions located within the boundaries of the District (San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Merced, Madera, Fresno, Kings, Tulare and Kern counties)

http://valleyair.org/grants/publictransport.htm

The District is currently accepting applications to provide public transportation pass subsidies, such as for rail and transit services, and for the construction of park-and-ride lots which connect commuters to alternative transportation measures. Funding provided through this program is intended to encourage commuter rideshare activities as an alternative to single occupant vehicle commutes for daily long-distance travel. For more information about the program, please review the program guidelines.

 

South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD): Electric Lawn and Garden Equipment 

Deadline: Not stated

Amount: Discounted equipment. One equivalent operable gasoline- or diesel-powered piece of lawn and garden equipment must be scraped to qualify for incentive funding towards battery electric replacement equipment.

Eligibility: Local governments, school districts, nonprofit organizations

http://www.aqmd.gov/home/programs/community/lawn-and-garden-equipment 

PROGRAM GOALS: Improve air quality by exchanging older, polluting gasoline- or diesel-powered commercial lawn and garden equipment for new zero emission, battery electric commercial grade equipment for operation within South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) four county region. Special focus will be given to environmental justice (EJ)or disadvantaged communities.

 

California Coastal Conservancy: Santa Monica Bay Restoration Plan (Proposition 12)

Deadline: Open until all funds are exhausted

Amount: $6.9 for entire program

Eligibility: Government agencies and nonprofit organizations 

http://scc.ca.gov/files/2018/05/Prop12_SMB_Grant_Solicitation_and_Application_2018.pdf

Regional planning, research, monitoring, and assessments will generally be considered only when directly tied to the furtherance of on-the-ground projects. Projects should meet the goals and objectives in the Prop 12 Santa Monica Bay Restoration Grant Solicitation p. 2 of 5 Conservancy’s Strategic Plan. In addition, project applications should provide information that will enable consideration of any applicable criteria specified in the Project Selection Criteria and Guidelines established by the Conservancy’s board.

 

San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District: Farmer Ag Truck Replacement Program

Deadline: Continuous

Amount: Replacement value of truck

Match: Funding will be provided at 65% of the cost of the eligible replacement truck

Eligibility: Must be in SJVAPCD eligible counties. Agricultural truck owners (see guidelines for more details on eligibility) 

http://valleyair.org/grants/FARMER.htm 

The FARMER Ag Truck Replacement Program provides incentive funds for the replacement of heavy-duty diesel ag trucks. Funds are provided on a first come, first serve basis and applicants must obtain approval and have a signed, executed contract from the SJVAPCD prior to purchase of new equipment. Any equipment purchased prior to contract execution is ineligible as this is not a rebate program.

 

CalFire: California Forest Improvement Program

Deadline: Continuous until funds exhausted

Amount: Not specified

Match: Yes

Eligibility: Own between 20 – 5,000 acres of forestland in California. Private owners, government agencies, business, corporation and non-federally owned Native American lands

http://calfire.ca.gov/resource_mgt/resource_mgt_forestryassistance_cfip 

The purpose of the California Forest Improvement Program (CFIP) is to encourage private and public investment in, and improved management of, California forest lands and resources. This focus is to ensure adequate high-quality timber supplies, related employment and other economic benefits, and the protection, maintenance, and enhancement of a productive and stable forest resource system for the benefit of present and future generations. The program scope includes the improvement of all forest resources including fish and wildlife habitat, and soil and water quality.

 

California Wildlife Conservation Fund: Habitat Restoration

Deadline: WCB meets four times per year, February, May, August and November. Processing time for applications varies depending on completeness of application and availability of funding. Allow 6 months from submittal to approval.

Amount: Not specified

Match: Not specified

Eligibility: Government agencies, State departments, Federal agencies and nonprofit. 

https://www.wcb.ca.gov/Applications

Habitat restoration application is for four of the ten programs in the WCB:

  • Riparian Habitat Conservation
  • Inland Wetlands Conservation
  • Ecosystem Restoration on Agricultural Lands
  • Habitat Enhancement and Restoration

Prospective applicants should discuss their projects with WCB staff prior to completing or submitting an application. WCB staff will assist in determining whether or not an application should be submitted and will help in developing product features. 

 

Georgia Pacific Foundation

Deadline: None

Amount: Varies – Total annual giving $4.5 million

Eligibility: Government entities, educational institutions and nonprofit organizations located where company facilities operate: Antioch, San Leandro, Modesto, Madera, Fresno, Santa Fe Springs or La Mirada

https://www.gp.com/community/ 

The Foundation has identified the following key investment areas:

  • Education
  • Community Enrichment 
  • Environment

 

California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank (IBank): California Lending for Energy and Environmental Needs (CLEEN) Center

Deadline: Available on a continuous basis

Amount: Loans from $500,000 to $30 million; larger loans with IBank Board approval.

Financing Terms: The interest rate benchmark is Thompson’s Municipal Market Data Index. Maximum 30-year term Open application process.

Eligibility: Any subdivision of a local government, including cities, counties, special districts, assessment districts, joint powers authorities and nonprofit corporations.

http://ibank.ca.gov/infrastructure_loans.htm 

The CLEEN Program provides loan financing for public infrastructure projects including, but not limited to: Energy Efficiency; Renewable Energy Sector; Energy Storage; Water Sector; Alternative Technologies; Alternative Fuels transportation; Statewide Energy Efficiency Program (SWEEP) and LED Street Lighting Program (LED Program).  Eligible uses of this funding include, but are not limited to: Advanced metering systems to support conversion of master-metered buildings to sub-metering

 

THE ERM FOUNDATION

Amount: $1,000 - $20,000

Deadline: None

Match: No

Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations

http://www.erm.com/en/about-us/erm-foundation/

The ERM Foundation supports nonprofit organizations in the United States that work to create a more sustainable and equitable world. Areas of interest include:

  • low carbon development;
  • conservation and biodiversity;
  • water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH);
  • environmental education; and, 
  • empowering women and girls.




 

ELECTRIC VEHICLE AND EV INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING

 

San Joaquin Valley Public Benefit Grant Program 

Deadline: First come, first served

Amount: Up to $100,000

Eligibility: Cities, counties, special districts (i.e., water districts, irrigation districts, etc.), and public educational institutions (i.e., school districts, community colleges, state universities, etc.) located within the geographic boundaries of the District.

http://valleyair.org/grants/content/publicbenefit.html 

Up to $100,000 to purchase new electric, plug-in hybrid, or alternative fuel vehicles for public agencies to promote clean air alternative-fuel technologies and the use of low- or zero-emission vehicles in public fleets. Grant funds will pay up to $20,000 per vehicle. Included on the list of qualifying vehicles are cars, vans, golf carts and other light duty vehicles.

 

CALeVIP: South Central Coast Incentive Project

Deadline: Continuous until funding is exhausted.

Amount: 

  • Level 2 up to $6,000 per connector
  • DCFC up to $80,000 per charger
  • L2 chargers rebate up to $3,500 or 75% of project costs, whichever is less. DACs or LICs get an additional $500. MUDs get additional $2,000. 
  • DCFC 50kW-99.99kW – Up to $30,000 or 75% of project cost, whichever is less (DACs/LICs is $40,000). 
  • DCFC 100 kW+ up to $60,000 or 75% of project cost (DACs/LICs is $80,000). 

Eligibility: San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties

Program Link: https://calevip.org/incentive-project/south-central-coast 

Summary: The South Central Coast Incentive Project promotes easy access to zero-emission vehicle infrastructure for the purchase and installation of eligible electric vehicle (EV) chargers in San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Ventura counties - with a total of $12 million in available funds over two years. 

 

California Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Project (CALeVIP): Peninsula-Silicon Valley Incentive Project

Deadline: Project opens December 16 for Level 2 or DC Fast Chargers on a first come first serve basis.

Amount: Level 2 (up to $6,000 per connection) or DC Fast Chargers (up to $80,000 per charger). There is no limit to the total amount of rebates an organization can receive, if incentive funding is available.
Eligibility: Business, nonprofit organization, California Native American Tribe listed with the Native American Heritage Commission or a public or government entity based in California or operate as a California-based affiliate. Must be located in San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties.

https://calevip.org/incentive-project/peninsula-silicon-valley 

Summary: The Peninsula-Silicon Valley Incentive Project promotes easy access to zero-emission vehicle infrastructure for the purchase and installation of eligible electric vehicle (EV) chargers in San Mateo and Santa Clara counties – with a total of $55.2 million in available funds over four years. 

 

California Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Project (CALeVIP): Sacramento County Incentive Project

Deadline: Project is open for Level 2 or DC Fast Chargers on a first come first serve basis.

Amount: Level 2 (up to $6,500 per connection) or DC Fast Chargers (up to $80,000 per charger). There is no limit to the total amount of rebates an organization can receive, if incentive funding is available.
Eligibility: Business, nonprofit organization, California Native American Tribe listed with the Native American Heritage Commission or a public or government entity based in California or operate as a California-based affiliate. Must be located in Sacramento County.

https://calevip.org/incentive-project/sacramento-county-incentive-project

Summary: The Sacramento County Incentive Project promotes easy access to zero-emission vehicle infrastructure by offering $14 million in rebates for the purchase and installation of eligible electric vehicle (EV) chargers in Sacramento County. 



 

California Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Project (CALeVIP): Northern California Incentive Project

Deadline: Project is open for Level 2 or DC Fast Chargers on a first come first serve basis.

Amount: Level 2 (up to $7,500 per connection) or DC Fast Chargers (up to $80,000 per charger). There is no limit to the total amount of rebates an organization can receive, if incentive funding is available.
Eligibility: Business, nonprofit organization, California Native American Tribe listed with the Native American Heritage Commission or a public or government entity based in California or operate as a California-based affiliate. Funding is displayed in real time for the three counties within the Northern California Incentive Project with a total funding of $4 million across Humboldt, Shasta and Tehama Counties.

https://calevip.org/incentive-project/northern-california

Summary: The Northern California Incentive Project promotes easy access to zero-emission vehicle infrastructure for the purchase and installation of eligible Electric Vehicle (EV) chargers in Humboldt, Shasta and Tehama counties – with a total of $4 million in available funds. 

 

California Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Project (CALeVIP): Central Coast Incentive Project

Deadline: Project is open for Level 2 or DC Fast Chargers on a first come first serve basis.

Amount: Level 2 (up to $6,500 per connection) or DC Fast Chargers (up to $80,000 per charger). There is no limit to the total amount of rebates an organization can receive, if incentive funding is available.
Eligibility: Business, nonprofit organization, California Native American Tribe listed with the Native American Heritage Commission or a public or government entity based in California or operate as a California-based affiliate. Must be located in Monterey, San Benito and Santa Cruz Counties.

https://calevip.org/incentive-project/central-coast

Summary: The Central Coast Incentive Project promotes easy access to zero-emission vehicle infrastructure for the purchase and installation of eligible Electric Vehicle (EV) chargers in Monterey, San Benito and Santa Cruz counties – with a total of $7 million in available funds. 

 

California Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Project (CALeVIP): San Joaquin Valley Incentive Project

Deadline: Project is open for Level 2 or DC Fast Chargers on a first come first serve basis.

Amount: Level 2 (up to $5,000 per connection) or DC Fast Chargers (up to $80,000 per charger). There is no limit to the total amount of rebates an organization can receive, if incentive funding is available.
Eligibility: Business, nonprofit organization, California Native American Tribe listed with the Native American Heritage Commission or a public or government entity based in California or operate as a California-based affiliate. Must be located in Fresno, Kern and San Joaquin Counties.

https://calevip.org/incentive-project/san-joaquin-valley

Summary: The San Joaquin Valley Incentive Project promotes easy access to zero-emission vehicle infrastructure for the purchase and installation of eligible Electric Vehicle (EV) chargers in Fresno, Kern, and San Joaquin counties – with over $15.3 million in available funds. 

 

TRANSPORTATION AND FLEET FUNDING

 

U.S. Department of Transportation: FY22 Corridor Identification and Development Grant Program

Deadline: March 20, 2023

Amount: Up to $365M

Match: Yes

Eligibility: States, counties, cities and: (A) Amtrak (B) States (C) Groups of States (D) Entities Implementing Interstate Compacts (E) Regional Passenger Rail Authorities (F) Regional planning organizations (G) Political Subdivisions of a State (H) Federally recognized Indian Tribes

https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=345517 

This program facilitates the development of intercity passenger rail corridors.

 

U.S. Department of Transportation: FY 2023 Competitive Funding Opportunity; Low or No Emission Vehicle Program

Deadline: April 13, 2023

Amount: Not specified. Funds remain available for obligation for four fiscal years. This includes the fiscal year in which the amount is made available or appropriated plus three additional years.

Match: Yes

Eligibility: Counties, cities, tribal governments

https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=345639 

Low-No Program is for the purchase or lease of zero-emission and low-emission transit buses, including acquisition, construction, and leasing of required supporting facilities.

 

U.S. Department of Transportation: FY 2023 Competitive Funding Opportunity; Buses and Bus Facilities Program

Deadline: April 13, 2023

Amount: Up to $46.9M

Match: Yes

Eligibility: Counties, cities, tribal governments

https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=345637 

FTA announces the availability of approximately $469 million in competitive grants under the Buses and Bus Facilities Program is to assist in the financing of buses and bus facilities capital projects, including replacing, rehabilitating, purchasing or leasing buses or related equipment, and rehabilitating, purchasing, constructing or leasing bus-related facilities.

 

California Air Resources Board: Clean Off-Road Equipment Voucher Incentive Project (CORE)

Deadline: Currently open. Deadline not specified.

Amount: Voucher program. See Voucher Incentives webpage for specific equipment and voucher amounts: https://californiacore.org/resources/#Voucherincentive 

Eligibility: Any off-road equipment user in California is eligible. If you would like to participate, equipment you purchase must be domiciled and operated for at least 3 years in California after the voucher redemption date. Equipment users must also submit activity reports for 3 years.

Program Link: https://californiacore.org/how-to-participate/ 

Program Summary: The Clean Off-Road Equipment Voucher Incentive Project (CORE) is intended to accelerate deployment of advanced technology in the off-road sector by providing a streamlined way for fleets to access funding that helps offset the incremental cost of such technology. CORE targets commercial-ready products that have not yet achieved a significant market foothold. By promoting the purchase of clean technology over internal combustion options, the project is expected to reduce emissions, particularly in areas that are most impacted; help build confidence in zero-emission technology in support of CARB strategies and subsequent regulatory efforts where possible; and provide other sector-wide benefits, such as technology transferability, reductions in advanced-technology component costs, and larger infrastructure investments.

 

Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project (HVIP): Incentives for Clean Trucks and Buses

Deadline: Continuous until funding is exhausted.

Amount: Varies. See website.

Eligibility: School buses: School districts, charter schools, JPAs, COEs. See website for details on other programs.

https://californiahvip.org/ 

California’s Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project (HVIP) plays a crucial role in the deployment of zero-emission and near-zero-emission technologies. HVIP accelerates commercialization by providing point-of-sale vouchers to make advanced vehicles more affordable. Launched by the California Air Resources Board in 2009, the project is part of California Climate Investments. HVIP is the earliest model in the U.S. to demonstrate the function, flexibility, and effectiveness of first-come first-served incentives that reduce the incremental cost of commercial vehicles. Program is vouchers for drayage trucks, public transit buses, public school buses and innovative small e-fleets.

 

South Coast AQMD: 2021 Carl Moyer Program (On-Road Category ONLY)

Deadline: Not specified

Amount: See guidelines
Eligibility: Owners of an eligible heavy-duty on-road or off-road project, public or private, that results in cost-effective NOx, PM and/or ROG emission reductions. Diesel heavy duty vehicles with engine model years 2016 or older will be eligible to apply.  The replacement vehicle must be optional low NOx specification or zero emission.  No diesel replacements will be funded.

http://www.aqmd.gov/home/programs/business/business-detail?title=heavy-duty-engines&parent=vehicle-engine-upgrades 

The purpose of the CMP is to obtain emission reductions of Nitrogen Oxides (NOx), Particulate Matter (PM10) and Reactive Organic Gases (ROG) from heavy-duty vehicles and other equipment operating in California as early and as cost-effectively as possible. The CMP provides financial incentives to assist in the purchase of cleaner-than-required engine and equipment technologies to achieve emission reductions that are real, surplus, quantifiable and enforceable.

Eligible project types include vehicle replacement and repower/conversion projects; on-road retrofit projects will be considered on a case-by-case basis.  Emergency vehicles, including but not limited to prisoner transport buses and fire apparatus, are exempt from CARB regulations and therefore are eligible for CMP funding.  All on-road projects must generate surplus emission reductions and be fully compliant with all applicable fleet regulations.

 

California Volkswagen (VW) Mitigation Trust

Deadline: First come first served basis

Amount: Up to $3,250,000

Match: Match funding from the applicant is encouraged and required for school bus purchases (at least 5 percent) and all non-government owned purchases (at least 25 percent)

Eligibility: Owners of transit buses, school buses and shuttle buses. Administered by San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District, but available statewide.

http://vwbusmoney.valleyair.org/

The Zero-Emission Transit, School and Shuttle Bus Project provides funding for new zero-emission replacement buses for owners of transit, school, and shuttle buses. This project mitigates excess NOx emissions, reduces pollution in disadvantaged and low-income communities, supports advanced technology vehicle and equipment deployments and accelerates the zero-emission transformation of the heavy-duty fleet. 


Bay Area Air Quality Management District: Bikeways, Roads, Lanes and Paths Program

Deadline: Continuous until funding exhausted

Amount: Varies.  An initial allocation of $5 million is available, and funding will be awarded to qualifying projects on a first-come, first-served basis.

Match: None

Eligibility: Municipalities, government agencies, and public educational institutions located within the boundaries of the Air District’s jurisdiction

http://www.baaqmd.gov/grant-funding/public-agencies/bikeways-roads-lanes-paths 

In fiscal year ending 2016, up to $3.84 million are available for bicycle parking and bikeway projects. Funding is offered on a first-come, first-served basis until all funds have been spent.  In order to be eligible for funding projects must be included in an adopted countywide bicycle plan, Congestion Management Plan (CMP), or the Metropolitan Transportation Commission’s Regional Bicycle Plan. Funding is available for the following project types: New Class-1 bicycle paths;

  • New Class-2 bicycle lanes;
  • New Class-3 bicycle routes; and
  • New Class-4 cycle tracks or separated bikeways.

 

California Statewide Communities Development Authority: Total Road Improvement Program (TRIP)

Deadline: Continuous

Amount: Varies.  Local governments leverage their State Motor Vehicle Fuel Tax to finance road improvement projects.

Eligibility: Local public agencies (cities and counties)

http://cscda.org/Public-Agency-Programs/Total-Road-Improvement-Programs-(TRIP)

CSCDA offers a pooled securitization program to assist local agencies in bonding against future payments to obtain funding for more projects today. As a pooled public offering, program participants will benefit from reduced issuance costs and better interest rates as compared to stand alone issues. The program does not require a pledge of the local agency’s General Fund.

 

South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD): On-Road Heavy-Duty Voucher Incentive Program (VIP)

Deadline: Continuous until funds are exhausted

Amount: Maximum of $45,000available per truck for replacements and up to $10,000for retrofits

​Match: None

Eligibility: owners/operators with fleets of 10 or fewer vehicles that have been operating at least 75% (mileage-based) in California during the previous twenty four (24) months in the SCAQMD service area​.

http://www.aqmd.gov/home/programs/business/business-detail?title=voucher-incentive-program

VIP reduces emissions by replacing old, high-polluting vehicles with newer, lower-emission vehicles, or by installing a retrofit device. The goal of this program is to reduce emissions from in-use heavy-duty trucks in small fleets by retrofitting Engine Model Years 2006 and older or by replacing Engine Model Years 2006 and older with Model Years 2007 (or newer) emissions compliant models. 

 

PARKS & RECREATION

 

Caltrans: Clean California (Cycle 2)

Deadline: April 28, 2023

Amount: Up to $5 million

Match: Match will range from 0% to 50%, depending on severity of disadvantage of community surrounding project. 

Eligibility: Local or regional public agency, transit agency, or federally recognized tribal government. Nonprofit organizations may partner with eligible applicants, as sub-applicants. At least 75% of the population surrounding the project site(s) must be underserved. 

https://cleancalifornia.dot.ca.gov/local-grants/local-grant-program 

Pursuant to statute, the intent of the CCLGP is to achieve the following goals:

  1. Reduce the amount of waste and debris within public rights -of -way,

pathways, parks, transit centers, and other public spaces.

  1. Enhance, rehabilitate, restore, or install measures to beautify and improve

public spaces and mitigate the urban heat island effect.

  1. Enhance public health, cultural connections, and community

placemaking by improving public spaces for walking and recreation.

  1. Advance equity for underserved communities.

 

California Division of Boating and Waterways: Boating Safety & Enforcement Equipment Grant Program (BSEE)

Deadline: April 28, 2023

Amount: $12,000 to $148,000

Eligibility: Local government agencies who can demonstrate a need for boating safety and law enforcement equipment pursuant to the application assessment criteria. Grants are for local boating safety and law enforcement only.

https://dbw.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=28778 

Division of Boating and Waterways (DBW) provides grants to local government agencies to purchase boating safety and law enforcement equipment through the Boating Safety and Enforcement Equipment Grant Program (BSEE). Examples of allowable marine patrol enforcement equipment:

  • Law Enforcement Patrol Boats
  • Marine Patrol Equipment
  • Personal Watercraft (PWC)
  • Search and Rescue Equipment
  • Dive Gear
  • Engines, repowers, and replacements

 

California Department of Parks and Recreation: Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF)

Deadline: June 1, 2023

Amount: Up to $6 million

Match: Yes - 50%

Eligibility: Cities, counties, tribal governments, JPAs, park districts, special districts with authority to acquire, operate and maintain public park and recreation areas

https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=30240 

Summary: Project must be acquisition or development, combination projects are not eligible. Development of recreation features must be for outdoor recreation, not indoor recreation. See list of recreation features in application guide.

Application Guide: https://www.parks.ca.gov/pages/1008/files/LWCF_Application_Guide_2023_Final_Draft.pdf 

 

California Department of Parks and Recreation: Habitat Conservation Fund

Deadline: June 15, 2023

Amount: No minimum or maximum. $6 million for entire program.

Match: Yes - 1:1

Eligibility: Cities, counties and districts

https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=21361 

Eligible projects include: nature interpretation programs to bring urban residents into park and wildlife areas, protection of various plant and animal species, and acquisition and development of wildlife corridors and trails.

 

California Department of Parks and Recreation: Recreational Trails Program

Deadline: June 15, 2023

Amount: Up to $1.56 million

Match: Yes - 12%

Eligibility: Cities, counties, districts, state agencies, federal agencies and nonprofits with management responsibilities of public lands

https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=24324 

The non-motorized RTP funds recreation trail projects are for pedestrians, bicyclists, and equestrians that may also serve as non-motorized transportation corridors. 

 

California Division of Boating and Waterways: Boating Infrastructure Grant

Deadline: August 2, 2023

Amount: $200,000 to $1.5 million

Eligibility:  These federal grants are for boating infrastructure improvements that serve transient recreational vessels at least 26 feet in length. Transient vessels are those “passing through”, staying 15-days or less.

https://dbw.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=28821 

BIG is a two-tiered Grant Program intended to Enhance access to recreational, historic, cultural and scenic resources Strengthen community ties to the water’s edge and economic benefits promote public/private partnerships and entrepreneurial opportunities Provide continuity of public access to the shore Promote awareness of transient boating opportunities

TIER 1- Up to $200,000 is available for projects in California. All Tier I grants must meet the eligibility requirements of 50 CFR 86.20. Each Tier I grant cannot exceed $200,000; however, the State of California may award more than one (1) Tier I grant.

TIER 2 - Up to $1.5 million may be awarded per project. A total of $10 million is available for Tier II projects nationally. All Tier II grants must meet the eligibility requirements of 50 CFR 86.20.

 

Polaris Industries: T.R.A.I.L.S. Grant Program

Deadline: March 1 and September 1 annually

Amount: Up to $10,000

Eligibility: Nonprofits and government agencies (Fire, rescue, and law enforcement organizations are not eligible for this program.) 

https://www.polaris.com/en-us/trails-application/ 

The T.R.A.I.L.S. Grant Program, an initiative of Polaris Industries, provides support to national, state, and local organizations in the United States to ensure the future of ATV riding. The grant program encompasses two main objectives—promoting safe and responsible riding and preserving access. Funds can be used by organizations for trail development and maintenance projects, safety and education initiatives, lobbying, and other projects to increase and maintain land access.




 

The Skatepark Project

Deadline: Rolling basis and awarded quarterly

Amount: $1,000 to $300,000, with an average of $10,000, 

Eligibility: Nonprofits, state and local agencies and public school systems

https://skatepark.org/the-skatepark-project-grants/ 

The Skatepark Project is dedicated to helping underserved communities throughout the United States create safe and inclusive public skateparks for youth. Grants are provided to organizations that are seeking to build free, public, concrete skateparks in underserved communities. The Foundation primarily supports projects that can demonstrate a strong grassroots commitment. Priority is given to projects that are designed and built by experienced skatepark contractors and include local skaters in the planning, fundraising, and design process.

 

KaBOOM!: Build it with KaBOOM!

Deadline: Continuous

Amount: $15,000 - Grantees are awarded a $15,000 grant to be used toward the purchase of playground equipment. To supplement the $15,000 KaBOOM! grant, grantees are required to raise a minimum of $9,000 (for a total project value of $24,000) up to a maximum of $35,000 (for a total project value of $50,000) towards the cost of the playground project. This amount does not include the cost for safety surfacing, freight, site preparation, installation supervision and any other non-playground equipment items.

Match: $9,000
Eligibility: Must be located in San Jose, Los Angeles County, San Francisco, Brisbane, San Bernardino, Anaheim, Oakland or Santa Ana (See other qualified Community Partner requirements)

https://kaboom.org/grants/build_it_with_kaboom#eligibility

A Build it with KaBOOM! grant provides the facilitation and support of an experienced Project Manager as community members embark on a 5–12 week planning process. After selection, all partners will join together for a community Design Day, inviting play experts (the kids, of course) to design their dream playspace. 

 

Major League Baseball (MLB-MLBPA) Youth Development Foundation

Deadline: Continuous – Applications are reviewed quarterly by the Board of Directors

Amount: Not specified
Eligibility: Nonprofits, public school, municipality, MLB Club or American Indian Tribe. Board is looking for innovative and creative ideas to increase baseball/softball opportunities for youth (20 and under), related experience, committed staff, financial stability, business plan to attract other funders, helping underserved youth.

https://www.mlb.com/baseball-tomorrow-fund/how-to-apply

Summary: Foundation considers requests for a variety of purposes including funding capital projects (e.g., field renovations, baseball/softball programs and education initiatives. Capital projects include: building and renovating fields and practice facilities and installing lighting. Baseball/Softball programs include: in-school/after-school baseball/softball programming, equipment and uniforms, umpire fees, player registration fees and practice facility rental fees. Education initiatives include: programs, exhibits and other learning opportunities that use baseball and softball as its primary focus to promote interest and engagement in the game.

 

Good Sports Equipment Grants

Deadline: Continuous

Amount: Youth sports equipment

Match: 10% of total retail value of equipment for shipping 

Eligibility: School Districts and organizations directly serving youth between ages of 3-18 in an economically disadvantaged area. Organization must operate an organized sport, recreational activity or fitness program offering consistent and structured opportunity for play to large groups of children.

https://www.goodsports.org/apply/  

Good Sports gives all kids the lifelong benefits of sport and physical activity by providing equipment, apparel and footwear to those most in need. Those awarded will gain access to a catalog of available inventory, which displays the equipment, apparel, and footwear that Good Sports has available at the current time. 




 

United States Golf Association (USGA) and National Alliance for Accessible Golf

Deadline: Continuous

Amount: Up to $20,000

Match: Yes – amount not specific

Eligibility: Municipalities, school districts and nonprofit organizations

https://www.accessgolf.org/grants/alliance_grants.cfm 

Grants support organizations which provide opportunities for individuals with disabilities to learn and enjoy the game of golf and its inherent values. The Alliance and the USGA share the belief that the game of golf is exceptionally well-suited to allow individuals with disabilities to participate in a recreational or competitive activity with participants who have various types of disabilities as well as those who do not have disabilities. We encourage inclusive programming – opportunities that allow participants with disabilities and participants without disabilities to learn and play the game side by side.

 

South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD): Electric Lawn and Garden Equipment 

Deadline: Not stated

Amount: Discounted equipment. One equivalent operable gasoline- or diesel-powered piece of lawn and garden equipment must be scraped to qualify for incentive funding towards battery electric replacement equipment.

Eligibility: Local governments, school districts, nonprofit organizations

http://www.aqmd.gov/home/programs/community/lawn-and-garden-equipment 

PROGRAM GOALS: Improve air quality by exchanging older, polluting gasoline- or diesel-powered commercial lawn and garden equipment for new zero emission, battery electric commercial grade equipment for operation within South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) four county region. Special focus will be given to environmental justice (EJ)or disadvantaged communities.

 

HOUSING & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUNDING

 

California Strategic Growth Council and California Department of Housing and Community Development: Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities Program (Round 7)

Deadline: April 4, 2023 (By 4:00 PM PT)

Amount: The maximum AHSC Program loan or grant award, or combination thereof, for a TOD, ICP, and RIPA Project is $50 million with a minimum award of $10 million.
Eligibility: A Locality, public housing authority, redevelopment successor agency, transit agency or transit operator, Regional Transportation Planning Agency (RTPA), local Transportation Commission, Congestion Management Agency, Joint Powers Authority (JPA), school district, facilities district, University or Community College District. Federally recognized Indian Tribe.

https://sgc.ca.gov/programs/ahsc/

https://sgc.ca.gov/programs/ahsc/resources/ 

The purpose of the AHSC Program is to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions through projects that implement land-use, housing, transportation, and agricultural land preservation practices to support infill and compact development, and that support related and coordinated public policy objectives, including the following:

  1. reducing air pollution;
  2. improving conditions in disadvantaged communities;
  3. supporting or improving public health and other co-benefits as defined in Section 39712 of the Health and Safety Code;
  4. improving connectivity and accessibility to jobs, housing, and services;
  5. increasing options for mobility, including the implementation of the Active Transportation Program established pursuant to Section 2380 of the Streets and Highway Code;
  6. increasing transit ridership;
  7. preserving and developing affordable housing for lower income households, as defined in Section 50079.5 of the Health and Safety Code; and
  8. protecting agricultural lands to support infill development.

 

Georgia Pacific Foundation

Deadline: None

Amount: Varies – Total annual giving $4.5 million

Eligibility: Government entities, educational institutions and nonprofit organizations located where company facilities operate: Antioch, San Leandro, Modesto, Madera, Fresno, Santa Fe Springs or La Mirada

https://www.gp.com/community/ 

The Foundation has identified the following key investment areas:

  • Education
  • Community Enrichment 
  • Environment

 

Amgen Foundation

Deadline: None. Requests reviewed quarterly

Amount: $10,000 to $1,000,000

Match: Not specified

Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations, government agencies and educational institutions. Emphasis in Thousand Oaks and South San Francisco.

https://www.amgen.com/responsibility/amgen-foundation/ 

The Amgen Foundation seeks to advance science education, improve quality of care and access for patients, and support resources that create sound communities where Amgen staff members live and work.

The Foundation focuses its philanthropy in the following key areas:

  • Science Education
    The Foundation is committed to raising the value of science literacy on a national and local level. The Foundation seeks to identify programs that provide pivotal hands-on science experiences for students and teachers, as well as programs that support teacher quality and provide professional development in math and science.
  • Community Life
    The Foundation dedicates substantial resources to strengthening and enriching the community, thereby making it a more desirable place to live and work. The focus is to fund programs that enhance civic engagement by supporting science and education-based initiatives, environmental programs, health and social services, as well as culture and arts in an effort to strengthen and enrich company communities. 

 

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Foundation

Deadline: Continuous

Amount: $100 - $500,000

Match: None

Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations, local government agencies, and educational institutions in communities served by the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway

http://www.bnsffoundation.org/

The Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Foundation provides support in communities in the company's area of operations. The Foundation considers requests falling in the following categories:

  • Civic Services: This area includes organizations which are concerned with the environment and local community issues, such as crime prevention, parks and recreation, diversity and community development.
  • Cultural Organizations: This area includes performing arts, visual arts, fine arts, and museums and other related activities that offer opportunities for underserved children to experience cultural learning events.
  • Educational Institutions: This area includes both public and private education, primarily at the college level. (Grants of an exceptional nature may be made to vocational and non-college schools. Preferably, contributions will be directed toward the improvement of the quality of education.)
  • Health and Human Service Organizations: This area includes hospitals, medical programs, and programs that address chemical dependency treatment and prevention, spouse and child abuse, women's and children's aid, and transitional shelters.
  • Youth Organizations: This area includes Boys & Girls Clubs, Camp Fire, Scouts, Junior Achievement, and similar groups.




 

HOMELESSNESS ASSISTANCE FUNDING

 

California Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency: Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention (HHAP) Grant Program

Deadline: TBD (Not released as of 1/31/23)

Amount: TBD

Match: TBD

Eligibility:  California’s Continuums of

Care (CoC), as identified by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), large cities (with a population of 300,000 or more as of January 1, 2020), and counties

https://bcsh.ca.gov/calich/hhap_program.html 

Homeless housing assistance and prevention grant. An allocation to counties and cities and continuum of care for various homeless and housing services. Allocations based on the homeless count of the City. Applicants have to have a strategic plan to prevent homelessness in place.

 

U.S. Department of Labor: Homeless Veterans’ Reintegration Program (HVRP), Incarcerated Veterans’ Transition Program (IVTP), and the Homeless Female Veterans’ and Veterans’ with Children Program (HFVVWC) (referred to collectively as HVRP)

Estimated Post Date: March 14, 2023

Estimated Deadline: April 28, 2023

Amount: Up to $500,000

Match: No

Eligibility: States, cities, counties, special districts, nonprofits, IHEs, public housing authorities, for-profits, small businesses and tribal governments and organizations

https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=344019 

The intent of the HVRP grant program is to obtain high-quality career outcomes for veterans experiencing homelessness. The Department encourages applicants to propose strategies to achieve economic opportunity, address historical inequities, and provide equitable access and outcomes to marginalized groups. To meet the fluctuations in the population and changing needs of veterans experiencing homelessness, VETS requires grant recipients to provide an array of client-centered services utilizing a case management approach that directly assists homeless veterans and provides critical linkages to a variety of support services available in their local communities.  The HVRP approach is focused on obtaining high-quality career outcomes for the veteran. Veterans are to receive the job training and employment services required to re-enter and be successful in the labor force. To realize long-term benefits for veterans experiencing homelessness, grant recipients must address the complex employment-related requirements and support services necessary to meet the needs of this population. 

 

California Department of Housing and Community Development: Homekey

Deadline: Closed. Previous deadline was May 2, 2022.

Amount: Capital Award Per Door - $150,000 - $200,000; Operating Award per Unit - $1,000 -$1,400 per Assisted Unit per month

Match: Yes (see guidelines for details)

Eligibility: State, regional and local public entities

https://www.hcd.ca.gov/grants-and-funding/homekey

Homekey is a statewide effort to sustain and rapidly expand housing for persons experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness, and who are, thereby, inherently impacted by COVID-19 and other communicable diseases. Program provides an opportunity for state, regional, and local public entities to develop a broad range of housing types, including but not limited to hotels, motels, hostels, single- family homes and multifamily apartments, adult residential facilities, and manufactured housing, and to convert commercial properties and other existing buildings to Permanent or Interim Housing for the Target Population.

 

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: FY 2023 Street Outreach Program

Estimated Post Date: April 21, 2023

Estimated Deadline: June 22, 2023

Amount: $90,000 to $150,000

Match: Yes

Eligibility: States, cities, counties, special districts, school districts, IHEs, nonprofits, tribal governments

https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=343709 

The Street Outreach Program provides street-based services to runaway, homeless, and street youth who have been subjected to or are at risk of being subjected to sexual abuse, prostitution, sexual exploitation, and severe forms of human trafficking in persons.  These services, targeted in areas where street youth congregate, are designed to assist such youth making healthy choices and providing them access to shelter as well as basic needs, including food, hygiene packages and information on a range of available services.

 

ANIMAL AND PET FUNDING

 

The Grey Muzzle Organization 

Deadline: March 15, 2023

Amount: $2,500 to $10,000

Eligibility: Nonprofits, shelters, rescue groups, sanctuaries

https://www.greymuzzle.org/grants/about-grey-muzzle-grants

Provides support for programs designed to improve the lives of at-risk senior dogs. Grants are provided to establish a program specifically for senior dogs. Examples of funded programs include programs promoting the adoption of senior dogs, senior to senior programs, long-term foster care, hospice, programs designed to prevent surrender of senior dogs, and programs focused on prevention of or early intervention in diseases that would otherwise be extremely costly to treat.

 

Banfield Foundation

Deadline: Applications can be submitted at any time for all of the programs, except Pet Advocacy Grants, which have submission deadlines of April 30 and October 31, annually.

Amount: Varies depending on program

Eligibility: 501c3 organizations. Must wait 12 months after award to apply again.

https://www.banfield.com/banfield-foundation/programs 

The Banfield Foundation is committed to improving the well-being of pets nationwide through four different grant programs. These programs include Veterinary Medical Equipment Grants, Veterinary Assistance Grants, Pet Advocacy Grants, and Disaster Relief Grants. 

 

HAZARD MITIGATION FUNDING

 

California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES): Hazard Mitigation Grant Program

Deadline: Continuous 

Amount: Project max is unspecified. $150,000 for single jurisdiction plan, $250,000 for multi-jurisdiction plan.
Match: Generally, HMA funds may be used to pay up to 75% of the eligible activity costs. The remaining 25% of eligible activity costs are derived from non-Federal sources
Eligibility: States, local communities and tribal governments

https://www.caloes.ca.gov/cal-oes-divisions/recovery/disaster-mitigation-technical-support/404-hazard-mitigation-grant-program

Funding Priorities:

  • Local Hazard Mitigation Plans (LHMP) updates that will expire within 24 months.
  • All other LHMP updates.
  • Shovel ready projects with a high level of design that can begin construction within 90 days of FEMA approval, in declared counties.
  • Shovel ready projects with a high level of design that can begin constructions within 90 days of FEMA approval, in all other counties.
  • Whole community risk reduction/large critical infrastructure wildfire projects.
  • Whole community risk reduction/large critical infrastructure projects for other hazard types.
  • Wildfire projects in any county.
  • All hazard type projects in any county.
  • Planning related activities.
  • Five percent (5%) Initiative projects.

 

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND EMPLOYMENT FUNDING

 

U.S. Economic Development Administration: FY 2021 American Rescue Plan Act Economic Adjustment Assistance

Deadline: While EDA encourages eligible applicants to submit their applications as soon as possible, EDA strongly advises eligible applicants to submit complete applications no later than March 31, 2022

Amount: $100,000 to $10 million

Match: Yes

Eligibility: Cities, counties, states, special districts, nonprofits, IHEs and tribal governments

https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=334743 

Program is designed to provide a wide-range of financial assistance to communities and regions as they respond to, and recover from, the economic impacts of the coronavirus pandemic, including long-term recovery and resilience to future economic disasters. Under this announcement, EDA solicits applications under the authority of the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program, which is flexible and responsive to the economic development needs and priorities of local and regional stakeholders. This is the broadest NOFO EDA is publishing under ARPA and any eligible applicant from any EDA Region may apply. EDA expects to fund a number of projects under this NOFO that support communities negatively impacted by the downturn in the coal economy, supporting transitioning away from coal. 

 

T-Mobile Hometown Grants Program

Deadline: Requests reviewed quarterly

Amount: Up to $50,000

Eligibility: Elected leaders, town managers and employees, and nonprofit leaders are eligible to submit applications. 

https://www.t-mobile.com/brand/hometown-grants 

The T-Mobile Hometown Grants Program is intended to help build stronger, more prosperous small towns and rural communities throughout the United States. Up to 100 towns each year for the next five years will receive community improvement grants of up to $50,000 each. The focus is on providing support to revitalize community spaces in towns with 50,000 people or less that help foster local connections. Examples of eligible projects include revitalizing a town hall, a senior center, a local little league field, a library, or any space where friends and neighbors gather.

 

Community Heart & Soul Seed Grant Program

Deadline: Rolling

Amount: $10,000

Match: $10,000. Grant funding requires a cash match from the participating municipality or a partnering organization.

Eligibility: Applying organizations must be from communities with populations of 2,500 to 30,000. Applicant organizations must designate a lead organization that must be a local government, 501c3 organization or informal resident-led group.

https://www.communityheartandsoul.org/seed-grants/ 

Community Heart & Soul is a resident-driven process that engages the entire population of a town in identifying what they love most about their community, what future they want for it, and how to achieve it. The Community Heart & Soul Seed Grant Program provides $10,000 in startup funding for resident-driven groups in small cities and towns across the United States to implement the Community Heart & Soul model. 

 

U.S. Department of Commerce: FY 2020 EDA Public Works and Economic Adjustment Assistance Programs including CARES Act Funding

Deadline: There are no submission deadlines under this opportunity. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the publication of a new PWEAA NOFO.

Amount: $100,000 to $30 million
Match: Yes - Generally, the amount of an EDA award may not exceed 50 percent of the total cost of the project.

Eligibility: (i) District Organization of a designated Economic Development District; (ii) Indian Tribe or a consortium of Indian Tribes; (iii) State, county, city, or other political subdivision of a State, including a special purpose unit of a State or local government engaged in economic or infrastructure development activities, or a consortium of political subdivisions; (iv) institution of higher education or a consortium of institutions of higher education; or (v) public or private non-profit organization or association acting in cooperation with officials of a political subdivision of a State.

https://www.eda.gov/funding-opportunities/

Summary: EDA solicits applications from applicants in rural and urban areas to provide investments that support construction, non-construction, technical assistance, and revolving loan fund projects under EDA’s Public Works and EAA programs. Grants and cooperative agreements made under these programs are designed to leverage existing regional assets and support the implementation of economic development strategies that advance new ideas and creative approaches to advance economic prosperity in distressed communities. EDA provides strategic investments on a competitive- merit-basis to support economic development, foster job creation, and attract private investment in economically distressed areas of the United States. If you are interested in applying for a project of national impact/scope under the CARES Act; please inquire at [email protected].

 

U.S. Department of Labor: National Dislocated Worker Grants Program Guidance

Deadline: Continuous

Amount: $150,000 to $25 million
Match: No
Eligibility: Eligibility varies depending upon the type of National Dislocated Worker Grant requested. See guidelines for details.

https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=325616 

The Department funds two types of DWGs: Disaster Recovery and Employment Recovery. Disaster Recovery DWGs provide funding to create temporary employment opportunities to assist with clean-up and recovery efforts when an area impacted by an emergency or major disaster is declared eligible for public assistance FEMA or is declared as an emergency or disaster of national significance. Employment Recovery DWGs temporarily expand capacity to serve dislocated workers and to meet the increased demand for employment and training services following a qualifying event. 

 

TECHNOLOGY AND BROADBAND FUNDING

 

California Public Utilities Commission: California Advanced Services Fund (CASF) Adoption Account

Deadline:  July 1, 2023

Amount: Up to $150,000

Match: Yes - 15%

Applicant Eligibility: Local governments, senior centers, schools, public libraries, nonprofit organizations, and community-based organizations with programs to increase publicly available or after school broadband access and digital inclusion, such as digital literacy training programs are eligible to apply for grants.

Eligible Projects: Digital Literacy (DL) Projects- Digital inclusion projects may include digital literacy training programs and public education to communities with limited broadband adoption, including low-income communities, senior citizen communities, and communities facing socioeconomic barriers to broadband adoption.

Program Link: https://www.cpuc.ca.gov/industries-and-topics/internet-and-phone/california-advanced-services-fund/casf-adoption-account

 

California Public Utilities Commission: Local Agency Technical Assistance (LATA)

Deadline: No specified deadline. Application window opened August 1, 2022

Amount: Up to $1 million may be available for each local agency per fiscal year. Applications meeting the Ministerial Review criteria may be approved by Staff and are capped at $500,000. Application requests exceeding $500,000 may be approved by the Commission via Resolution, up to a maximum of $1 million. 

Eligibility: Cities, counties, special districts

Program Link: https://www.cpuc.ca.gov/industries-and-topics/internet-and-phone/broadband-implementation-for-california/local-agency-technical-assistance 

Summary: Technical assistance grants to reimburse pre-construction expenses in advance of broadband deployment. Funds will reimburse pre-construction expenses to provide broadband connections to unserved and underserved areas. Grants are for pre-construction planning and studies, such as needs assessments, environmental studies, and network designs. Technical assistance may include forming a JPA with another entity or supporting a local agency preparing to provide internet service in the same jurisdiction. Eligible areas contain unserved and underserved households or businesses. Grant recipients will be provided with an authorization to proceed and may request reimbursements after completing technical assistance work products.

 

LAW ENFORCEMENT, PUBLIC SAFETY & 

REENTRY EMPLOYMENT FUNDING

 

U.S. Department of Justice: BJA FY 23 Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program

Deadline: March 21, 2023

Amount: Up to $550,000

Match: Match

Eligibility: Counties, cities, IHEs, special districts, tribal governments

https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=345625 

BJA seeks to fund cross-system collaboration programs to reduce criminal justice (CJ) system involvement and improve outcomes for individuals with mental health disorders (MHDs) or co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders (MHSUDs) who have come into contact with the CJ system or are leaving a custodial setting. BJA will only accept applications that demonstrate the proposed program will be administered jointly by an agency with responsibility for criminal or juvenile justice activities and a mental health agency.

 

U.S. Department of Justice: BJA FY 23 Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Site-based Program

Deadline: March 21, 2023

Amount: Up to $7M

Match: No

Eligibility: Counties, cities, tribal governments

https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=345627 

BJA seeks to support states, units of local government, and tribal governments to plan, develop, and implement comprehensive efforts that identify, respond to, treat, and support those impacted by the use and misuse of opioids, stimulants, and other substances. BJA’s Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Program (COSSUP) funding provides necessary resources that allow communities to respond to this substance use and misuse to reduce overdose deaths, promote public safety, and support access to substance use disorder (SUD) treatment and recovery services in the criminal justice system. The program also promotes cross-system planning and coordination to deliver a broad range of evidence-based, culturally relevant interventions for adults and affected family members at any intercept point of the justice system.

 

U.S. Department of Justice: BJA FY 23 Second Chance Act Smart Supervision Program

Deadline: March 21, 2023

Amount: Up to $850,000

Match: No

Eligibility: Counties, cities, special districts, tribal governments

https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=345612 

SCA and reentry-focused grant funding is designed to help communities develop and implement comprehensive and collaborative strategies that address the challenges posed by reentry and recidivism reduction. "Reentry" is not a specific program but rather an ongoing process that starts from the moment an individual is initially incarcerated and continues throughout that individual’s transition from incarceration and reintegration into the community. This year, a range of programs are being competed, including: Community Reentry Improving Adult and Juvenile Crisis Stabilization and Community Reentry Improving Adult Reentry, Education, and Employment Outcomes Improving Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery Outcomes for Adults in Reentry Pay for Success, Smart Supervision, Swift, Certain, and Fair Supervision and HOPE Institute. Not all entities are eligible for all programs.

 

U.S. Department of Justice: BJA FY 23 Improving Adult and Youth Crisis Stabilization and Community Reentry Program

Deadline: March 21, 2023

Amount: Up to $7.5M

Match: No

Eligibility: Counties, cities, nonprofits, tribal governments

https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=345610 

BJA seeks to implement programming and services in response to the Crisis Stabilization and Community Reentry Act of 2020. It includes two categories for funding: Adult and Youth Crisis Stabilization and Community Reentry Programs—State and Local Governments Adult and Youth Crisis Stabilization and Community Reentry Programs—Nonprofit Organizations and Tribal Governments Please note that community-based nonprofit organizations, including culturally specific organizations, are eligible and encouraged to apply under Category 2 of this program in partnership with correctional agencies. Eligible applicants under Category 1 are encouraged to partner with community-based organizations, including culturally specific organizations, to achieve the goals of this program. 

 

U.S. Department of Justice: OVW Fiscal Year 2023 Grants to Engage Men and Boys as Allies in the Prevention of Violence Against Women and Girls Program - Solicitation

Deadline: March 24, 2023

Amount: Up to $350,000

Match: No

Eligibility: Cities, counties, nonprofits and tribal governments and organizations

https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/search-grants.html 

This program is authorized by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (Public Law No: 117-328). The EM Program solicitation is one of two solicitations issued under the Consolidated Youth and Engaging Men (CYEM) Program (CFDA# 16.888). The other program solicitation is the Grants to Prevent and Respond to Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, Stalking, and Sex Trafficking Against Children and Youth Program (CY). Applicants interested in developing projects to serve children and youth impacted by domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and sex trafficking should submit a proposal under the OVW FY 2023 CY Solicitation. Applicants and project partners who apply to both CY and EM programs are only eligible to receive one award. The EM Program supports projects that create educational programming and community organizing to encourage men and boys to work as allies with women and girls to prevent domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and sex trafficking. 

 

U.S. Department of Justice: OVW Fiscal Year 2023 Grants to Prevent and Respond to Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, Stalking, and Sex Trafficking Against Children and Youth Program - Solicitation

Deadline: March 24, 2023

Amount: Up to $500,000

Match: No

Eligibility: Counties, cities, nonprofits, tribal governments and organizations

https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=346033 

The CY Program supports comprehensive, community-based efforts to develop or expand prevention, intervention, treatment, and response strategies to address the needs of children and youth impacted by domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and sex trafficking.

 

U.S. Department of Justice: BJA FY 23 Postconviction Testing of DNA Evidence

Deadline: April 4, 2023

Amount: Up to $1M

Match: No

Eligibility: States, counties, cities, IHEs

https://bja.ojp.gov/funding/opportunities/o-bja-2023-171580 

BJA seeks to fund proposals for projects that will defray the costs associated with postconviction DNA testing in cases of violent felony offenses (as defined by state law) in which actual innocence might be demonstrated. The Postconviction Testing of DNA Evidence Program also provides funds to assist in defraying the costs associated with postconviction case review and evidence location in these cases. 

 

U.S. Department of Justice: BJA FY 23 Prosecuting Cold Cases Using DNA

Deadline: April 4, 2023

Amount: Up to $500,000

Match: No

Eligibility: States, counties, cities, special districts, tribal governments and organizations

https://bja.ojp.gov/funding/opportunities/o-bja-2023-171582 

BJA seeks to provide grant funding to support the prosecution of violent crime cold cases where a DNA profile from a known or unknown suspect has been identified. Provided that a DNA profile attributed to a known or unknown suspect has been identified, this funding also supports investigative activities as well as crime and forensic analyses that could lead to prosecuting violent crime cold cases.

 

U.S. Department of Justice: BJA FY 23 Body-worn Camera Policy and Implementation Program to Support Law Enforcement Agencies

Deadline: April 4, 2023

Amount: Up to $2M

Match: Yes - Amount depends on category selected. Generally, 50%

Eligibility: States, cities, counties, IHEs, school districts, public housing authorities, tribal governments. Local law enforcement agencies that perform law enforcement functions including universities and colleges, school district police, transit police or fish and game enforcement agencies.

https://bja.ojp.gov/funding/opportunities/o-bja-2023-171562 

Summary: OJP is committed to advancing work that promotes civil rights and racial equity, increases access to justice, supports crime victims and individuals impacted by the justice system, strengthens community safety and protects the public from crime and evolving threats, and builds trust between law enforcement and the community. With this solicitation, BJA seeks to expand the adoption of body-worn cameras (BWCs) in state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies, including correctional agencies that perform law enforcement functions. BJA also seeks to assist agencies that have existing BWC programs expand and refine those programs, and BJA seeks to promote the more effective management, sharing, and integration of digital evidence generated by BWCs within and between criminal justice agencies.

 

U.S. Department of Justice: OJJDP FY 2023 Arts Programs for Justice-Involved Youth

Deadline: April 6, 2023

Amount: Up to $50,000

Match: No

Eligibility: Counties, cities, nonprofits, IHEs, tribal governments and organizations

https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=346146 

OJJDP seeks to support high-quality arts programs for justice-involved youth to reduce juvenile delinquency, recidivism, and/or other problem and high-risk behaviors. This project seeks to support and strengthen collaborations between arts-based organizations and juvenile justice systems to develop, expand, or enhance effective interventions, which may involve emphasizing the unique capability of the art interventions to enhance protective factors and reduce risk factors that lead to justice system involvement, including individual characteristics, social influences, and community conditions.

 

U.S. Department of Justice: OVC FY 2023 Emergency and Transitional Pet Shelter and Housing Assistance Grant Program

Deadline: April 10, 2023

Amount: $100,000 to $500,000

Match: No

Eligibility: States, cities, nonprofits, tribal governments

https://ovc.ojp.gov/funding/opportunities/o-ovc-2023-171610 

OJP is committed to advancing work that promotes civil rights and racial equity, increases access to justice, supports crime victims and individuals impacted by the justice system, strengthens community safety and protects the public from crime and evolving threats, and builds trust between law enforcement and the community. With this solicitation, OVC seeks to provide funding for shelter and transitional housing and other assistance to victims of domestic violence and their companion animals, which under this program means pets, service animals, emotional support animals, and horses. This program will support three purpose areas: Purpose Area 1: Training and Technical Assistance (TTA) to support up to 23 existing and future potential grantees in meeting their grant objectives; Purpose Area 2: Large Awards up to $400,000; and Purpose Area 3: Small Awards up to $100,000.The term "domestic violence victim" means a victim of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, as established in Public Law 115-334.

 

U.S. Department of Justice: OVW Fiscal Year 2023 Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Program - Solicitation

Deadline: April 11, 2023

Amount: Up to $950,000

Match: No

Eligibility: States, counties, cities, IHEs, nonprofits, tribal organizations and governments

https://www.justice.gov/ovw/open-solicitations 

Program supports efforts to enhance the safety of rural victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking and supports projects uniquely designed to address and prevent these crimes in rural areas.

 

U.S. Department of Justice: OVW Fiscal Year 2023 Transitional Housing Assistance Grants for Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault and Stalking Solicitation

Deadline: April 17, 2023

Amount: Up to $550,000

Match: No

Eligibility: States, counties, cities, nonprofits, tribal governments

https://www.justice.gov/ovw/open-solicitations 

Program supports programs that provide 6-24 months of transitional housing with support services for victims who are homeless or in need of transitional housing or other housing assistance, as a result of a situation of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault or stalking; and for whom emergency shelter services or other crisis intervention services are unavailable or insufficient.

 

U.S. Department of Justice: Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act (LEMHWA) Program

Deadline: April 21, 2023

Amount: There is approximately $9.5 million in funding available through the FY 2023 LEMHWA implementation projects. Each award is two years in duration for a maximum of $200,000 per award. There is approximately $500,000 in funding available through FY 2023 for two National Level LEMHWA projects. Each award is two years (24 months) in duration for a maximum of $250,000 per award.

Match: No

Eligibility: Law enforcement agencies

https://cops.usdoj.gov/lemhwa 

Summary: The Fiscal Year 2023 Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act (LEMHWA) Program funds are used to improve the delivery of and access to mental health and wellness services for law enforcement through the implementation of peer support, training, family resources, suicide prevention, and other promising practices for wellness programs. The FY23 LEMHWA program will fund projects that develop knowledge, increase awareness of effective mental health and wellness strategies, increase the skills and abilities of law enforcement, and increase the number of law enforcement agencies and relevant stakeholders using peer support, training, family resources, suicide prevention, and other promising practices for wellness programs.

The FY23 LEMHWA program has two open solicitations:

  • LEMHWA Implementation Projects
  • LEMHWA National Level Resources, Training, and Technical Assistance

 

U.S. Department of Justice: BJA FY 23 Connect and Protect: Law Enforcement Behavioral Health Response Program

Deadline: April 24, 2023

Amount: Up to $550,000

Match: Match

Eligibility: Counties, cities, IHEs, special districts, tribal governments

https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=345626 

With this solicitation, BJA seeks to fund cross-system collaboration programs that improve or enhance public safety and public health responses to and outcomes for individuals with mental health disorders (MHDs) or co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders (MHSUDs) who come in contact with law enforcement. BJA provides grant funding to help entities prepare, create, or expand comprehensive plans and then implement these collaborative projects to target preliminarily qualified individuals. BJA will only accept applications that demonstrate the proposed project will be administered jointly by an agency with responsibility for criminal or juvenile justice activities and a mental health agency.

 

U.S. Department of Homeland Security: Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention (TVTP)

Deadline: April 25, 2023

Amount: $50,000 to $2M

Match: No

Eligibility: States, counties, cities, special districts, school districts, IHEs, nonprofits, tribal governments and organizations

https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=345347 

The Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention Grant Program provides financial assistance to eligible applicants to develop sustainable, multidisciplinary targeted violence and terrorism prevention capabilities in local communities, to pilot innovative prevention approaches, and to identify prevention best practices that can be replicated in communities across the country.

 

U.S. Department of Justice: Antiterrorism and Emergency Assistance Program for Crime Victim Compensation and/or Assistance

Deadline: Open

Amount: There are no minimum or maximum levels of funding for grant awards. OVC will work with applicants to ensure that the level of funding requested is necessary to meet their unique circumstances and needs.

Match: No

Eligibility: Eligible applicants are limited to state victim assistance programs; public agencies, including federal, state, and local governments, federally recognized Indian tribal governments, public institutions of higher education; and victim service and nongovernmental organizations.

https://ovc.ncjrs.gov/Solicitation.aspx?utm_source=newsfromovc&utm_medium=email&utm_content=response_to_opioid_crisis_5.30.2018&utm_c 

This program is designed to supplement the resources and services of entities responding to these acts when a jurisdiction has been overwhelmed after such an incident. AEAP funds can assist with crisis response in the initial aftermath of an event; help victims adapt, restore their equilibrium, and deal with the consequences of the event; and facilitate victim participation in the judicial process. AEAP is also designed to supplement state crime victim compensation administrative agencies that reimburse victims for out-of-pocket expenses related to their victimization. Additionally, training and technical assistance funds are available to identify resources, assess needs, coordinate services to victims, and develop strategies for responding to an event.

 

FIRE & EMERGENCY SERVICES FUNDING



U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: First Responders – Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act

Deadline: March 14, 2023

Amount: Up to $800,000

Match: No

Eligibility: States, local government, tribal governments and organizations

https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=342883 

The purpose of this program is to support first responders and members of other key community sectors to administer a drug or device approved or cleared under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) for emergency reversal of known or suspected opioid overdose. Recipients will train and provide resources to first responders and members of other key community sectors at the state, tribal, and local levels on carrying and administering a drug or device approved or cleared under the FD&C Act for emergency treatment of known or suspected opioid overdose.



 

CalFire: Wildfire Prevention Grants Program

Deadline: March 15, 2023

Amount: Up to $5M; Equipment purchase cap increased from $250,000 to $750,000 cumulative

Match: No, but encouraged

Eligibility: State and federal agencies, cities, counties, fire protection districts, community service districts, water districts, special districts, nonprofits

https://www.fire.ca.gov/grants/wildfire-prevention/ 

CAL FIRE’s FP Grants Program provides funding for fire prevention projects and activities in and near fire threatened communities that focus on increasing the protection of people, structures, and communities. Funded activities include hazardous fuels reduction, wildfire prevention planning, and wildfire prevention education with an emphasis on improving public health and safety while reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

 

U.S. Department of Homeland Security (FEMA): Fiscal Year 2021 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant

Deadline: March 17, 2023

Amount: No maximum stated – 2021 had $560M for approximately 500 awards

Match: No

Eligibility: Fire departments, cities, counties, nonprofits, tribal governments

https://www.fema.gov/grants/preparedness/firefighters/safer/documents 

SAFER grants provide financial assistance to help fire departments increase frontline firefighters. SAFER offers grants to support activities in two activities:

1. Hiring of Firefighters

2. Recruitment and Retention of Volunteer Firefighters

 

CalFire: Green Schoolyards

Deadline: March 31, 2023 (Concept Paper) 

Amount: Implementation Grants: Between $1,000,000 and $30,000,000 per applicant including $2,000,000 max. per school campus included in the project. Planning Grants: Between $75,000 and $1,500,000 per application including $100,000 max. per school campus included in the project. Funds paid on reimbursement basis. Advance payment options available to nonprofits serving disadvantaged communities. 

Match: All grant types require a cost share (matching) rate of 75/25

Eligibility:  Cities, counties, qualifying districts, or nonprofit organizations qualified under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Districts include, but are not limited to, school or park districts. Joint use agreements between school districts and local park agencies are eligible to further the Outdoors for All initiative. 

https://www.fire.ca.gov/grants/urban-and-community-forestry-grant-programs/ 

Summary: Designing/implementing of Green Schoolyards projects with multiple benefits that give special attention to reducing extreme heat, provision of shade to students during recess and outdoor learning, air quality improvement, storm water management, water quality, or improvement of public health and/or educational outcomes. Implementation projects shall include the planting of trees and should include converting pavement to green spaces on school campuses with a priority on the child-accessible areas of campus. Planning project should incorporate tree plantings and the conversion of pavement to green spaces on school campuses with a priority on the child-accessible areas of campus in the campus design.

 

U.S. Department of Homeland Security: Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program, Fire Prevention and Safety Grants

Deadline: March 31, 2023

Amount: Up to $1.5 million

Match: Yes

Eligibility: Counties, cities, IHEs, nonprofits and tribal governments

https://www.fema.gov/grants/preparedness/firefighters 

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Grants Programs Directorate is responsible for the implementation and administrations of the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Programs. The purpose of the AFG Program is to enhance the safety of the public and firefighters with respect to fire and fire-related hazards. The Grants Programs Directorate administers the Fire Prevention and Safety (FP&S) grants as part of the AFG Program. FP&S offers grants to support activities in two categories: (1) activities designed to reach high-risk target groups and mitigate incidences of death and injuries caused by fire and fire-related hazards ("Fire Prevention and Safety Activity") and (2) research and development activities aimed at improving firefighter safety ("Firefighter Safety Research and Development Activity"). The program guidance document provides potential applicants with the details of the requirements, processing, and evaluation of an application for financial assistance for both of these activity areas.  

 

CalFire: Urban and Community Forestry Program

Deadline: March 31, 2023 (Concept Paper)

Amount: $150,000 to $3 million, depending on grant type. See guidelines.

Match: All grant types require a cost share (matching) rate of 75/25

Eligibility: Cities, counties, qualifying districts (School, park recreation, water and local taxing districts) and nonprofits. 70% of funding targeted for projects in AB 1550 DACs.

https://www.fire.ca.gov/grants/urban-and-community-forestry-grant-programs/ 

Projects should provide environmental services and cost-effective solutions to the needs of urban communities and local agencies. Benefits of the projects include reduced greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, increased water supply, clean air and water, reduced energy use, flood and storm water management, recreation, urban revitalization, improved public health, and producing useful products such as biofuel, clean energy, high quality wood and job creation.

 

Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation

Deadlines: Grant Portal Opens the following dates for each quarter: Q3: April 13, 2023; Q4: July 13, 2023 (600 applications are accepted each quarter. Once they reach 600, the application window for that specific quarter closes)

Amount: $15,000 to $25,000

Eligibility: Public safety organizations, such as fire departments, law enforcement agencies, first responders, EMS organizations, nonprofit organizations and schools

http://grants.firehousesubs.com/ 

The mission of the Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation is to impact the life-saving capabilities and the lives of local heroes and their communities. Support for public safety organizations in the communities served by Firehouse Subs restaurants across the country. Foundation's areas of interest include:

Life-Saving Equipment
The focus is on providing first responders with equipment to improve their life-saving capabilities.

Disaster Relief
The focus is on aiding and resources after natural and man-made disasters such as fire, tornadoes, hurricanes, etc.

Prevention Education
The focus is on prevention educational tools to the public about the importance of fire safety, public safety, and natural disaster preparedness in order to prevent disasters in the home and community.

Military and Local Heroes
The focus is on organizations that benefit men and women of the military who have served their country in any of the branches of the United States Uniformed Services.

Scholarships and Continued Education
The focus is on providing financial resources to accredited organizations to assist individuals pursuing a career in the public safety sector.

 

FM Global Fire Prevention Grant Program

Deadline: March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31 annually 

Amount: Not specified
Eligibility: Fire departments and brigades, as well as national, state, regional, local, and community organizations

https://www.fmglobal.com/about-us/our-business/corporate-responsibility/fm-global-fire-prevention-grant-program 

The FM Global Fire Prevention Grant Program supports a wide array of fire prevention, preparedness, and control efforts throughout the U.S. and internationally. Funded projects include pre-incident planning, fire and arson prevention and investigation, and fire prevention education and training programs.

 

HeroFund USA: Safety Equipment

Deadline: Rolling

Amount: Not specified

Match: Yes - 50/50

Eligibility: Local government and tribal governments

https://www.herofundusa.org/safety-equipment-requests 

Funding for the following:

  • Police – Body armor, ballistic helmets & shields, outer-carrier vests, K9 vests & related safety gear, drones, safety partitions, communication equipment, throw ropes & related water rescue gear, stop sticks, and more.
  • Fire – bunker/turnout gear, helmets & headlights, body armor, thermal imaging cameras, drones, communication equipment, gas detection meters, water rescue gear, throw ropes, particulate-blocking hoods, and more.
  • EMS – gloves, face shields, body armor, ballistic helmets, and more.

 

Brothers Helping Brothers

Deadline: Ongoing

Amount: Varies. Award examples vary between $500 and $13,000

Eligibility: Fire departments and EMS organizations serving a population of less than 10,000 and less than 30 employees with majority as volunteer or paid call

https://www.brothershelpingbrothers.org/ 

Brothers Helping Brothers helps small and rural fire departments throughout the U.S. with equipment needs by donating vital life-saving tools. Equipment grants as well as used equipment donations are provided.

 

Marathon Petroleum Foundation

Deadline: Ongoing
Amount: Not specified

Eligibility: Nonprofits, federal, state or local government entity in communities where company has significant presence

https://www.marathonpetroleum.com/Sustainability/Creating-Shared-Value-and-Opportunity/Marathon-Petroleum-Foundation/

Marathon provides funding for projects in the following categories:

  • Environmental conservation and 
  • Public safety 

 

Firefighters Charitable Foundation
Deadline: Continuous

Amount: Varies

Match: None

https://www.ffcf.org/fire-departments

Assists fire and disaster victims; and supports 

Volunteer Fire Departments.  Grants offered for the following needs/programs: AED (Automatic External Defibrillator); Fire Department Equipment Program; Community Smoke Detector Program; and the Juvenile Fire-setter Prevention and Intervention Program. 

 

HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES, NUTRITION AND EDUCATION FUNDING

 

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: Residential (Secure) Services for Unaccompanied Children Program 

Deadline: March 13, 2023

Amount: $1M to $8M

Match: No

Eligibility: States, counties, cities, special districts, for-profits, nonprofits, IHEs, small businesses, school districts, public housing authorities, tribal governments and organizations

https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=344685 

Residential care services begin once ORR accepts a UC for placement and end when the minor is released from ORR custody, turns 18 years of age, or the minor’s immigration case results in a final disposition of removal from the United States.  Residential care and other child welfare-related services are provided by state-licensed residential care programs in the least restrictive setting appropriate for the UC’s age and special needs. ORR is announcing the availability of funds under this Standing Notice of Funding Opportunity (SNOFO) to seek secure residential care providers. A secure care provider facility is the most restrictive placement option for UC who pose a danger to self or others or has been charged with a criminal offense. Residential care providers operating a secure program must be licensed as a juvenile detention center to provide residential care services for UC who require a heightened level of care and supervision.

 

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: Building Early Childhood-Child Welfare Partnerships to Support the Well-Being of Young Children, Families, and Caregivers

Deadline: March 13, 2023

Amount: $250,000 to $275,000

Match: No

Eligibility: States, counties, cities, nonprofits, special districts, school districts, IHEs, public housing authorities, for-profits, tribal organizations and governments

https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=343855 

Grant funding will support the development of policy, quality practice, and other strategies across systems that work to support children and families at-risk or engaged with the child welfare system.  Grant recipients will implement strategies to ensure that coordination and communication between relevant partners becomes institutionalized. Such strategies may include but are not limited to: establishing formalized mechanisms of coordination between partner agencies; increasing cross-training and partnership opportunities for child welfare and ECE at both the staff and leadership levels; developing and enhancing strategies to facilitate referral and coordination processes between agencies; and ensuring that child welfare agencies have ready and accurate information about ECE.

 

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services CDC: Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program- NEW (Year 1)

Deadline: March 15, 2023

Amount: Up to $125,000

Match: Yes

Eligibility: States, counties, cities, school districts, nonprofits, IHEs, special districts, tribal governments and organizations

https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=342588

The purpose of the DFC Support Program is to establish and strengthen collaborations to support the efforts of community coalitions working to prevent and reduce substance use among youth.    

The DFC Support Program has two goals:    

  1. Establish and strengthen the collaboration among communities, public and private non-profit agencies, as well as federal, state, local, and tribal governments to support the efforts of community coalitions working to prevent and reduce substance use among youth (individuals 18 years of age and younger).    
  2. Reduce substance use among youth and, over time, reduce substance use among adults by addressing the factors in a community that increases the risk of substance use and promoting the factors that minimize the risk of substance use.    

 

AARP Community Challenge

Deadline: March 15, 2023

Amount: Flagship: $500 to $50,000; Capacity-Building Microgrants: $2,500; Demonstration Grants: $10,000 to $50,000

Eligibility: Government entities and nonprofits

https://www.aarp.org/livable-communities/community-challenge/info-2023/2023-challenge.html?cmp=EMC-DSM-NLC-OTH-LC-1537503-1789009-6979516-NA-011823-LivableCommunities-MS6-CommunityChallenge2023-TXT-CTRL-Community&encparam=kNBKf656XTwRI7KaADY%2fXPTCwgk5qeC7kl79%2fT9I7Yo%3d 

Flagship Grants: Projects that benefit residents (Especially 50 years and older), i.e. public places, transportation and mobility, housing, diversity, equity and inclusion, digital connections, community resilience, civic engagement and community health and economic empowerment.

Capacity-Building Microgrants: Focus on walkability and community gardens.

Demonstration Grants: Advancing solutions that build capacity towards transportation systems change or Implementing accessory dwelling unit (ADU) design competitions that increase public understanding of this housing option and encourage the implementation of ADU supportive policies.

 

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: Culture of Health Prize

Deadline: March 29, 2023

Amount: $250,000

Eligibility: Cities, towns, tribes, reservations and counties

https://www.rwjf.org/en/grants/grantee-stories/culture-of-health-prize.html 

The Culture of Health Prize, an initiative of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), honors the work of communities throughout the U.S. that foster health and well-being for all by addressing systemic inequities. The Prize is awarded to whole cities, towns, tribes, reservations, or counties that are addressing structural racism and other structural injustices in order to create conditions that advance health equity. The Prize recognizes diverse, cross-sector partnerships that center people who are most impacted by local or regional health inequities and the opportunities they see to improve health and well-being. Eligible applications must represent the work of multiple organizations. In 2023, RWJF will select up to ten winning communities to receive a $250,000 award, national and local promotion of communities' stories, training to enhance outreach, opportunities to expand networks, and access to technical assistance, coaching, and workshops.

 

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: Advanced Nursing Education Workforce (ANEW)

Deadline: April 7, 2023

Amount: Up to $650,000

Match: No

Eligibility: States, counties, cities, special districts, school districts, IHEs, nonprofits and tribal governments

https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=341229 

The purpose of this program is to train advanced practice registered nursing (APRN) students to provide primary care in rural and underserved communities. The program aims to do so by supporting innovative academic-practice partnerships that prepare primary care APRNs for the unique challenges of practicing in rural and underserved communities, thereby increasing access to needed primary care for these populations.

 

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH)

Deadline: April 11, 2023

Amount: $500,000 to $1.5 million

Match: No

Eligibility: States, counties, cities, school districts, IHEs, nonprofits, public housing authorities, small businesses, tribal governments and organizations 

URL: https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=342940 

Summary: This 5-year program is to improve health, prevent chronic diseases, and reduce health disparities among racial and ethnic populations with the highest risk, or burden, of chronic disease, specifically for African Americans/Blacks, Hispanic Americans, Asian Americans, Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islanders, American Indians, and Alaska Natives by:  

  • Supporting culturally tailored interventions to address to promote activities to decrease tobacco use, poor nutrition practices, and physical inactivity.
  • Supporting implementation, evaluation, and dissemination of practice- and evidence-based strategies of tobacco, nutrition, and physical activity collaborations that ultimately lead to reduced health disparities in chronic conditions of hypertension, heart disease, Type 2 diabetes, and obesity.
  • Supporting activities to enhance capacity to educate and promote the importance of immunization among racial and ethnic minority populations.
  • Linking community and clinical efforts to increase individual's access to health care and preventive care programs within their community.

 

L.B. Research and Education Foundation 

Deadline: None 

Amount: $10,000 to $75,000

Eligibility: Nonprofits

Summary: Grants are provided to organizations that address one of the following areas: In the Education category, the focus is on supporting inventive approaches that boost engagement and achievement for populations that face education opportunity gaps tied to poverty, gender, race/ethnicity, trauma, etc. The Foundation values educational approaches that foster independent and critical thinking, activate creativity, and/or offer alternatives to traditional education. Project ideas serving any age group, from early childhood through postsecondary and vocational education are considered. In the Health category, the focus is on addressing health issues that are prevalent among vulnerable populations who face barriers to accessing adequate care. The Foundation has a particular interest in supporting efforts that remove the stigma of mental illness and that increase the awareness of the prevalence of these issues, especially in underserved populations. Priority in both categories is given to proposals that have a specific research or dissemination mechanism in place for the community solution that could lead to positive changes on a regional, national, or global scale.

Contact Information: Interested organizations are invited to email a 400 word or less description of their funding idea to [email protected]. (The Foundation does not currently have a website.)

 

Bob Barker Company Foundation

Deadline: Ongoing

Amount: $5,000 to $25,000

Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations, government agencies, and educational institutions

http://www.bobbarkercompanyfoundation.org/ 

The mission of the Bob Barker Company Foundation is to develop and support programs that help incarcerated individuals successfully reenter society and stay out for life. The Foundation supports organizations throughout the U.S. that work with the incarcerated community in order to prepare them physically, spiritually, and emotionally for successful reentry into society. Applying organizations must work with a minimum of 100 incarcerated or formerly incarcerated individuals each year.

 

Desert Healthcare District

Deadline: LOI – Continuous 

Amount: Not specified. $61,000 annual giving

Eligibility: Government agencies and nonprofit organizations in Coachella Valley

http://www.dhcd.org/ 

The Desert Healthcare District provides grants to nonprofit organizations and government agencies that promote good health in the Coachella Valley of California.

  • Responsive Grants - Community health and wellness services in the development and implementation of new programs and services 
  • Sustaining Programs - Critical community health and wellness services provided by an established District partner that is a nonprofit, community-based organization or public agency. 
  • Proactive Projects - Leveraging financial, intellectual, and technical resources to identify and alleviate healthcare disparities, address and improve access to health and wellness services, and create environmental change that supports optimal health and a culture of wellness. 
  • Mini Grants - This program allows the community to access support for small health initiatives that possibly do not have the capacity for a large program or project. 

 

Joseph Drown Foundation Education & Community Grants

Deadline: Quarterly (April 15th; July 15th; October 15th)

Amount: Varies by application

Match: None

Eligibility: 501(c)(3) nonprofits, government institutions, schools in the Los Angeles area

http://www.jdrown.org/mission/index.html 

​​ The Foundation is interested in programs that break down any barrier that prevents a person from continuing to grow and learn​ through grant programs including: 

  1. Education: Education programs in K-12, at both public and private schools that seek to solve the existing problems in Los Angeles area schools. Favor is given to those programs directed at talented middle income students who are unable to obtain assistance from sources specifically available to low income students.  
  2. ​​Community, Health, & Social Services: Foundation supports programs that encourage all individuals to reach their fullest potential. The best chance a young person has to reach that goal is to stay in school, inside a functioning family, and outside the juvenile justice system. Programs that deal with issues such as the high drop-out rate, lack of sufficient health care, substance abuse and violence.

 

The Crail-Johnson Foundation: Grant-making Programs​

Deadline: Quarterly.  Education Grants September 1 – September 30; Human Services 

​Grants December 15 – January 15; Health Grants ​April 15 – May 15

​Amount: ​$100 - $45,000

Match: None

Eligibility: The Foundation primarily supports nonprofit organizations benefiting children, youth, and families in the greater Los Angeles, CA, area. National organizations providing services in Los Angeles are also considered. Occasionally, grants are made to programs and projects that are regional or national in scope, where potential benefits to children and families in Los Angeles can be clearly demonstrated.

http://crail-johnson.org/grant-making/
The Foundation supports programs as a means to address the long-term well-being of children, youth and community. It is through the support of Education, Human Services and Health that the Foundation hopes to assist in providing children, youth and their families with the tools necessary to build a life of quality. Support is exclusively focused on programs that address the needs of economically, socially and physically disadvantaged children. The Foundation supports both proven approaches and innovative programs aimed at systemic change and provides support for new, continuing, or expanding programs. 

 

The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation

Deadline: LOI’s accepted throughout the year

Amount: Not specified

Match: Not specified

Eligibility: Municipalities and nonprofits

https://hjweinbergfoundation.org/grants/process/ 

The Older Adults program is the single largest grant making area from this Foundation. These include grants for residential care facilities, such as nursing homes or assisted living residences that are aiming to make their facilities more “home-like.” The Foundations also funds home repair and home modification services for older adults. Community-based facilities, like senior centers and adult day program sites, are also a funded area. Elder homelessness, elder abuse emergency services, caregiver support, promotion of professional long-term care workforce, and economic security programs for seniors are also eligible for consideration for funding. 

 

The California Wellness Foundation

Deadline: No LOI deadline

Amount: $120,000 to $200,000

Match: Not specified

Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations, public agencies, religious organizations and tribal governments

http://www.calwellness.org/ 

The mission of The California Wellness Foundation is to improve the health of the people of California by making grants for health promotion, wellness education, and disease prevention.

The Foundation pursues the following goals through its grantmaking:

  • to address the particular health needs of traditionally underserved populations, including low-income individuals, people of color, youth, and residents of rural areas;
  • to support and strengthen nonprofit organizations that seek to improve the health of underserved populations;
  • to recognize and encourage leaders who are working to increase health and wellness within their communities; and,
  • to inform policymakers and opinion leaders about important wellness and healthcare issues.




 

The Kresge Foundation: Developing Healthy Places Grants

Deadline: Continuous. Preliminary applications may be submitted at any time. 

Amount: Varies by program.  The Foundation's Total Annual Giving is $125,200,000

Match: None

Eligibility: Government entities and 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations

http://kresge.org/programs/health/developing-healthy-places 

The Kresge Foundation works to reduce health disparities among children and adults by addressing conditions that lead to poor health outcomes. The Foundation’s Developing Healthy Places program supports place-based, community-driven efforts to promote health and remove barriers to opportunity for people in low-income neighborhoods. In the Healthy Housing and Neighborhoods category, support is provided to organizations working to address policies, systems change, and communication to connect health and housing; policies that promote healthy housing and mitigate the impacts of substandard housing; and innovative investments that connect community development, health, and housing. 

 

The Kresge Foundation: Human Services Program

Deadline: Continuous

Amount: Varies.

Match: None

Eligibility: government agencies and 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations

http://kresge.org/programs/human-services/advancing-effectiveness-human-serving-organizations 

The Kresge Foundation works to improve the life circumstances of poor and low-income children and adults and those living in underserved communities. Through the Human Services Program, the Foundation seeks to expand access and opportunity for individuals and families who are vulnerable and low-income by strengthening human services organizations and promoting new responses to challenges in the sector. 

 

Stuart Foundation Grant Funding
Deadline: Continuous (LOIs may be submitted at any time)
Amount: Varies. 
Eligibility: school districts, universities, and government entities such as city or county agencies in California
http://www.stuartfoundation.org/BecomeOurPartner
The Stuart Foundation is dedicated to transforming the public education and child welfare systems so that all youth can learn and achieve in school and life. The Foundation: The Education Systems category invests in coordinated programs, partnerships, and research and policy analysis that help students to learn and achieve in school by developing effective education systems. The Vulnerable Youth in Child Welfare category partners with child welfare agencies to help children and youth in foster care to realize positive outcomes in the following focus areas: safety, permanency, well-being, education opportunities, and youth, family, and community engagement. 



 

THE ARTS, LIBRARIES AND HISTORICAL PRESERVATION

       

 California State Library: California Civil Liberties Public Education Program

Deadline: April 14, 2023

Amount: Up to $50,000

Match: Yes - 1:1

Eligibility: Units of local government and nonprofits

https://www.library.ca.gov/grants/civil-liberties/ 

The competitive grant program supports the creation and dissemination of educational and public awareness resources concerning the history and the lessons of civil rights violations or civil liberties injustices carried out against communities or populations. These include, but are not limited to, civil rights violations or civil liberties injustices that are perpetrated on the basis of an individual’s race, national origin, immigration status, religion, gender, or sexual orientation.

 

National Endowment for the Arts: NEA Challenge America, FY2024

Deadline: April 27, 2023

Amount: $10,000

Match: Yes

Eligibility: Cities, counties, nonprofits, school districts, IHEs, special districts, tribal governments

https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=344793 

Challenge America offers support primarily to small organizations for projects in all artistic disciplines that extend the reach of the arts to groups/communities with rich and dynamic artistic and cultural contributions to share that are underserved. The program is rooted in principles that include, but are not limited to, our recognition that:

  • Some groups/communities and some geographic areas with rich cultural identities have limited grant funding opportunities, and/or have been historically underserved by national arts funding;
  • Some small organizations may face barriers to accessing grant funding; and
  • Some applicants to the NEA may benefit from enhanced technical assistance resources.

 

National Endowment for the Humanities: Preservation and Access Education and Training

Deadline: May 16, 2023

Amount: Up to $350,000

Match: Yes

Eligibility: States, counties, cities, IHEs, nonprofits, special districts, tribal governments

https://www.neh.gov/grants/preservation/preservation-and-access-education-and-training 

This program supports training programs that develop knowledge and skills among professionals responsible for preserving and establishing access to humanities collections. NEH will issue awards to organizations that offer national, regional, or statewide education and training programs that provide staff of cultural institutions with the knowledge and skills they need to serve as effective stewards of humanities collections.

 

National Endowment for the Humanities: Infrastructure and Capacity Building Challenge Grants: Capital Projects

Deadline: May 17, 2023

Amount: Up to $1 million

Match: Yes

Eligibility: States, counties, cities, special districts, IHEs, nonprofits and tribal governments

https://www.neh.gov/grants/preservation/infrastructure-and-capacity-building-challenge-grants 

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Office of Challenge Programs is accepting applications for Infrastructure and Capacity Building Challenge Grants: Capital Projects. This program supports the purchase, design, construction, restoration, or renovation of buildings or sites of national, historical, architectural, or cultural significance and facilities that house humanities collections or are used for humanities activities. Projects are financed through a combination of federal matching funds and related fundraising from nonfederal third parties. Proposals must enhance the institution’s long-term impact on the humanities and build on careful strategic planning.

 

The Pilcrow Foundation: Children’s Book Project

Deadline: April 1 and October 1, annually

Amount: Through the program, a library's local sponsors can contribute from $200 to $400, which the Foundation matches on a 2-to-1 ratio. Thus, a library can receive up to $1,200 worth of children's books. 

Eligibility: Libraries located in rural areas with limited operating budget and an active children’s department. The Foundation accepts applications from independent rural public libraries and Native American Tribal libraries as well as libraries that are part of a county, regional, or cooperative system.

https://thepilcrowfoundation.org/childrens-book-project/

The mission of the Pilcrow Foundation is to provide new, quality, hardcover children's books to rural public libraries across the United States. The Foundation provides a list of over 500 quality hardcover children's books from which grant recipients can select books best suited for their community.

 

The CARESTAR Foundation 

Deadline: LOI can be submitted online at any time

Amount: Not specified

Eligibility: Public agencies and nonprofits

https://carestarfoundation.org/funding-guidelines/ 

Foundation was founded in 2017 as a result of the sale of the air ambulance company CALSTAR (California Shock Trauma Air Rescue), and honors this legacy of lifesaving work in the field of emergency and prehospital care. CARESTAR's mission is to improve health outcomes for all Californians by applying a racial equity lens to fund and advocate for improvements to the emergency response system. CARESTAR supports innovative programs, projects, and organizations that will build knowledge, strengthen partnerships and programs, and advance critical policies towards a more equitable, unified, and compassionate system of emergency and prehospital care.

 

The Lisa Libraries

Deadline: Continuous

Amount: Book donation - organizations should cover shipping and handling costs

Eligibility: Organizations that work with families in underserved areas throughout the United States

http://lisalibraries.org/ 

The Lisa Libraries donates new children's books and small libraries to organizations that work with families in underserved areas throughout the United States. Support is provided to organizations in low-income or underserved areas that need a small library, need to rebuild or add to a library, or serve children who would benefit by being given new books to take home. Previously supported libraries include libraries at daycare centers, prison visiting areas for children of incarcerated parents, and after-school programs. Donation of books from The Lisa Libraries is free; however, recipient organizations should cover the shipping and handling costs.

 

Georgia Pacific Foundation

Deadline: None

Amount: Varies – Total annual giving $4.5 million

Eligibility: Government entities, educational institutions and nonprofit organizations located where company facilities operate: Antioch, San Leandro, Modesto, Madera, Fresno, Santa Fe Springs or La Mirada

https://www.gp.com/community/ 

The Foundation has identified the following key investment areas:

  • Education
  • Community Enrichment 
  • Environment

 

ECMC Foundation

Deadline: Ongoing
Amount: Not specified
Eligibility: Nonprofits, educational institutions and government agencies

https://www.ecmcfoundation.org/

The ECMC Foundation works to improve post-secondary outcomes for students from underserved backgrounds nationwide. The Foundation makes investments in two focus areas: The College Success category aims to increase the number of students from historically and presently underserved backgrounds who persist through and graduate from an institution of higher education with a bachelor's degree. The Career Readiness category aims to improve post-secondary career and technical education outcomes for students from underserved backgrounds. The Foundation is giving priority to requests that address the immediate challenges and opportunities arising from the COVID-19 pandemic. 

 

MISCELLANEOUS FUNDING

 

California Department of Cannabis Control: Retail Access Grant

Deadline: April 28, 2023

Amount: Based on population. See guidelines.
Match: No
Eligibility: Counties and cities. A local jurisdiction is eligible if, as of February 14, 2023, it: • Does not have a local cannabis retailer licensing program • Has a plan to develop and implement a program to issue permits to cannabis retail businesses that establish within its jurisdiction

https://cannabis.ca.gov/about-us/grant-funding/local-jurisdiction-retail-access-grant/ 

This grant program aims to provide consumers with reliable access to regulated, tested cannabis in the legal market, and reduce demand in the illicit market. By supporting local governments in establishing cannabis retail licensing programs, this grant also seeks to reduce the size of the illicit market and establish sufficient cannabis retail stores statewide to meet existing consumer demand.

 

International Paper Foundation: Environmental Education & Literacy Grants

Deadline: Quarterly (February 1, April 1, August 1, and October 1, annually)

Amount: $100 - $100,000

Match: None

Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations, government entities, and school districts

http://www.internationalpaper.com/company/regions/north-america/ip-foundation-usa/apply-for-a-grant 

The foundation's primary focus areas include the following:

  1. Environmental Education: The Foundation supports programs that help both younger and older generations understand a sustainable approach balancing environmental, social, and economic needs. Examples of supported programs include:
  • science-based programs targeting children;
  • outdoor classrooms at schools or in communities;
  • outdoor science programs tied to forestry, air, or water; and,
  • education-based programs that promote recycling, tree planting, and composting initiatives.
  1. Literacy: The Foundation addresses literacy through support of programs that:
  • enhance availability of reading materials at school and community libraries;
  • enhance reading skills of children and adults; and,
  • teach English as a Second Language (ESL).



 

Kress Conservation Grant Program

Deadline*: March 1, September 1, December 1 - Annually

​Amount: ​Generally, $10,000-$25,000

Match: Case by case basis – the foundation will review the detailed budget to see if any elements are particularly suited for their support

Eligibility: non-profit institutions with 501(c) 3 status, based in the United States, including supporting foundations of European institutions

www.kressfoundation.org/grants/conservation/
The Conservation program supports the professional practice of art conservation, especially as it relates to European art of the pre-modern era. Grants are awarded to projects that create and disseminate specialized knowledge, including archival projects, development and dissemination of scholarly databases, documentation projects, exhibitions and publications focusing on art conservation, scholarly publications, and technical and scientific studies.  Grants are also awarded for activities that permit conservators and conservation scientists to share their expertise with both professional colleagues and a broad audience through international exchanges, professional meetings, conferences, symposia, consultations, the presentation of research, exhibitions that include a prominent focus on materials and techniques, and other professional events.

 

The Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation

Deadline: May 10 and November 10, annually

Amount: $1,000 - $20,000

Match: No

Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations

https://www.mvdreyfusfoundation.org/application-guidelines

The Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation provides support to community-based nonprofit organizations throughout the United States for whom a small amount of money can make a big difference.

The Foundation will consider requests to support the following: museums; cultural and performing arts programs; schools; hospitals; environmental and wildlife protection activities; educational and skills training projects; programs for youth, seniors, and the handicapped; and, other community-based programming. 

 

The Black Family Foundation

Deadline: Contact the foundation for application deadlines.

Amount: $2,500 - $55,000

Eligibility: Non-Profits

Contact: 1540 East Lake Road, Suite 300, Erie, PA 16511      

814-870-7705

The Foundation supports: Community and economic development; civic affairs, including leadership development and social entrepreneurship; education; environment, including climate change and sustainability; science; and social services, including social justice and social change.

 

Waste Management Charitable Giving Program

Deadline: Continuous

Amount: Not specified

Eligibility: 501(c)(3) organization or public organizations where any donations requested will be used exclusively for public purposes.

http://www.wm.com/about/community/charitable-giving.jsp 

Healthy thriving communities depend on involved citizens, organizations and corporate partners for momentum. We lend our support and services to causes that promote civic pride, economic development and revitalization. Every community has its own challenges, and we strive always to be part of problem-solving initiatives. WM is most motivated to support programs that support environment, environmental education, and causes important to the areas they operate.

 

NONPROFIT/COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATION FUNDING

 

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: Building Early Childhood-Child Welfare Partnerships to Support the Well-Being of Young Children, Families, and Caregivers

Deadline: March 13, 2023

Amount: $250,000 to $275,000

Match: No

Eligibility: States, counties, cities, nonprofits, special districts, school districts, IHEs, public housing authorities, for-profits, tribal organizations and governments

https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=343855 

Grant funding will support the development of policy, quality practice, and other strategies across systems that work to support children and families at-risk or engaged with the child welfare system.  Grant recipients will implement strategies to ensure that coordination and communication between relevant partners becomes institutionalized. Such strategies may include but are not limited to: establishing formalized mechanisms of coordination between partner agencies; increasing cross-training and partnership opportunities for child welfare and ECE at both the staff and leadership levels; developing and enhancing strategies to facilitate referral and coordination processes between agencies; and ensuring that child welfare agencies have ready and accurate information about ECE.

 

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: Residential (Secure) Services for Unaccompanied Children Program 

Deadline: March 13, 2023

Amount: $1M to $8M

Match: No

Eligibility: States, counties, cities, special districts, for-profits, nonprofits, IHEs, small businesses, school districts, public housing authorities, tribal governments and organizations

https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=344685 

Residential care services begin once ORR accepts a UC for placement and end when the minor is released from ORR custody, turns 18 years of age, or the minor’s immigration case results in a final disposition of removal from the United States.  Residential care and other child welfare-related services are provided by state-licensed residential care programs in the least restrictive setting appropriate for the UC’s age and special needs. ORR is announcing the availability of funds under this Standing Notice of Funding Opportunity (SNOFO) to seek secure residential care providers. A secure care provider facility is the most restrictive placement option for UC who pose a danger to self or others or has been charged with a criminal offense. Residential care providers operating a secure program must be licensed as a juvenile detention center to provide residential care services for UC who require a heightened level of care and supervision.

 

The Grey Muzzle Organization 

Deadline: March 15, 2023

Amount: $2,500 to $10,000

Eligibility: Nonprofits, shelters, rescue groups, sanctuaries

https://www.greymuzzle.org/grants/about-grey-muzzle-grants

Provides support for programs designed to improve the lives of at-risk senior dogs. Grants are provided to establish a program specifically for senior dogs. Examples of funded programs include programs promoting the adoption of senior dogs, senior to senior programs, long-term foster care, hospice, programs designed to prevent surrender of senior dogs, and programs focused on prevention of or early intervention in diseases that would otherwise be extremely costly to treat.

 

U.S. Department of Justice: BJA FY 23 Improving Adult and Youth Crisis Stabilization and Community Reentry Program

Deadline: March 21, 2023

Amount: Up to $7.5M

Match: No

Eligibility: Counties, cities, nonprofits, tribal governments

https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=345610 

BJA seeks to implement programming and services in response to the Crisis Stabilization and Community Reentry Act of 2020. It includes two categories for funding: Adult and Youth Crisis Stabilization and Community Reentry Programs—State and Local Governments Adult and Youth Crisis Stabilization and Community Reentry Programs—Nonprofit Organizations and Tribal Governments Please note that community-based nonprofit organizations, including culturally specific organizations, are eligible and encouraged to apply under Category 2 of this program in partnership with correctional agencies. Eligible applicants under Category 1 are encouraged to partner with community-based organizations, including culturally specific organizations, to achieve the goals of this program. 

 

The Fisher Service Award

Deadline: March 23, 2023

Amount: A total of $250,000 will be divided among the top applying nonprofits, and each award winner will also receive an advertising package valued at $34,000 from Military Times. 

Eligibility Nonprofits

https://fisherhouse.org/programs/fisher-service-award/ 

The initiative of Fisher House Foundation and Military Times Foundation, recognizes and celebrates innovative programs that support and strengthen military and veteran communities in the United States. Nonprofit organizations with innovative programs that improve the quality of life for active duty, reserve, National Guard, veterans, and their families are eligible to apply.

 

U.S. Department of Justice: OVW Fiscal Year 2023 Grants to Prevent and Respond to Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, Stalking, and Sex Trafficking Against Children and Youth Program - Solicitation

Deadline: March 24, 2023

Amount: Up to $500,000

Match: No

Eligibility: Counties, cities, nonprofits, tribal governments and organizations

https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=346033 

The CY Program supports comprehensive, community-based efforts to develop or expand prevention, intervention, treatment, and response strategies to address the needs of children and youth impacted by domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and sex trafficking.

 

U.S. Bureau of Land Management: FY23 IIJA Bureau of Land Management Headquarters (HQ) Threatened and Endangered Species Program

Deadline: March 24, 2023

Amount: $10,000 to $250,000

Match: No

Eligibility: States, counties, cities, school districts, nonprofits, special districts, IHEs, public housing authorities, tribal governments and organizations

https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=345513 

The BLM Headquarters Threatened and Endangered Species Program works to conserve and recover federally listed and Bureau sensitive animal and plant species and their habitat on public lands. The 2023 priorities are addressing the impact of the climate crisis and ecosystem approaches for managing multiple listed and sensitive species, pollinator conservation and management, ensuring habitat connectivity, and updating outreach/education materials, including the Program's public facing website.

 

U.S. Department of Agriculture: (FY) 2023 Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production (UAIP) Competitive Grants Program

Deadline: March 27, 2023

Amount: $50,000 to $350,000

Match: No

Eligibility: Counties, cities, school districts, nonprofits, tribal governments and organizations

https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=345615 

The primary goal of the UAIP pilot project is to support the development of urban agriculture and innovative production. The two types of UAIP grants being made available for application under this NFO are Planning Projects and Implementation Projects. Planning Projects are projects that will initiate, develop, or support the efforts of farmers, gardeners, citizens, government officials, schools, members of tribal communities, and other stakeholders in areas where access to fresh foods are limited or unavailable. Implementation Projects are for accelerating existing and emerging models of urban and/or innovative agricultural practices that serve multiple farmers or gardeners. Innovation may include new and emerging, as well as traditional or indigenous, agricultural practices.

 

CalFire: Green Schoolyards

Deadline: March 31, 2023 (Concept Paper) 

Amount: Implementation Grants: Between $1,000,000 and $30,000,000 per applicant including $2,000,000 max. per school campus included in the project. Planning Grants: Between $75,000 and $1,500,000 per application including $100,000 max. per school campus included in the project. Funds paid on reimbursement basis. Advance payment options available to nonprofits serving disadvantaged communities. 

Match: All grant types require a cost share (matching) rate of 75/25

Eligibility:  Cities, counties, qualifying districts, or nonprofit organizations qualified under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Districts include, but are not limited to, school or park districts. Joint use agreements between school districts and local park agencies are eligible to further the Outdoors for All initiative. 

https://www.fire.ca.gov/grants/urban-and-community-forestry-grant-programs/ 

Summary: Designing/implementing of Green Schoolyards projects with multiple benefits that give special attention to reducing extreme heat, provision of shade to students during recess and outdoor learning, air quality improvement, storm water management, water quality, or improvement of public health and/or educational outcomes. Implementation projects shall include the planting of trees and should include converting pavement to green spaces on school campuses with a priority on the child-accessible areas of campus. Planning project should incorporate tree plantings and the conversion of pavement to green spaces on school campuses with a priority on the child-accessible areas of campus in the campus design.

 

CalFire: Urban and Community Forestry Program

Deadline: March 31, 2023 (Concept Paper)

Amount: $150,000 to $3 million, depending on grant type. See guidelines.

Match: All grant types require a cost share (matching) rate of 75/25

Eligibility: Cities, counties, qualifying districts (School, park recreation, water and local taxing districts) and nonprofits. 70% of funding targeted for projects in AB 1550 DACs.

https://www.fire.ca.gov/grants/urban-and-community-forestry-grant-programs/ 

Projects should provide environmental services and cost-effective solutions to the needs of urban communities and local agencies. Benefits of the projects include reduced greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, increased water supply, clean air and water, reduced energy use, flood and storm water management, recreation, urban revitalization, improved public health, and producing useful products such as biofuel, clean energy, high quality wood and job creation.

 

Helen Frankenthaler Foundation: Frankenthaler Climate Initiative

Deadline: March 31, 2023

Amount: Scoping Grants ranging from $10,000 to $25,000, Technical Assistance Grants ranging from $25,000 to $50,000, and Implementation Grants ranging from $50,000 to $100,000. 

Eligibility: Cultural institutions 

http://www.frankenthalerclimateinitiative.org/ 

The Frankenthaler Climate Initiative, launched by Helen Frankenthaler Foundation in partnership with RMI and Environment and Culture Partners, is a national grantmaking program that addresses climate change through cultural institutions. Support is provided to cultural institutions located in the U.S. or its territories that have visual arts as a key part of their mission and programming. 

 

The Sun Life Team Up Against Diabetes 

Deadline: March 31, 2023

Amount: Up to $100,000

Eligibility: Nonprofits

https://www.sunlife.com/us/en/about/our-community-involvement/team-up-against-diabetes/ 

The initiative supports efforts to improve people's health, prevent type 2 diabetes, and help those living with type 1 diabetes. Programmatic support is provided to 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations in the U.S. that focus on the following areas: diabetes prevention, awareness, education, and care; diabetes management; recovery and support from diabetes-related complications; obesity prevention; and nutritional programs focused on education, management, and awareness. Organizations may select from three grant options: $25,000, $50,000, or $100,000.

 

U.S. Department of Homeland Security: Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program, Fire Prevention and Safety Grants

Deadline: March 31, 2023

Amount: Up to $1.5 million

Match: Yes

Eligibility: Counties, cities, IHEs, nonprofits and tribal governments

https://www.fema.gov/grants/preparedness/firefighters 

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Grants Programs Directorate is responsible for the implementation and administrations of the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Programs. The purpose of the AFG Program is to enhance the safety of the public and firefighters with respect to fire and fire-related hazards. The Grants Programs Directorate administers the Fire Prevention and Safety (FP&S) grants as part of the AFG Program. FP&S offers grants to support activities in two categories: (1) activities designed to reach high-risk target groups and mitigate incidences of death and injuries caused by fire and fire-related hazards ("Fire Prevention and Safety Activity") and (2) research and development activities aimed at improving firefighter safety ("Firefighter Safety Research and Development Activity"). The program guidance document provides potential applicants with the details of the requirements, processing, and evaluation of an application for financial assistance for both of these activity areas.  

 

U.S. Department of Justice: OJJDP FY 2023 Arts Programs for Justice-Involved Youth

Deadline: April 6, 2023

Amount: Up to $50,000

Match: No

Eligibility: Counties, cities, nonprofits, IHEs, tribal governments and organizations

https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=346146 

OJJDP seeks to support high-quality arts programs for justice-involved youth to reduce juvenile delinquency, recidivism, and/or other problem and high-risk behaviors. This project seeks to support and strengthen collaborations between arts-based organizations and juvenile justice systems to develop, expand, or enhance effective interventions, which may involve emphasizing the unique capability of the art interventions to enhance protective factors and reduce risk factors that lead to justice system involvement, including individual characteristics, social influences, and community conditions.

 

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: Advanced Nursing Education Workforce (ANEW)

Deadline: April 7, 2023

Amount: Up to $650,000

Match: No

Eligibility: States, counties, cities, special districts, school districts, IHEs, nonprofits and tribal governments

https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=341229 

The purpose of this program is to train advanced practice registered nursing (APRN) students to provide primary care in rural and underserved communities. The program aims to do so by supporting innovative academic-practice partnerships that prepare primary care APRNs for the unique challenges of practicing in rural and underserved communities, thereby increasing access to needed primary care for these populations.

 

U.S. Department of Justice: OVC FY 2023 Emergency and Transitional Pet Shelter and Housing Assistance Grant Program

Deadline: April 10, 2023

Amount: $100,000 to $500,000

Match: No

Eligibility: States, cities, nonprofits, tribal governments

https://ovc.ojp.gov/funding/opportunities/o-ovc-2023-171610 

OJP is committed to advancing work that promotes civil rights and racial equity, increases access to justice, supports crime victims and individuals impacted by the justice system, strengthens community safety and protects the public from crime and evolving threats, and builds trust between law enforcement and the community. With this solicitation, OVC seeks to provide funding for shelter and transitional housing and other assistance to victims of domestic violence and their companion animals, which under this program means pets, service animals, emotional support animals, and horses. This program will support three purpose areas: Purpose Area 1: Training and Technical Assistance (TTA) to support up to 23 existing and future potential grantees in meeting their grant objectives; Purpose Area 2: Large Awards up to $400,000; and Purpose Area 3: Small Awards up to $100,000.The term "domestic violence victim" means a victim of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, as established in Public Law 115-334.

 

U.S. Department of Justice: OVW Fiscal Year 2023 Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Program - Solicitation

Deadline: April 11, 2023

Amount: Up to $950,000

Match: No

Eligibility: States, counties, cities, IHEs, nonprofits, tribal organizations and governments

https://www.justice.gov/ovw/open-solicitations 

Program supports efforts to enhance the safety of rural victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking and supports projects uniquely designed to address and prevent these crimes in rural areas.

 

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH)

Deadline: April 11, 2023

Amount: $500,000 to $1.5 million

Match: No

Eligibility: States, counties, cities, school districts, IHEs, nonprofits, public housing authorities, small businesses, tribal governments and organizations 

URL: https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=342940 

Summary: This 5-year program is to improve health, prevent chronic diseases, and reduce health disparities among racial and ethnic populations with the highest risk, or burden, of chronic disease, specifically for African Americans/Blacks, Hispanic Americans, Asian Americans, Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islanders, American Indians, and Alaska Natives by:  

  • Supporting culturally tailored interventions to address to promote activities to decrease tobacco use, poor nutrition practices, and physical inactivity.
  • Supporting implementation, evaluation, and dissemination of practice- and evidence-based strategies of tobacco, nutrition, and physical activity collaborations that ultimately lead to reduced health disparities in chronic conditions of hypertension, heart disease, Type 2 diabetes, and obesity.
  • Supporting activities to enhance capacity to educate and promote the importance of immunization among racial and ethnic minority populations.
  • Linking community and clinical efforts to increase individual's access to health care and preventive care programs within their community.

 

U.S. Department of Justice: OVW Fiscal Year 2023 Grants to Enhance Culturally Specific Services for Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Program - Solicitation

Deadline: April 12, 2023

Amount: $400,000 to $450,000

Eligibility: Nonprofits and tribal organizations

https://www.justice.gov/ovw/open-solicitations 

Program supports the maintenance and replication of existing successful community-based programs providing culturally specific services to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, as well as the development of innovative culturally specific strategies to enhance access to services and resources for victims who face obstacles to accessing more traditional programs.

 

California State Library: California Civil Liberties Public Education Program

Deadline: April 14, 2023

Amount: Up to $50,000

Match: Yes - 1:1

Eligibility: Units of local government and nonprofits

https://www.library.ca.gov/grants/civil-liberties/ 

The competitive grant program supports the creation and dissemination of educational and public awareness resources concerning the history and the lessons of civil rights violations or civil liberties injustices carried out against communities or populations. These include, but are not limited to, civil rights violations or civil liberties injustices that are perpetrated on the basis of an individual’s race, national origin, immigration status, religion, gender, or sexual orientation.

 

U.S. Department of Justice: OVW Fiscal Year 2023 Transitional Housing Assistance Grants for Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault and Stalking Solicitation

Deadline: April 17, 2023

Amount: Up to $550,000

Match: No

Eligibility: States, counties, cities, nonprofits, tribal governments

https://www.justice.gov/ovw/open-solicitations 

Program supports programs that provide 6-24 months of transitional housing with support services for victims who are homeless or in need of transitional housing or other housing assistance, as a result of a situation of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault or stalking; and for whom emergency shelter services or other crisis intervention services are unavailable or insufficient.

 

U.S. Department of Homeland Security: Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention (TVTP)

Deadline: April 25, 2023

Amount: $50,000 to $2M

Match: No

Eligibility: States, counties, cities, special districts, school districts, IHEs, nonprofits, tribal governments and organizations

https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=345347 

The Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention Grant Program provides financial assistance to eligible applicants to develop sustainable, multidisciplinary targeted violence and terrorism prevention capabilities in local communities, to pilot innovative prevention approaches, and to identify prevention best practices that can be replicated in communities across the country.

 

National Endowment for the Arts: NEA Challenge America, FY2024

Deadline: April 27, 2023

Amount: $10,000

Match: Yes

Eligibility: Cities, counties, nonprofits, school districts, IHEs, special districts, tribal governments

https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=344793 

Challenge America offers support primarily to small organizations for projects in all artistic disciplines that extend the reach of the arts to groups/communities with rich and dynamic artistic and cultural contributions to share that are underserved. The program is rooted in principles that include, but are not limited to, our recognition that:

  • Some groups/communities and some geographic areas with rich cultural identities have limited grant funding opportunities, and/or have been historically underserved by national arts funding;
  • Some small organizations may face barriers to accessing grant funding; and
  • Some applicants to the NEA may benefit from enhanced technical assistance resources.

 

National Endowment for the Humanities: Preservation and Access Education and Training

Deadline: May 16, 2023

Amount: Up to $350,000

Match: Yes

Eligibility: States, counties, cities, IHEs, nonprofits, special districts, tribal governments

https://www.neh.gov/grants/preservation/preservation-and-access-education-and-training 

This program supports training programs that develop knowledge and skills among professionals responsible for preserving and establishing access to humanities collections. NEH will issue awards to organizations that offer national, regional, or statewide education and training programs that provide staff of cultural institutions with the knowledge and skills they need to serve as effective stewards of humanities collections.

 

National Endowment for the Humanities: Infrastructure and Capacity Building Challenge Grants: Capital Projects

Deadline: May 17, 2023

Amount: Up to $1 million

Match: Yes

Eligibility: States, counties, cities, special districts, IHEs, nonprofits and tribal governments

https://www.neh.gov/grants/preservation/infrastructure-and-capacity-building-challenge-grants 

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Office of Challenge Programs is accepting applications for Infrastructure and Capacity Building Challenge Grants: Capital Projects. This program supports the purchase, design, construction, restoration, or renovation of buildings or sites of national, historical, architectural, or cultural significance and facilities that house humanities collections or are used for humanities activities. Projects are financed through a combination of federal matching funds and related fundraising from nonfederal third parties. Proposals must enhance the institution’s long-term impact on the humanities and build on careful strategic planning.

 

National Endowment for the Arts: Grants for Arts Projects

Deadline: July 6, 2023

Amount: $10,000 to $100,000

Match: Yes

Eligibility: Nonprofits, units of local government, tribal governments

https://www.arts.gov/grants/grants-for-arts-projects 

The Grants for Arts Projects program supports public engagement with, and access to, various forms of art across the nation, the creation of art, learning in the arts at all stages of life, and the integration of the arts into the fabric of community life. The program funds arts projects in the following disciplines: artist communities, arts education, dance, design, folk and traditional arts, literary arts, local arts agencies, media arts, museums, music, musical theater, opera, presenting and multidisciplinary arts, theater, and visual arts.

 

Bank of America Charitable Foundation

Deadline: The Economic Mobility Focused on Needs of Individuals and Families request for proposals will be open from January 23 to February 17, 2023. The Economic Mobility Focused on Needs of Community request for proposals will be open from May 29 to June 23, 2023. 

Amount: Not specified

Eligibility: Nonprofits addressing issues fundamental to economic mobility and social progress in low- and moderate-income communities in specific Bank of America markets. See: https://about.bankofamerica.com/en/making-an-impact/eligible-states-local-markets 

Program URL: https://about.bankofamerica.com/en/making-an-impact/grant-funding-for-nonprofits-sponsorship-programs 

In 2023, the Foundation will issue two requests for proposals. The Economic Mobility Focused on Needs of Individuals and Families: Support will be provided in the areas of basic needs, with a focus on health and economic recovery, and workforce development and education. The Economic Mobility Focused on Needs of Community: Areas of interest include affordable housing, neighborhood revitalization, and small business resiliency.



 

U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service: F23AS00032 - 2023 Coastal Program

Deadline: September 30, 2023

Amount: Up to $200,000

Match: No

Eligibility: States, counties, cities, nonprofits, school districts, IHEs, tribal governments and organizations

https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=343706 

Geographic focus areas are where the Coastal Program directs resources to conserve habitat for Federal trust species. Projects are developed in collaboration with partners, and with substantial involvement from Service field staff. Coastal Program projects must support the missions of the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), and the Coastal Program, and be based on biological principles and the best available science. The Coastal Program takes an adaptive approach to designing and implementing coastal habitat protection and restoration strategies that anticipate and ameriorate the impacts of climate change and other environmental stressors. Coastal Program habitat improvement projects strive to increase coastal resiliency by improving the ability of coastal ecosystems to adapt to environmental changes and supporting natural and nature-based infrastructure projects to protect and enhance coastal habitats.

 

U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service: Partners for Fish and Wildlife FY23

Deadline: September 30, 2023

Amount: Up to $750,000

Match: No

Eligibility: States, counties, cities, nonprofits, school districts, IHEs, tribal governments and organizations

https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=343732 

Geographic focus areas define where the program directs resources to conserve habitat for federal trust species. Project work plans are developed strategically, in coordination with partners, and with substantial involvement from Service field staff. The program has been in existence since 1987 and has over 30 years of successful delivery. Project selection will seek to align or support the Secretary’s priorities. It also advances the Department of the Interior’s mission, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s mission, and PFW’s mission, promote biological diversity, and based upon sound scientific biological principles. Program strategic plans inform the types of projects funded under this opportunity.

 

Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation

Deadlines: Grant Portal Opens the following dates for each quarter: Q3: April 13, 2023; Q4: July 13, 2023 (600 applications are accepted each quarter. Once they reach 600, the application window for that specific quarter closes)

Amount: $15,000 to $25,000

Eligibility: Public safety organizations, such as fire departments, law enforcement agencies, first responders, EMS organizations, nonprofit organizations and schools

http://grants.firehousesubs.com/ 

The mission of the Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation is to impact the life-saving capabilities and the lives of local heroes and their communities. The Foundation supports public safety organizations in the communities served by Firehouse Subs restaurants across the country. The Foundation's areas of interest include:

Life-Saving Equipment
The focus is on providing first responders with equipment to improve their life-saving capabilities.

Disaster Relief
The focus is on providing assistance and resources after natural and man-made disasters such as fire, tornadoes, hurricanes, etc.

Prevention Education
The focus is on prevention educational tools to the public about the importance of fire safety, public safety, and natural disaster preparedness in order to prevent disasters in the home and community.

Military and Local Heroes
The focus is on organizations that benefit men and women of the military who have served their country in any of the branches of the United States Uniformed Services.

Scholarships and Continued Education
The focus is on providing financial resources to accredited organizations to assist individuals pursuing a career in the public safety sector.

 

California Department of Water Resources: Small Community Drought Relief Program

Deadline: There will be no formal proposal solicitation for this Program. Small communities impacted by the drought are encouraged to apply as soon as possible. Applications for funding will be accepted on a first come first served basis until all the funds are awarded, or until December 29, 2023, whichever comes first.

Amount: A total of $192 Million in funding from the General Fund is available for grants under this Program.

Match: Not required but encouraged

Eligibility: Public agencies, public utilities, special districts, IHEs, mutual water companies, nonprofits, federally recognized Indian tribes

https://water.ca.gov/-/media/DWR-Website/Web-Pages/Work-With-Us/Grants-And-Loans/Small-Community-Drought-Relief/Small-Community-Drought-Relief-Guidelines_2021-Final_ay11_v3.pdf 

Summary: Eligible projects for the Small Community Drought Relief Program shall be in counties included in Governor Newsom’s state of emergency proclamations for 2021. Any county or jurisdiction included in a future drought proclamation by the Governor or for circumstances for which the SWRCB determines that drought conditions necessitate urgent and immediate action to ensure availability of safe drinking water, to protect public health and safety, will also qualify for funding. To be eligible for the Small Community Drought Relief Program funding, projects must be designed to benefit small communities and rural communities. Eligible projects must address one or more program objectives: 1) hauled water 2) temporary community water tanks 3) bottled water 4) water vending machines 5) emergency water interties 6) new wells or rehabilitation of existing wells 7) construction or installation of permanent infrastructure

 

U.S. Economic Development Administration: FY 2021 American Rescue Plan Act Economic Adjustment Assistance

Deadline: Per grants.gov, “While EDA encourages eligible applicants to submit their applications as soon as possible, EDA strongly advises eligible applicants to submit complete applications no later than March 31, 2022”

Amount: $100,000 to $10 million

Match: Yes

Eligibility: Cities, counties, states, special districts, nonprofits, IHEs and tribal governments

https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=334743 

Program is designed to provide a wide-range of financial assistance to communities and regions as they respond to, and recover from, the economic impacts of the coronavirus pandemic, including long-term recovery and resilience to future economic disasters. Under this announcement, EDA solicits applications under the authority of the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program, which is flexible and responsive to the economic development needs and priorities of local and regional stakeholders. This is the broadest NOFO EDA is publishing under ARPA and any eligible applicant from any EDA Region may apply. EDA expects to fund a number of projects under this NOFO that support communities negatively impacted by the downturn in the coal economy, supporting transitioning away from coal. 

 

Wells Fargo Builds

Deadline: The application submission period is open from January 2nd until annual Wells Fargo Builds funding is fully committed.

Amount: Varies between $15,000 and $80,000, depending on number of volunteer team hours

Eligibility: Nonprofit housing organizations

https://www.wellsfargo.com/about/corporate-responsibility/community-giving/housing-philanthropy/index

The Wells Fargo BuildsSM program provides financial support to eligible 501(c)(3) public nonprofit housing organizations when Wells Fargo team members help build, renovate, paint, or repair a home for low-to-moderate income households.




 

Saucony Run for Good Foundation

Deadline: June 15th and December 15th, annually

Amount: Up to $10,000

Eligibility: Nonprofit community organizations that initiate and support running programs for kids 18 years of age and younger

https://www.saucony.com/en/about-us/ 

The Saucony Run For Good Foundation is committed to improving the lives of children by helping to prevent and reduce childhood obesity. Supported programs should utilize running participation for health and well-being in children, serve youth populations not traditionally exposed to running programs, and demonstrate inspiration in improving the lives of children through running.

 

Looking Out Foundation

Deadline: February 1 and August 1, annually

Amount: $1,000 to $5,000

Eligibility: Nonprofits

https://www.lookingoutfoundation.org/ 

The Looking Out Foundation is dedicated to empowering those without a voice. The Foundation provides support to nonprofit organizations nationwide that address the ever-changing needs of the human race. Program interests include disadvantaged youth; public health; community development; women/gender equality; the environment, including environmental education; the arts; human and civil rights; and the hungry and the homeless.

 

Doris Day Animal Foundation:

Deadline: LOI’s may be submitted in January, April, July and October annually

Amount: Up to $5,000

Eligibility: 501c3 organizations

https://www.dorisdayanimalfoundation.org/

The Doris Day Animal Foundation is a national charity, founded by legendary performer Doris Day in 1978, with a straightforward mission to help animals and the people who love them. The Foundation provides support to nonprofit organizations across the United States that directly rescue, care for, and protect animals. There is a special focus on programs benefiting senior pets and the people who love them. Additional program interests include spay/neuter programs and pet food pantries. 

 

CalFire: Wood Products and Bioenergy Business and Workforce Development Grant

Deadline: Quarterly deadlines - June 30, September 30, December 31 and March 31

Amount: $10,000 to $10 million (see guidelines for details)

Match: Yes - See guidelines

Eligibility: Academic institutions, cities, counties, special districts, nonprofits, private entities and tribes

https://www.fire.ca.gov/programs/resource-management/climate-change-and-energy/wood-products-and-bioenergy/ 

CAL FIRE Wood Products supports the creation of a robust and diversified wood products industry to facilitate the economic and sustainable management of California’s forests. Grant projects shall reduce GHG emissions, strengthen the economy, and improve public health. Grants will create financial incentives for industries to invest in clean technologies, develop innovative ways to process wood products, and support the growth of a strong forest sector workforce.

 

Fund for Wild Nature

Deadline: Applications are accepted beginning six weeks prior to the annual application deadlines of May 1 and October 1. 

Amount: Not specified

Eligibility: Grassroots organizations

https://fundwildnature.org/ 

The Fund for Wild Nature supports grassroots organizations and innovative conservation efforts in the United States and Canada that meet emerging needs for protecting biodiversity and wilderness. Small grants are provided for North American campaigns to save native species and wild ecosystems, with particular emphasis on actions designed to defend threatened wilderness and biological diversity. The Fund gives special attention to ecological issues not currently receiving sufficient public attention and funding. Examples of funded activities include advocacy, litigation, public policy work, and similar endeavors.

 

Big Lots Foundation

Deadline: January 1 and July 1, annually

Amount: Not specified

Eligibility: Nonprofits

https://www.biglots.com/corporate/community/support 

The Big Lots Foundation supports nonprofit organizations that improve the lives of families and children in the communities the company serves throughout the United States, with the exception of Alaska and Hawaii. The Foundation's areas of interest include hunger, housing, healthcare, and education, with emphasis on organizations serving women and children. Support is provided in the form of monetary gifts, gift cards, and merchandise. In addition, Big Lots associates volunteer thousands of hours in local communities.

 

Wells Fargo Charitable Contributions Program

Deadline: January 3 - September 30, annually

Amount: Varies; typically around $50,000

Match: None

Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations

http://www.wellsfargo.com/about/charitable/index.jhtml

The Wells Fargo Charitable Contributions Program supports nonprofit organizations that address vital community needs and issues in the communities served by the bank.

  • community development, including affordable housing and homebuyer education, workforce development, financial literacy, and economic development;
  • education, including higher education and K-12 education;
  • human services, including childcare, healthcare, and basic needs;
  • the environment, including green economy and clean technologies, natural resources, and endangered species; and,
  • arts and culture, including performing arts and museums; and,
  • civic engagement.

 

ProLiteracy: Literacy Opportunity Fund

Deadline: Quarterly - January 3, April 1, July 1 and October 1 annually

Amount: $3,000 to $6,000

Eligibility: Nonprofits

https://www.proliteracy.org/Literacy-Opportunity-Fund 

ProLiteracy works to change lives and communities through the power of literacy in the belief that a safer, stronger, and more sustainable society starts with an educated adult population. Through the Literacy Opportunity Fund, ProLiteracy provides support to nonprofit adult literacy programs across the country. General operating grants are intended to help programs effectively serve adult students. Eligible operating expenses include salaries, technology, supplies, teacher stipends, equipment, space rental, etc. Applications may also focus on a particular project or new programming effort.

 

Kress Conservation Grant Program

Deadline*: January 15, April 1, and October 1

​Amount: ​Generally, $10,000-$25,000

Match: Case by case basis – the foundation will review the detailed budget to see if any elements are particularly suited for their support

Eligibility: 501(c) 3 organizations

www.kressfoundation.org/grants/conservation/
The Conservation program supports the professional practice of art conservation, especially as it relates to European art of the pre-modern era. Grants are awarded to projects that create and disseminate specialized knowledge, including archival projects, development and dissemination of scholarly databases, documentation projects, exhibitions and publications focusing on art conservation, scholarly publications, and technical and scientific studies.  Grants are also awarded for activities that permit conservators and conservation scientists to share their expertise with both professional colleagues and a broad audience through international exchanges, professional meetings, conferences, symposia, consultations, the presentation of research, exhibitions that include a prominent focus on materials and techniques, and other professional events.

 

The Bernard and Audre Rapoport Foundation: Reintegration/Reentry RFP

Deadline: LOI’s are due January 15 and August 15 annually. Grant Applications are due September 15 and February 15 annually 

Amount: $10,000 to $200,000 (single or multi-year)

Eligibility: 501c3 organizations

https://www.rapoportfdn.org/whatwefund

The mission of the Bernard and Audre Rapoport Foundation is to meet basic human needs while building individual and social resiliency. The focus is on projects that will make a substantial difference in the lives of incarcerated men and women after they have completed their sentences. These projects could take place in jail or prison, after incarceration, or both. 

 

Captain Planet Foundation

Deadline: ecoSTEM Kits, ecoSolution Grants, and ecoTech Grants: January 15 and July 15, annually
Project Learning Garden: December 31, annually

Expected Notification Date: mid-March to late September

Match: No
Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations and K-12 schools 

https://www.captainplanetfoundation.org/

The Captain Planet Foundation supports giving the next generation of environmental stewards by providing hands-on environmental stewardship opportunities; inspiring youth and communities to become agents of change for their environment; and, serving as a catalyst for education that uses the environment as a context for applied and STEM learning.

 

ALDI Smart Kids Program

Deadline: Between February 1 and December 15 annually

Amount: $100 to $5,000

Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations, public agencies, K-12 schools, and faith-based organizations

https://corporate.aldi.us/en/corporate-responsibility/aldi-smart-kids/ 

The ALDI Smart Kids Program supports nonprofit organizations, public agencies, K-12 schools, and faith-based organizations that promote kids being active and healthy in the communities where ALDI stores are located. Grants and ALDI gift cards are provided to local community organizations that encourage kids to be active in the areas of education, physical activity, nutrition, socializing, and the arts.

 

Honda USA Foundation

Deadline: October 31st, annually (window opens September 1st, annually)

Amount: $25,000 to $100,000
Eligibility: 501c3 organizations, public school districts and private/public elementary and secondary schools

https://csr.honda.com/longform-content/honda-usa-foundation-funding/

Mobility Award: Awards will be given to programs that provide the joy of mobility by removing barriers and expanding access for youth with disabilities and/or critical illnesses. Examples are therapeutic or recreational camps, comprehensive care programs and/or programs that provide modifications and/or accommodations for youth with limited mobility. Environment Award: Programs that educate youth and communities on how to build a sustainable future through environmental education and conservation initiatives, with an emphasis on water, air and land. Examples are education and conservation programs that restore marine ecosystems, reduce air pollution and safeguard land in its natural form.

 

Seventh Generation Fund for Indigenous Peoples

Deadline: June 7, September 7, December 7 (annually)

Amount: $500 to $50,000

Eligibility: See guidelines for details on eligibility

https://7genfund.submittable.com/submit 

The Seventh Generation Fund for Indigenous Peoples is dedicated to promoting Indigenous peoples' self-determination and the sovereignty of Native nations. The Fund's vision for community renewal and revitalization is an approach that is responsive and respectful, keeping in mind the uniqueness of each Indigenous community. The following types of grants are currently being offered: Community Vitality; Thriving Women; Flicker Fund; and Land, Water, and Climate.

 

Indigenous Environmental Network / Western Mining Action Network: Grassroots Communities Mining Mini-Grant Program

Deadline: February 1, June 1, and October 1 annually

Amount: $3,000

Eligibility: Community-based organizations and tribes or tribal programs in the U.S.

https://wman-info.org/programs/mini-grant-program/

The focus is on projects that strive to protect the environment, ecosystems, and community health from mining impacts. Requests must be project-specific for needs such as scientific/technical/legal assistance, organizing and outreach, development of campaign materials, etc.

 

Anthem Foundation: Substance Use Disorder

Deadline: January 31, annually

Amount: Not specified

Eligibility: Nonprofits

https://anthem.foundation/for-grantseekers 

The Foundation is emphasizing programs that promote equity in mental health, particularly for people with substance use disorders. We are focusing on programs that include prevention, crisis response, and harm-reduction strategies and reduce barriers to trauma-informed approaches.

 

Anthem Foundation: Food as Medicine

Deadline: May 31, annually

Amount: Not specified

Eligibility: Nonprofits

https://anthem.foundation/for-grantseekers 

The Foundation is emphasizing programs that specifically address health-related social needs, promote equity by reducing the number of food-insecure individuals, and create access to nutritious foods that help combat chronic conditions.

 

Anthem Foundation: Maternal and Child Health

Deadline: August 31, annually

Amount: Not specified

Eligibility: Nonprofits

https://anthem.foundation/for-grantseekers 

The Foundation is emphasizing programs that specifically work to create equity in maternal healthcare by addressing racial disparities, biases, barriers to care, and health-related social needs. The programs should drive specific, measurable maternal/child health outcomes.

 

Cliff Bar Family Foundation: Small Grants Program

Deadline: Applications are reviewed three times per year; the application deadlines are February 1, June 1, and October 1, annually. 

Amount: Not specified

Eligibility: Nonprofits 

http://clifbarfamilyfoundation.org/Grants-Programs/Small-Grants

The Cliff Bar Family Foundation supports nonprofit grassroots organizations that have the ability to engage local groups, positively impact their communities, and focus most of their resources on useful and positive actions. The Foundation supports innovative small and mid-sized groups working to protect the Earth’s beauty and bounty, create a healthy food system, increase opportunities for outdoor activity, reduce environmental health hazards, and build stronger communities.

 

Clif Family Foundation

Deadline: February 1, June 1 and October 1, annually

Amount: Not specified 

Eligibility: Nonprofits

https://cliffamilyfoundation.org/grants-program 

The Clif Family Foundation supports nonprofit grassroots organizations that have the ability to engage local groups, positively impact their communities, and focus most of their resources on useful and positive actions. Grants are provided throughout the United States to support innovative groups working to strengthen our food system, enhance equitable community health outcomes, and safeguard our environment and natural resources. Priority is given to organizations that address two or more of the Foundation's funding priorities, demonstrate strong community ties, and operate within viable and clearly defined plans for positive change.

 

Looking Out Foundation

Deadline: February 1 and August 1 annually

Amount: $1,000 to $5,000

Eligibility: Nonprofits

https://www.lookingoutfoundation.org/ 

The Looking Out Foundation is dedicated to empowering those without a voice. The Foundation provides support to nonprofit organizations nationwide that address the ever-changing needs of the human race. Program interests include disadvantaged youth; health; community development; women/gender equality; the environment, including environmental education; the arts; human and civil rights; and the hungry and the homeless.

 

American Airlines Giving Program

Deadline: February 15 and August 15 annually

Amount: Not specified

Match: Not specified

Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations in the communities that American serves, specifically the airline's hub cities of Phoenix, AZ; Los Angeles, CA; Miami, FL; Chicago, IL; New York, NY; Charlotte, NC; Tulsa, OK; Philadelphia, PA; Dallas/Fort Worth, TX; and Washington, DC.

http://a.hub.aapubs.com/en/ju/community 

The focus is on organizations whose missions aim to aid children, communities, and military service members.

 

AmerisourceBergen Foundation: Opioid Resource Grant Program

Deadline: LOI’s accepted between January 1 through February 15; and July 1 through August 15

Amount: Up to $100,000

Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations

https://www.amerisourcebergen.com/abcnew/foundation 

The AmerisourceBergen Foundation aims to improve the health and well-being of its patient populations by partnering with organizations to expand access to quality healthcare and provide resources to ensure prescription drug safety. 

 

California Wildlands Grassroots Fund

Deadline: February 15, May 15, August 15 and October 28 annually (Reviewed quarterly)

Amount: Up to $7,500

Eligibility: Nonprofits

https://rosefdn.org/calwildlands 

The California Wildlands Grassroots Fund, administered by the Rose Foundation for Communities and the Environment, supports activists and organizations working to protect wildlands and habitat throughout the state. Priority is given to geographic or issue areas that have not received significant financial support in the past, including rural communities and other regions without easy access to financial and political support.

 

Access Fund: Climbing Conservation Grant Program

Deadline: March 1 and August 1 annually

Amount: Up to $4,000

Eligibility: Local climbing groups, governmental agencies, conservation organizations, and land trusts, as well as individuals who wish to sponsor a local project

https://www.accessfund.org/take-action/apply-for-a-climbing-conservation-grant

The Access Fund's Climbing Conservation Grant Program supports projects that preserve or enhance climbing opportunities and conserve the climbing environment throughout the United States. The focus is on projects that demonstrate local climber support, collaboration with land managers, and a commitment to long-term change. 

 

Polaris Industries: T.R.A.I.L.S. Grant Program

Deadline: March 1 and September 1 annually

Amount: Up to $10,000

Eligibility: Nonprofits and government agencies (Fire, rescue, and law enforcement organizations are not eligible for this program.) 

https://www.polaris.com/en-us/trails-application/ 

The T.R.A.I.L.S. Grant Program, an initiative of Polaris Industries, provides support to national, state, and local organizations in the United States to ensure the future of ATV riding. The grant program encompasses two main objectives—promoting safe and responsible riding and preserving access. Funds can be used by organizations for trail development and maintenance projects, safety and education initiatives, lobbying, and other projects to increase and maintain land access.

 

Gannett Foundation Media Grants

Deadline: March 1 and October 1 annually

Amount: Not specified

Eligibility: Nonprofits and tax-exempt 4-year universities

https://www.gannettfoundation.org/media.htm

The mission of the Gannett Foundation Media Grants program is to support media training, technological advances in the industry, and the study of journalism at the college level, with particular attention to the First Amendment and its responsibilities. The Foundation particularly favors programs or projects that benefit the regions in which Gannett does business and that seek to encourage diversity in newsrooms and in coverage. Priority is given to programs encouraging college students to enter the field of journalism and innovative national and regional training programs for current journalists. 

 

Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts

Deadline: March 1, July 1 and September 1, annually

Amount: Unspecified

Eligibility: Nonprofits

https://warholfoundation.org/ 

The purpose of the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts is the advancement of the visual arts. The Foundation fosters innovative artistic expression and the creative process through its support of cultural organizations that, in turn, support artists and their work. Grants are provided for curatorial programs at museums, artists' organizations, and other cultural institutions to originate innovative and scholarly presentations of contemporary visual arts. Projects may include exhibitions, catalogues, and other relevant activities. Proposals that highlight women, artists of color, and under-represented practitioners are encouraged. The Foundation has designated one of its grants, The Wynn Kramarsky Freedom of Artistic Expression Award, to recognize the work of organizations with a deep-seated commitment to defending the First Amendment rights of artists.

 

Fansler Foundation

Deadline: March 31 (annually)

Amount: Not specified

Eligibility: Nonprofits operating in the Fresno, Kings, Tulare, Merced, Madera, or Mariposa Counties.

https://fanslerfoundation.com/ 

Foundation is interested in organizations that meet the following criteria:

  • Directly benefit developmentally challenged or socioeconomically disadvantaged children that are infant through eighteen years of age.
  • Have goals and objectives that are clearly stated.
  • Have a broad base of funding support.
  • Have demonstrated the ability to respond to the needs of specific groups of children in a manner that yields measurable results.




 

Classics for Kids Foundation

Deadline: Quarterly – March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31

Amount: Instruments

Match: 50%

Eligibility: K-12 schools and nonprofits

https://classicsforkids.org/ 

The mission of the Classics for Kids Foundation is to empower young people to shape positive futures through music, build sustainable stringed instrument music programs, and provide grants for high quality instruments. The Foundation is offering matching grants to K-12 schools and nonprofit organizations throughout the United States to help purchase stringed instruments. Grants will not exceed 50% of total instrument cost. 

 

The Pilcrow Foundation: Children’s Book Project

Deadline: April 1 and October 1, annually

Amount: Through the program, a library's local sponsors can contribute from $200 to $400, which the Foundation matches on a 2-to-1 ratio. Thus, a library can receive up to $1,200 worth of children's books. 

Eligibility: Libraries located in rural areas with limited operating budget and an active children’s department. The Foundation accepts applications from independent rural public libraries and Native American Tribal libraries as well as libraries that are part of a county, regional, or cooperative system.

https://thepilcrowfoundation.org/childrens-book-project/

The mission of the Pilcrow Foundation is to provide new, quality, hardcover children's books to rural public libraries across the United States. The Foundation provides a list of over 500 quality hardcover children's books from which grant recipients can select books best suited for their community.

 

Adams Legacy Foundation
Deadline: LOI due annually on April 15 and October 15

Amount: $5,000 to $20,000

Match: Not specified

Eligibility: Nonprofit or educational institutions in Southern California, emphasis on Los Angeles, Orange and Santa Barbara counties

http://www.adamslegacyfoundation.org/ 

The Foundation's current focus is on the power of nature as a source of renewal, delight, education, nourishment, healing, and hope for individuals, families, and the community. 

  • education;
  • art and architecture;
  • conservation of land and wildlife;
  • food and clean water systems; and,
  • re-integration of military personnel into civilian life.

 

Banfield Foundation

Deadline: Applications can be submitted at any time for all of the programs, except Pet Advocacy Grants, which have submission deadlines of April 30 and October 31, annually.

Amount: Varies depending on program

Eligibility: 501c3 organizations 

https://www.banfield.com/banfield-foundation/programs 

The Banfield Foundation is committed to improving the well-being of pets nationwide through four different grant programs. These programs include Veterinary Medical Equipment Grants, Veterinary Assistance Grants, Pet Advocacy Grants, and Disaster Relief Grants. 

 

Croul Family Foundation

Deadline: LOI’s due April 30 annually

Amount: $1,000 to $50,000

Match: 

Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations in Orange County

The Croul Family Foundation supports nonprofit organizations in Orange County, CA.

The focus is on organizations that are engaged in improving K-12 educational outcomes as well as organizations that assist the homeless and economically disadvantaged.

Grants support the following:

  • food banks and shelters; and,
  • educational opportunities for the economically disadvantaged.

 

Fender Play Foundation

Deadline: Applications accepted October 15 through May 1, annually

Amount: Donation of stringed musical instruments

Eligibility: Nonprofits or schools

https://fenderplayfoundation.org/ 

The Fender Music Foundation awards instruments and equipment to eligible music instruction programs. These items are lightly used, blemished or otherwise imperfect and have been collected from manufacturers and retailers. Descriptions regarding the specific imperfections of each instrument will be available to selected programs.

To qualify as a music instruction program, participants must be learning how to make music.

 

The Fund for Wild Nature

Deadline: May 1 and October 1 annually

Amount: $1,000 to $3,000

Eligibility: Nonprofits (The Fund does not support proposals from organizations with budgets of over $250,000 annually)

https://fundwildnature.org/ 

Organization provides grants to grassroots organizations for campaigns to save native species and wild ecosystems, with particular emphasis on actions to defend threatened wilderness and biological diversity. Priority is given to ecological issues that are not receiving sufficient public attention or funding. Grants are provided for advocacy, litigation, public policy work, and similar endeavors.

 

The Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation

Deadline: May 10 and November 10, annually

Amount: $1,000 - $20,000

Match: No

Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations

https://www.mvdreyfusfoundation.org/application-guidelines

The Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation provides support to community-based nonprofit organizations throughout the United States for whom a small amount of money can make a big difference.

The Foundation will consider requests to support the following: museums; cultural and performing arts programs; schools; hospitals; environmental and wildlife protection activities; educational and skills training projects; programs for youth, seniors, and the handicapped; and, other community-based programming. 

 

Lois Lenski Covey Foundation

Deadline: Through September 1st, annually

Amount: $500 to $3,000

Eligibility: Nonprofits

https://www.loislenskicovey.org/bookmobile-grants/ 

The Lois Lenski Covey Foundation is dedicated to advancing literacy and fostering a love of reading among underserved and at-risk children and youth. The Foundation's Bookmobile Grant Program provides support to nonprofit organizations throughout the U.S. and its territories that operate a lending bookmobile that travels into neighborhoods populated by underserved youth. These grants are for purchasing books published for young people, preschool through grade eight, and cannot be used for administrative or operational uses.

 

General Motors

Deadline: September 30th annually

Amount: Not specified
Eligibility: 501c3 organizations

https://www.gm.com/content/dam/company/docs/us/en/gmcom/company/Corporate_Grantmaking_Guidelines.pdf

Supports programs and initiatives aligned with the following strategic focus areas: STEM education, community development or vehicle and road safety

 

Yamaha Outdoor Access Initiative

Deadline: September 30th and December 15th

Amount: Not specified

Eligibility: Support is provided to nonprofit and tax-exempt groups, including clubs and associations, public riding areas, outdoor enthusiast associations, land conservation organizations, and communities with an interest in protecting, improving, expanding, or maintaining access for safe, responsible, and sustainable use by motorized off-road vehicles. 

https://yamahaoai.com/ 

The Yamaha Outdoor Access Initiative's mission is to provide practical support for efforts that promote safe, responsible use of off-highway vehicles (OHVs), educate the public on proper recreational land use and wildlife conservation practices, and protect appropriate and sustainable access to public lands. Examples of funded projects include land management and conservation, trail development and maintenance, safety and education, and outdoor recreation. 

 

Life Comes from It

Deadline: Letters of introduction may be submitted at any time and will be reviewed from August to December of each year
Amount: Up to $25,000

Eligibility:  Nonprofits

https://www.lifecomesfromit.org/

Life Comes From It is a grantmaking circle that supports grassroots movement-building work for restorative justice, transformative justice, and indigenous peacemaking. Grants are provided to nonprofit organizations that offer approaches to address violence and repair harm rooted in community solutions. The focus is on investing in leaders of color committed to doing movement-building work. Two categories of grants are offered: Individual Projects and Networks, Convenings, and Collaborations.

 

T-Mobile Hometown Grants Program

Deadline: Requests reviewed quarterly

Amount: Up to $50,000

Eligibility: Elected leaders, town managers and employees, and nonprofit leaders are eligible to submit applications. 

https://www.t-mobile.com/brand/hometown-grants 

The T-Mobile Hometown Grants Program is intended to help build stronger, more prosperous small towns and rural communities throughout the United States. Up to 100 towns each year for the next five years will receive community improvement grants of up to $50,000 each. The focus is on providing support to revitalize community spaces in towns with 50,000 people or less that help foster local connections. Examples of eligible projects include revitalizing a town hall, a senior center, a local little league field, a library, or any space where friends and neighbors gather.

 

San Joaquin Valley Public Benefit Grant Program 

Deadline: First come, first served

Amount: Up to $100,000

Eligibility: Cities, counties, special districts (i.e., water districts, irrigation districts, etc.), and public educational institutions (i.e., school districts, community colleges, state universities, etc.) located within the geographic boundaries of the District.

http://valleyair.org/grants/content/publicbenefit.html 

Up to $100,000 to purchase new electric, plug-in hybrid, or alternative fuel vehicles for public agencies to promote clean air alternative-fuel technologies and the use of low- or zero-emission vehicles in public fleets. Grant funds will pay for up to $20,000 per vehicle. Included on the list of qualifying vehicles are cars, vans, golf carts and other light duty vehicles.

 

Bob Woodruff Foundation Grants Program 

Deadline: Ongoing (awarded twice annually, Spring and Fall)

Amount: Not specified

Eligibility: Funded organizations and programs must provide direct services to the military/veteran population and be administered through a nonprofit organization

https://bobwoodrufffoundation.org/grants/ 

Program funds programmatic efforts serving the military and veteran community in the United States. The focus is on programs that improve overall health and well-being of service members, veterans, their families, and caregivers, including programs that improve social determinants of health, decrease barriers to accessing physical and mental healthcare, increase accessibility to programming that fosters a healthy lifestyle, and enhance opportunities for veterans to thrive after service.

 

Park Foundation

Deadline: Continuous (LOIs are accepted at any time and full proposals reviewed quarterly)

Amount: Not specified

Eligibility: Not specified

https://parkfoundation.org/ 

The Park Foundation is dedicated to advancing a more just, equitable, and sustainable society and environment, both nationally and in its local Ithaca, NY, community. The Foundation's national grantmaking focuses on the following program interests: democracy, including a broad array of initiatives intended to strengthen the foundation of democracy and good governance; civic participation, with priority on support for state base organizations educating and mobilizing voters, national and state groups protecting voters' rights and election integrity, and groups thwarting attempts to suppress participation; media, including public interest media that raises awareness of critical environmental, political, and social issues; the environment, with a focus on ensuring drinking water is clean, affordable, and accessible and protected and managed as a public necessity; and animal welfare, with a focus on nationally significant efforts to advance the protection and conservation of wildlife.

 

Charles Stewart Mott Foundation

Deadline: Continuous (LOI)

Amount: Not specified

Eligibility: Nonprofits

https://www.mott.org/ 

The Charles Stewart Mott Foundation is dedicated to promoting a just, equitable, and sustainable society. The Foundation provides support to nonprofit organizations through the following grant programs: The Civil Society program focuses on building vibrant communities where all people can engage in decision-making that affects their day-to-day lives. The Education program funds efforts in the United States to expand learning opportunities and supports for children, particularly those from low- and moderate-income communities. The Environment program supports organizations that protect communities and the ecosystems upon which they depend. Outside the Flint, MI, area, grants are not made for local projects unless they are part of a national demonstration or Foundation-planned network of grants.

 

Progressive Multiplier

Deadline: Continuous (LOI)

Amount: Not specified

Eligibility: Grantees must be U.S.-based nonprofits and subsidiaries with 501(c)(3)s, 501(c)(4)s, projects housed in these entities, or LLCs in which a 501(c)(3) or (c)(4) are the only members. Applicants should have an operating budget of $500,000 or more and do some form of domestic policy, legal advocacy, or civic engagement, or be a media organization.

https://progressivemultiplier.fund/ 

The Progressive Multiplier seeks to grow the revenue generation capacity of progressive organizations to help build a progressive movement in the U.S. Progressive Multiplier provides nonprofits in progressive program areas with paths to quickly build their mass market revenue generation capacity and ensures that investment is available to meet the sector's growing need. Progressive Multiplier offers grants for experimentation in revenue generation, as well as recoverable grants and loans to scale revenue generation projects, to organizations working in the areas of human rights and social justice, the environment, and realizing democracy.




 

Gerbode Foundation

Deadline: Continuous (LOI)

Amount: $2,500 to $100,000

Eligibility: Nonprofits in Bay Area (Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, and San Mateo counties) 

https://www.gerbode.org/ 

The Gerbode Foundation provides support to nonprofit organizations in Hawaii and the San Francisco Bay Area. Program areas include Advancing Truth, with a focus on organizations that use media and new technologies as tools to inform and engage the public on critical issues, as well as influence change in current policies and practices that cause harm to individuals, communities, and the environment; Justice, with a focus on advancing justice for populations that are currently experiencing trauma and persecution due to factors including the color of their skin, immigration status, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, language spoken, or religious beliefs; and Environment, including conservation, preservation, and environmental justice. (The Special Awards in the Arts Program, which has a different application process, supports the creation of new works in dance, theater production, and music composition in California.)

 

NBA Foundation

Deadline: Continuous

Amount: Not specified

Eligibility: Nonprofits serving a minimum of 25 youth annually across their programs in NBA markets

https://nbafoundation.nba.com/ 

The mission of the NBA Foundation is to drive economic opportunity in the Black community by funding programs that generate successful transitions from school to meaningful employment for Black youth. The Foundation supports national and local organizations, with priority given to those operating in NBA markets, which promote school-to-career employment opportunities, including job readiness, skill training, job placement, and career advancement for Black youth ages 14 to 24.

 

D'Addario Foundation

Deadline: Ongoing (LOIs - Invited applications will be provided an email link to submit full application)

Amount: Average grant is $2,500

Eligibility: Nonprofits providing music education

https://foundation.daddario.com/grants/ 

D'Addario Foundation's focus is on organizations trusted by the communities they serve that are executing immersive and enduring music education and youth development programs. Support is provided to nonprofit organizations that offer free or affordable instrument instruction, address a need in the community served, and provide frequent instruction where students are participating multiple times per week throughout the year, and for as many years as possible throughout their primary and secondary education.

 

California Air Resources Board: Clean Off-Road Equipment Voucher Incentive Project (CORE)

Deadline: Currently open. Deadline not specified.

Amount: Voucher program. See Voucher Incentives webpage for specific equipment and voucher amounts: https://californiacore.org/resources/#Voucherincentive 

Eligibility: Any off-road equipment user in California is eligible. If you would like to participate, equipment you purchase must be domiciled and operated for at least 3 years in California after the voucher redemption date. Equipment users must also submit activity reports for 3 years.

Program Link: https://californiacore.org/how-to-participate/ 

Program Summary: The Clean Off-Road Equipment Voucher Incentive Project (CORE) is intended to accelerate deployment of advanced technology in the off-road sector by providing a streamlined way for fleets to access funding that helps offset the incremental cost of such technology. CORE targets commercial-ready products that have not yet achieved a significant market foothold. By promoting the purchase of clean technology over internal combustion options, the project is expected to reduce emissions, particularly in areas that are most impacted; help build confidence in zero-emission technology in support of CARB strategies and subsequent regulatory efforts where possible; and provide other sector-wide benefits, such as technology transferability, reductions in advanced-technology component costs, and larger infrastructure investments.




 

Public Welfare Foundation

Deadline: LOIs can be submitted throughout the year 

Amount: Not specified

Eligibility: Nonprofits

https://www.publicwelfare.org/ 

Foundation supports nonprofit organizations nationwide that are advancing a new, transformative system of justice with the core values of racial equity, economic well-being, and fundamental fairness for all. For Fiscal Year 2022, the Foundation's funding strategies include the following: The Until We Are All Free strategy focuses on organizations that work to dismantle the structures that have caused generations of harm to people of color in the United States, local community members of color that build cross racial solidarity and community power, and communities who bear the brunt of the mass incarceration crisis and advance efforts to reinvest back into those communities. 

 

Boat U.S. Foundation: Grassroots Grants Program

Deadline: Continuous (LOI)

Amount: Up to $10,000

Eligibility: Local, regional, and national nonprofit organizations, boating clubs, environmental organizations, and student groups, that develop innovative projects to promote safe and clean boating. 

https://www.boatus.org/grants/

The goal of the Boat U.S. Foundation is to be a leader in boating safety and environmental education and outreach, with the purpose of reducing accidents and fatalities, increasing stewardship of the nation's waterways, and keeping boating a safe, accessible, and enjoyable pastime. Past topics have ranged from PSAs on the effects of boating under the influence to hands-on education about the effects of marine debris.

 

Companioning Grievers Foundation

Deadline: Ongoing

Amount: Up to $1,000

Eligibility: Nonprofits

https://www.companioninggrieversfoundation.org/ 

The Companioning Grievers Foundation supports nonprofit organizations doing the sacred work of supporting grievers, individuals impacted by a loss, and individuals wanting to serve as caregivers. Grants are provided to nonprofit organizations in the continental U.S. serving individuals, couples, and/or families impacted by loss. Eligible organizations must have net assets less than $2 million. The Foundation also offers scholarships to individuals seeking counseling services for support around grief and loss, as well as grants to laypersons and mental health professionals pursuing educational trainings to further their knowledge and skillset to serve those struggling with grief and loss.

 

David Rockefeller Fund

Deadline: Ongoing

Amount: Not specified

Eligibility: Nonprofits

http://www.drfund.org/ 

The David Rockefeller Fund aims to foster and embody a more just, creative, and flourishing world. The Fund currently provides support in three program areas: The Arts Program focuses on cultivating, showcasing, and disseminating the stories of innovative art for social change, particularly efforts that demonstrate how artistic practice can affect broad communities and advance social, economic, and ecological justice. The Climate Program focuses on efforts to support bold, science-based leadership on equitable climate solutions, including efforts to address intersecting climate, gender, and racial justice inequities; accelerate and expand movements to keep coal, oil, and gas in the ground; and accelerate the shift of whole regions to affordable clean energy. The Justice Program focuses on supporting bold new ideas and policy proposals for transforming U.S. detention and incarceration policy, including efforts to advance decarceration policies and ensure more humane policies within detention systems.

 

The Skatepark Project

Deadline: Rolling basis and awarded quarterly

Amount: $1,000 to $300,000, with an average of $10,000, 

Eligibility: Nonprofits, state and local agencies and public school systems

https://skatepark.org/the-skatepark-project-grants/ 

The Skatepark Project is dedicated to helping underserved communities throughout the United States create safe and inclusive public skateparks for youth. Grants are provided to organizations that are seeking to build free, public, concrete skateparks in underserved communities. The Foundation primarily supports projects that can demonstrate a strong grassroots commitment. Priority is given to projects that are designed and built by experienced skatepark contractors and include local skaters in the planning, fundraising, and design process.

 

The Albert and Elaine Borchard Foundation

Deadline: Ongoing

Amount: Varies

Eligibility: Nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations in Los Angeles County. Public, Private, Charter, Other (including homeschool, 501 (c)(3) organizations)

https://borchardfoundation.org/how-to-apply-for-a-grant/funding-guidelines 

Albert and Elaine Borchard Foundation offers grants that support education and science in Los Angeles County. The foundation has five priority areas of funding.

  • Elimination of poverty
  • Youth development
  • Health and medicine
  • Education
  • The arts
  • The environment

 

Emergent Fund

Deadline: Ongoing

Amount: No set grant sizes. Generally, range between $10,000 to $30,000

Eligibility: Grassroots organizations

https://www.emergentfund.net/ 

The Emergent Fund supports grassroots organizing and power building in communities of color throughout the United States who are facing injustice based on racial, ethnic, religious, and other forms of discrimination. Grants are provided to develop innovative strategies to transform our country. The focus is on the following two types of activities: 1) efforts that support emergent strategies that help communities respond to rapidly changing conditions, including resisting new or amplified threats and building power to move a proactive agenda; and 2) efforts seeking long-term social justice and economic justice in a political and social climate that seeks to dismantle such efforts.

 

Bob Barker Company Foundation

Deadline: Ongoing

Amount: $5,000 to $25,000

Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations, government agencies, and educational institutions

http://www.bobbarkercompanyfoundation.org/ 

The mission of the Bob Barker Company Foundation is to develop and support programs that help incarcerated individuals successfully reenter society and stay out for life. The Foundation supports organizations throughout the U.S. that work with the incarcerated community in order to prepare them physically, spiritually, and emotionally for successful reentry into society. Applying organizations must work with a minimum of 100 incarcerated or formerly incarcerated individuals each year.

 

Climate Emergency Fund (CEF) 

Deadline: Ongoing

Amount: $1,000 to $100,000

Eligibility: U.S. organizations and individuals

https://www.climateemergencyfund.org/grants 

CEF supports organizations and activists who are transforming climate politics. CEF's areas of grantmaking include the following: Protesting Climate Silence on TV supports activists who are pressuring the media to tell the truth about the climate emergency. Climate Emergency Campaigning supports the vanguard of the climate movement, in policy as well as in tactics. Back to the Streets supports youth activists and organizations to recapture their momentum and get safely back to protests and public demonstrations. Building Movement Infrastructure makes strategic investments in building a climate emergency ecosystem.

 

Bob Woodruff Foundation: NFL Grants

Deadline: Ongoing

Amount: Not specified

Eligibility: Nonprofits

https://bobwoodrufffoundation.org/nfl-grants/ 

The Bob Woodruff Foundation, in partnership with the National Football League (NFL), offers NFL Grants, which support nonprofit organizations with programs that help our service members, veterans, and their families and caregivers thrive. The focus is on the evolving needs of the military/veteran community in the current pandemic, with special emphasis upon food insecurity, housing and homelessness, mental health, and employment. The Foundation encourages all prospective applicants to consider current guidelines for safe delivery of programs.

 

L.B. Research and Education Foundation 

Deadline: None 

Amount: $10,000 to $75,000

Eligibility: Nonprofits

Summary: Grants are provided to organizations that address one of the following areas: In the Education category, the focus is on supporting inventive approaches that boost engagement and achievement for populations that face education opportunity gaps tied to poverty, gender, race/ethnicity, trauma, etc. The Foundation values educational approaches that foster independent and critical thinking, activate creativity, and/or offer alternatives to traditional education. Project ideas serving any age group, from early childhood through postsecondary and vocational education are considered. In the Health category, the focus is on addressing health issues that are prevalent among vulnerable populations who face barriers to accessing adequate care. The Foundation has a particular interest in supporting efforts that remove the stigma of mental illness and that increase the awareness of the prevalence of these issues, especially in underserved populations. Priority in both categories is given to proposals that have a specific research or dissemination mechanism in place for the community solution that could lead to positive changes on a regional, national, or global scale.

Contact Information: Interested organizations are invited to email a 400 word or less description of their funding idea to [email protected]. (The Foundation does not currently have a website.)

 

The CARESTAR Foundation 

Deadline: LOI can be submitted online at any time

Amount: Not specified

Eligibility: Public agencies and nonprofits

https://carestarfoundation.org/funding-guidelines/ 

Foundation was founded in 2017 as a result of the sale of the air ambulance company CALSTAR (California Shock Trauma Air Rescue), and honors this legacy of lifesaving work in the field of emergency and prehospital care. CARESTAR's mission is to improve health outcomes for all Californians by applying a racial equity lens to fund and advocate for improvements to the emergency response system. CARESTAR supports innovative programs, projects, and organizations that will build knowledge, strengthen partnerships and programs, and advance critical policies towards a more equitable, unified, and compassionate system of emergency and prehospital care.

 

Life Comes From It

Deadline: Ongoing

Amount: Up to $25,000

Eligibility: Nonprofits

https://www.lifecomesfromit.org/ 

Life Comes From It is a grantmaking circle that supports grassroots movement-building work for restorative justice, transformative justice, indigenous peacemaking, and land-based healing. Grants are provided to organizations that offer approaches to address violence and repair harm that are rooted in community solutions. The focus is on investing in leaders of color doing movement-building work based on lived experience and relationships. Two categories of grants are offered: Individual Projects and Networks, Convenings, and Collaborations.

 

Brothers Helping Brothers

Deadline: Ongoing

Amount: Varies. Award examples vary between $500 and $13,000

Eligibility: Fire departments and EMS organizations serving a population of less than 10,000 and less than 30 employees with majority as volunteer or paid call

https://www.brothershelpingbrothers.org/ 

Brothers Helping Brothers helps small and rural fire departments throughout the U.S. with equipment needs by donating vital life-saving tools. Equipment grants as well as used equipment donations are provided.

 

Cisco Global Impact Cash Grants

Deadline: Ongoing

Amount: Not specified

Eligibility: Nonprofits

https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/about/csr/community/nonprofits/global-impact-cash-grants.html 

Cisco Global Impact Cash Grants support nonprofit organizations in the U.S. and worldwide with scalable, replicable, and sustainable solutions that use Internet technology to benefit individuals and communities around the world. In the Education category, Cisco supports technology-based solutions and education delivery models that improve student performance and engagement in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). The Economic Empowerment category focuses on programs that encourage employment success, entrepreneurship, and long-term self-sufficiency by providing access to skills, knowledge, and financial products and services via technology-based solutions. Through the Critical Human Needs category, Cisco grants help overcome the cycle of poverty and dependence by supporting organizations that address the basic needs of underserved communities.

 

California Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Project (CALeVIP): Peninsula-Silicon Valley Incentive Project

Deadline: Project opens December 16 for Level 2 or DC Fast Chargers on a first come first serve basis.

Amount: Level 2 (up to $6,000 per connection) or DC Fast Chargers (up to $80,000 per charger). There is no limit to the total amount of rebates an organization can receive, if incentive funding is available.
Eligibility: Business, nonprofit organization, California Native American Tribe listed with the Native American Heritage Commission or a public or government entity based in California or operate as a California-based affiliate. Must be located in San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties.

https://calevip.org/incentive-project/peninsula-silicon-valley 

Summary: The Peninsula-Silicon Valley Incentive Project promotes easy access to zero-emission vehicle infrastructure for the purchase and installation of eligible electric vehicle (EV) chargers in San Mateo and Santa Clara counties – with a total of $55.2 million in available funds over four years. 

 

California Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Project (CALeVIP): Sacramento County Incentive Project

Deadline: Project is open for Level 2 or DC Fast Chargers on a first come first serve basis.

Amount: Level 2 (up to $6,500 per connection) or DC Fast Chargers (up to $80,000 per charger). There is no limit to the total amount of rebates an organization can receive, if incentive funding is available.
Eligibility: Business, nonprofit organization, California Native American Tribe listed with the Native American Heritage Commission or a public or government entity based in California or operate as a California-based affiliate. Must be located in Sacramento County.

https://calevip.org/incentive-project/sacramento-county-incentive-project

Summary: The Sacramento County Incentive Project promotes easy access to zero-emission vehicle infrastructure by offering $14 million in rebates for the purchase and installation of eligible electric vehicle (EV) chargers in Sacramento County. $7.7 million in rebates is available for Level 2 EV chargers, and $6.3 million is available for DC fast chargers. 

 

California Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Project (CALeVIP): Northern California Incentive Project

Deadline: Project is open for Level 2 or DC Fast Chargers on a first come first serve basis.

Amount: Level 2 (up to $7,500 per connection) or DC Fast Chargers (up to $80,000 per charger). There is no limit to the total amount of rebates an organization can receive, if incentive funding is available.
Eligibility: Business, nonprofit organization, California Native American Tribe listed with the Native American Heritage Commission or a public or government entity based in California or operate as a California-based affiliate. Funding is displayed in real time for the three counties within the Northern California Incentive Project with a total funding of $4 million across Humboldt, Shasta and Tehama Counties.

https://calevip.org/incentive-project/northern-california

Summary: The Northern California Incentive Project promotes easy access to zero-emission vehicle infrastructure for the purchase and installation of eligible Electric Vehicle (EV) chargers in Humboldt, Shasta and Tehama counties – with a total of $4 million in available funds. 

 

California Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Project (CALeVIP): Central Coast Incentive Project

Deadline: Project is open for Level 2 or DC Fast Chargers on a first come first serve basis.

Amount: Level 2 (up to $6,500 per connection) or DC Fast Chargers (up to $80,000 per charger). There is no limit to the total amount of rebates an organization can receive, if incentive funding is available.
Eligibility: Business, nonprofit organization, California Native American Tribe listed with the Native American Heritage Commission or a public or government entity based in California or operate as a California-based affiliate. Must be located in Monterey, San Benito and Santa Cruz Counties.

https://calevip.org/incentive-project/central-coast

Summary: The Central Coast Incentive Project promotes easy access to zero-emission vehicle infrastructure for the purchase and installation of eligible Electric Vehicle (EV) chargers in Monterey, San Benito and Santa Cruz counties – with a total of $7 million in available funds. 

 

California Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Project (CALeVIP): San Joaquin Valley Incentive Project

Deadline: Project is open for Level 2 or DC Fast Chargers on a first come first serve basis.

Amount: Level 2 (up to $5,000 per connection) or DC Fast Chargers (up to $80,000 per charger). There is no limit to the total amount of rebates an organization can receive, if incentive funding is available.
Eligibility: Business, nonprofit organization, California Native American Tribe listed with the Native American Heritage Commission or a public or government entity based in California or operate as a California-based affiliate. Must be located in Fresno, Kern and San Joaquin Counties.

https://calevip.org/incentive-project/san-joaquin-valley

Summary: The San Joaquin Valley Incentive Project promotes easy access to zero-emission vehicle infrastructure for the purchase and installation of eligible Electric Vehicle (EV) chargers in Fresno, Kern, and San Joaquin counties – with over $15.3 million in available funds. 

 

Borealis Philanthropy: Communities Transforming Policing Fund

Deadline: Continuous

Amount: $15,000 to $30,000

Eligibility: Nonprofits

https://borealisphilanthropy.org/ctpf2021loi/ 

The Communities Transforming Policing Fund, administered by Borealis Philanthropy, works to resource local communities impacted by deadly and discriminatory policing practices to build power, increase police accountability and transparency, and redefine safety by advocating for investment in community-based programs as alternatives to police, jails, and prisons. Priority consideration will be given to Black-, Indigenous-, or People of Color (BIPOC)-led organizations; organizations led by individuals who have been directly impacted by the criminal legal system; ongoing campaigns in jurisdictions with timely opportunities for change; and organizations who do not receive significant support from national foundations.

 

California Volkswagen (VW) Mitigation Trust

Deadline: First come first served basis

Amount: Up to $3,250,000

Match: Match funding from the applicant is encouraged and required for school bus purchases (at least 5 percent) and all non-government owned purchases (at least 25 percent)

Eligibility: Owners of transit buses, school buses and shuttle buses. Administered by San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District, but available statewide.

http://vwbusmoney.valleyair.org/

The Zero-Emission Transit, School and Shuttle Bus Project provides funding for new zero-emission replacement buses for owners of transit, school, and shuttle buses. This project mitigates excess NOx emissions, reduces pollution in disadvantaged and low-income communities, supports advanced technology vehicle and equipment deployments and accelerates the zero-emission transformation of the heavy-duty fleet. 

 

Boat U.S. Foundation: Grassroots Grant Program

Deadline: LOIs may be submitted throughout the year

Amount: Up to $10,000

Eligibility: Nonprofits, boating clubs, environmental organizations, and student groups, that develop innovative projects to promote safe and clean boating

https://www.boatus.org/grants/ 

The goal of the BoatU.S. Foundation is to be a leader in boating safety and environmental education and outreach, with the purpose of reducing accidents and fatalities, increasing stewardship of the nation's waterways, and keeping boating a safe, accessible, and enjoyable pastime. Past topics have ranged from PSAs on the effects of boating under the influence to hands-on education about the effects of marine debris.

 

The Lisa Libraries

Deadline: Continuous

Amount: Book donation - organizations should cover shipping and handling costs

Eligibility: Organizations that work with families in underserved areas throughout the United States

http://lisalibraries.org/ 

The Lisa Libraries donates new children's books and small libraries to organizations that work with families in underserved areas throughout the United States. Support is provided to organizations in low-income or underserved areas that need a small library, need to rebuild or add to a library, or serve children who would benefit by being given new books to take home. Previously supported libraries include libraries at daycare centers, prison visiting areas for children of incarcerated parents, and after-school programs. Donation of books from The Lisa Libraries is free; however recipient organizations should cover the shipping and handling costs.

 

Union Bank Foundation

Deadline: Ongoing

Amount: Not stated

Eligibility: 501c3 organizations 

https://www.unionbank.com/about-us/social-responsibility 

Foundations' focus is on affordable housing, economic development, stewardship and sustainability.

 

Community Heart & Soul Seed Grant Program

Deadline: Rolling

Amount: $10,000

Match: $10,000. Grant funding requires a cash match from the participating municipality or a partnering organization.

Eligibility: Applying organizations must be from communities with populations of 2,500 to 30,000. Applicant organizations must designate a lead organization that must be a local government, 501c3 organization or informal resident-led group.

https://www.communityheartandsoul.org/seed-grants/ 

Community Heart & Soul is a resident-driven process that engages the entire population of a town in identifying what they love most about their community, what future they want for it, and how to achieve it. The Community Heart & Soul Seed Grant Program provides $10,000 in startup funding for resident-driven groups in small cities and towns across the United States to implement the Community Heart & Soul model. 

 

Solidaire

Deadline: Ongoing

Amount: $20,000 to $200,000

Eligibility: Organizations or groups must have an organizational budget under $3mil. Grants can support C3, C4, LLCs, and other vehicles.

https://solidairenetwork.org/ 

Solidaire Network moves money quickly and generously, and courageously advocates to repair the harms of society’s and philanthropy’s disinvestment from Black, Indigenous, immigrant and other communities leading from the margins. There are three programs available: 

  • Movement Infrastructure Fund -The Movement Infrastructure Fund will provide long-term scaffolding for movement formations and organizations
  • Black Liberation Pooled Fund - The Black Liberation Pooled Fund invests in a robust ecosystem of Black-led social change organizations.
  • Janisha R. Gabriel Movement Protection Fund - As part of the Black Liberation Pooled Fund, Solidaire Network will allocate $2 million for movement protection to honor Janisha R. Gabriel and support the urgent and immediate needs of movement leaders facing threats of violence and a heightened risk of danger due to the current political climate in the United States.

 

Kars4Kids Small Grant Program

Deadline: Ongoing

Amount: $500 to $2,000

Eligibility: 501c3 organizations 

https://www.kars4kidsgrants.org/ 

Kars4Kids is a national Jewish nonprofit organization that is dedicated to helping children develop into productive members of communities throughout the United States. The Kars4Kids Small Grant Program provides support to nonprofit organizations that are working to make a difference in the areas of education, mentoring, and youth development.

 

Cornell Douglas Foundation

Deadline: Ongoing
Amount: $15,000 to $50,000
Eligibility: Nonprofits

https://cornelldouglas.org/ 

The Cornell Douglas Foundation is dedicated to advocating for environmental health and justice, encouraging stewardship of the environment, and furthering respect for sustainability of resources. The Foundation provides grants to nonprofit organizations throughout the United States that address one or more of the following areas of interest: environmental health and justice, land conservation, sustainability of resources, mountaintop removal mining, watershed protection, and K-12 financial literacy.

 

The Glaser Progress Foundation

Deadline: Ongoing

Amount: Not specified
Eligibility: 501c3 organizations 

http://www.glaserprogress.org/ 

The Glaser Progress Foundation aims to build a more just, sustainable, and humane world by supporting nonprofit organizations with a national focus and a strong history of success and recognized leadership within its field. The Foundation is currently accepting application letters in the following program areas: The mission of the Measuring Progress program is to build a better future by improving our understanding and measurement of human progress. The Independent Media program works to strengthen democracy by fostering independent voices and giving voice to the world's silent majority.

 

Public Welfare Foundation

Deadline: LOI may be submitted throughout the year

Amount: Not specified

Eligibility: Nonprofits

https://www.publicwelfare.org/ 

The Public Welfare Foundation supports efforts to advance justice and opportunity for people in need by investing in nonprofit organizations that are advancing a new, transformative system of justice with the core values of racial equity, economic well-being, and fundamental fairness for all. The Foundation supports nonprofit organizations nationwide whose missions are directly related to transforming the criminal and youth justice system in the U.S. The grantmaking categories include the following: 1) organizations developing innovative, transformative approaches to youth and adult criminal justice reform; 2) Black-led movement building focused on dismantling the structures that have caused generations of harm to Black people, building power amongst local Black community members, and advancing efforts to reinvest in communities; 3) organizations focused on investing in community-based solutions that reduce the over-reliance on mass incarceration; and 4) reframing the narrative and fostering greater transparency and urgency around the U.S. criminal justice system through storytelling, journalism, etc. (The Foundation also offers targeted grantmaking for organizations in the jurisdictions of Colorado, Georgia, Louisiana, Michigan, and Oklahoma as well as Jackson, MS; Milwaukee, WI; and Washington, DC, that address adult and/or youth criminal justice.)

 

MUFG Union Bank Foundation

Deadline: Ongoing

Amount: Not specified
Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations in the communities where the bank has operations

https://www.unionbank.com/about-us/social-responsibility 

The MUFG Union Bank Foundation supports nonprofit organizations in the communities where the Bank has operations in Arizona, California, Georgia, Illinois, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Texas, and Washington. The Foundation awards grants to organizations that expand access to economic opportunity in low- and moderate-income communities, specifically in the following areas: Affordable Housing, Economic Development, and Stewardship and Sustainability.

 

The Kampe Foundation: General Grants

Deadline: Ongoing (LOI)

Amount: $1,000 to $7,500

Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations in 9 western states (including California)

https://kampefoundation.org/general-grants 

The Foundation's General Grants are provided to organizations that address one or more of the following program areas: healthcare and education for special populations (youth, people with disabilities, low-income populations, and senior citizens); Christian ministry, ethics, and social justice; science and engineering; and sustainable agriculture and environmental issues. 

 

David Rockefeller Fund

Deadline: Ongoing

Amount: Not specified

Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations

http://www.drfund.org/ 

The David Rockefeller Fund aims to foster and embody a more just, creative, and flourishing world. The Fund currently provides support to nonprofit organizations nationally in three program areas: The Criminal Justice Program focuses on supporting bold new ideas and policy proposals for transforming U.S. detention and incarceration policy. The Environment Program focuses on funding new ideas, initiatives, and policy breakthroughs in support of bipartisan U.S. climate leadership. The Arts Program focuses on cultivating, showcasing, and disseminating the stories of innovative art for social change.

 

Smart & Final Charitable Foundation

Deadline: Ongoing

Amount: Not specified
Eligibility: Nonprofits

https://www.smartandfinal.com/donation-request 

The Smart & Final Charitable Foundation supports nonprofit organizations that work to improve the quality of life in the communities the company serves in Arizona, California, and Nevada. The Foundation's areas of interest include health and wellness, education, hunger relief, disaster relief, and team sports and youth development. Requests may be submitted throughout the year. 

Note: Due to Coronavirus (COVID-19), the Smart & Final Charitable Foundation will be slower to respond to requests submitted through smartandfinal.com. We will be temporarily expanding our response time past 60 days and apologize for any inconvenience.

 

Third Wave Mobilize Power Fund

Deadline: Proposals accepted all year and reviewed monthly

Amount: Up to $10,000 for individual organizations and up to $20,000 for coalitions and partnerships

Eligibility: Grassroots organizations, groups, and collectives without 501(c)(3) status are encouraged to apply.

https://www.thirdwavefund.org/mobilize-power-fund.html

Third Wave Fund supports youth-led gender justice activism to advance the political power, well-being, and self-determination of communities of color and low-income communities in the United States. Third Wave's Mobilize Power Fund provides grants for urgent organizing and activism led by young cis women of color, low-income youth, or queer, trans, and intersex youth of color around the country who are taking on this country's most challenging issues.

 

The Solutions Project: Fighter Fund

Deadline: Applications may be submitted at any time

Amount: $500 to $15,000

Eligibility: Ideal grantees are tax-exempt organizations, either 501(c)(3) or (c)(4), that:

  • Are governed by the communities in which they serve
  • Mobilize marginalized communities
  • Have the capacity to leverage resources from additional funders
  • Are experimenting with innovative tactics to activate constituencies.

https://thesolutionsproject.org/grants/

The Solutions Project is dedicated to accelerating the transition to clean energy for all. The Solutions Project's Fighter Fund is a rapid response grantmaking program that provides support to pivotal frontline leaders accelerating the transition to clean energy in the United States. The Fund's interest areas include the following: local and state policy work supporting a just transition to 100% clean energy and a regenerative economy; fossil fuel infrastructure resistance; indigenous organizing and indigenous-led movements; transparent, cleaner, and democratically controlled rural electric cooperatives; and community-led clean energy demonstration projects in need of seed capital. 

 

Circle for Justice Innovations: Strategic Opportunities Support Rapid Response Fund

Deadline: Rolling basis

Amount: $2,500 to $5,000

Eligibility: 501c3 organizations 

https://www.cjifund.org/apply-for-grants

The Strategic Opportunities Support (SOS) Rapid Response Fund has always provided flexible and immediate funding to organizations responding to changing political landscapes and working to build collective power at critical junctures. Grants currently support organizations that responds to opportunities or dangers affecting the health, safety, or human rights of incarcerated and directly impacted people based on COVID-19 policies or practices.

 

The William G. Irwin Charity Foundation

Deadline: The Foundation trustees meet to review proposals approximately every two months. The trustees usually evaluate proposals received four weeks prior to a meeting date.

Amount: $25,000 to $300,000

Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations in California and Hawaii

The Foundation is particularly interested in proposals involving:

  • arts and culture, including performing arts;
  • children and youth, including at-risk youth and child abuse prevention;
  • community projects;
  • education, including, higher, primary/secondary, and private education;
  • health, including hospitals and medical projects;
  • hunger and homelessness; and,
  • veteran services.

Attn: Dianna Deeley
235 Montgomery Street
Suite 711

San Francisco, CA 94104

415-362-6954

 

Matson Foundation

Deadline: Committee meetings to review requests are generally held every five to seven weeks. Note: Requests for event support should be submitted no later than 90 days prior to the event.

Amount: Varies. Total annual giving is $2 million

Eligibility: Charitable and community organizations (West Coast, Hawaii, Alaska and Guam)

https://www.matson.com/community/index.html 

The Foundation's areas of interest include:

  • maritime environment and ocean resource conservation;
  • education, including preschool through university, STEM programs, and transportation careers training and development;
  • human services, including community health and safety needs;
  • arts and culture, including learning centers/libraries, cultural identity, and historic presence; and,
  • civic and community programs, including volunteerism, clean-ups, and events.

 

Emergent Fund

Deadline: Ongoing

Amount: Not specified
Eligibility: Nonprofits

https://www.emergentfund.net/

The Emergent Fund supports grassroots organizing and power building in communities of color throughout the United States who are facing injustice based on racial, ethnic, religious, and other forms of discrimination. Grants are provided to develop innovative strategies to transform our country. The focus is on the following two types of activities: 1) efforts that support emergent strategies that help communities respond to rapidly changing conditions, including resisting new or amplified threats and building power to move a proactive agenda; and 2) efforts seeking long-term social justice and economic justice in a political and social climate that seeks to dismantle such efforts.

 

Marathon Petroleum Foundation

Deadline: Ongoing
Amount: Not specified

Eligibility: Nonprofits, federal, state or local government entity in communities where company has significant presence

https://www.marathonpetroleum.com/Sustainability/Creating-Shared-Value-and-Opportunity/Marathon-Petroleum-Foundation/

Marathon provides funding for projects in the following categories:

  • Environmental conservation and 
  • Public safety 

 

Craig Newmark Philanthropies

Deadline: None

Amount: Not specified

Eligibility: Nonprofits

https://craignewmarkphilanthropies.org/

Craig Newmark Philanthropies was created by craigslist founder Craig Newmark to support and connect people and drive broad civic engagement. It works to advance grassroots organizations that are "getting stuff done" in areas that include the following: trustworthy journalism and the information ecosystem, voter protection, gender diversity in technology, and veterans and military families. 

 

Glaser Progress Foundation

Deadline: Not specified

Amount: Not specified

Eligibility: 501c3 organizations

http://www.glaserprogress.org/application/index.asp

The Glaser Progress Foundation aims to build a more just, sustainable, and humane world by supporting nonprofit organizations with a national focus and a strong history of success and recognized leadership within its field. The Foundation is currently accepting application letters in the following program areas: The mission of the Measuring Progress program is to build a better future by improving our understanding and measurement of human progress. The Independent Media program works to strengthen democracy by fostering independent voices and giving voice to the world’s silent majority. 

 

U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA): FY 2020 EDA Public Works and Economic Adjustment Assistance Programs

Deadline: There are no submission deadlines under this opportunity. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the publication of a new PWEAA NOFO.

Amount: $100,000 to $3 million

Match: Yes

Eligibility: Cites, counties, special districts, state governments, private, public and state controlled institutions of higher education, nonprofits

https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=321695 

EDA solicits applications from applicants in rural and urban areas to provide investments that support construction, non-construction, technical assistance, and revolving loan fund projects under EDA’s Public Works and EAA programs. Grants and cooperative agreements made under these programs are designed to leverage existing regional assets and support the implementation of economic development strategies that advance new ideas and creative approaches to advance economic prosperity in distressed communities. EDA provides strategic investments on a competitive- merit-basis to support economic development, foster job creation, and attract private investment in economically distressed areas of the United States.

 

Guitar Center Music Foundation

Deadline: Continuous

Amount: Product Donation ($10-$30 per item shipping reimbursement fee required) Up to 8 instruments

Eligibility: 501c3 organizations and public schools

https://guitarcenterfoundation.org/grants/grants-info/

The organization is currently awarding acoustic guitars, electric guitars, acoustic-electric guitars, bass guitars and the equipment necessary to play these instruments. However, other traditional music instruments are sometimes available. Traditional instruments include string instruments, woodwind instruments, brass instruments, percussion instruments, keyboards and voice. 

 

CalRecycle: Greenhouse Gas Reduction Loan Program

Deadline: Continuous

Amount: Up to $2 million

Match: 25%

Eligibility: Cities, counties, regional or local sanitation agencies, waste agencies or JPA’s, private, for-profit entities and nonprofit entities

https://www.calrecycle.ca.gov/climate/grantsloans/GHGLoans/FY201516/

The purpose of this noncompetitive loan program is to lower overall greenhouse gas emissions by providing loans to expand existing capacity or establish new facilities to process California-generated waste materials into new value-added products.

 

Major League Baseball (MLB-MLBPA) Youth Development Foundation

Deadline: Continuous – Applications are reviewed quarterly by the Board of Directors

Amount: Not specified
Eligibility: Nonprofits, public school, municipality, MLB Club or American Indian Tribe. Board is looking for innovative and creative ideas to increase baseball/softball opportunities for youth (20 and under), related experience, committed staff, financial stability, business plan to attract other funders, helping underserved youth.

https://www.mlb.com/baseball-tomorrow-fund/how-to-apply

Summary: Foundation considers requests for a variety of purposes including funding capital projects (e.g., field renovations, baseball/softball programs and education initiatives. Capital projects include: building and renovating fields and practice facilities and installing lighting. Baseball/Softball programs include: in-school/after-school baseball/softball programming, equipment and uniforms, umpire fees, player registration fees and practice facility rental fees. Education initiatives include: programs, exhibits and other learning opportunities that use baseball and softball as its primary focus to promote interest and engagement in the game.





 

KaBOOM!: Build it with KaBOOM!

Deadline: Continuous

Amount: $15,000 - Grantees are awarded a $15,000 grant to be used toward the purchase of playground equipment. To supplement the $15,000 KaBOOM! grant, grantees are required to raise a minimum of $9,000 (for a total project value of $24,000) up to a maximum of $35,000 (for a total project value of $50,000) towards the cost of the playground project. This amount does not include the cost for safety surfacing, freight, site preparation, installation supervision and any other non-playground equipment items.

Match: $9,000
Eligibility: Must be located in San Jose, Los Angeles County, San Francisco, Brisbane, San Bernardino, Anaheim, Oakland or Santa Ana (See other qualified Community Partner requirements)

https://kaboom.org/grants/build_it_with_kaboom#eligibility

A Build it with KaBOOM! grant provides the facilitation and support of an experienced Project Manager as community members embark on a 5–12 week planning process. After selection, all partners will join together for a community Design Day, inviting play experts (the kids, of course) to design their dream playspace. 

 

Cisco Global Impact Cash Grants

Deadline: None

Amount: Not specified

Eligibility: Nonprofits

https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/about/csr/community/nonprofits/global-impact-cash-grants.html

Cisco Global Impact Cash Grants support nonprofit organizations in the U.S. and worldwide with scalable, replicable, and sustainable solutions that use Internet and network technology to benefit individuals and communities around the world. In the Education category, Cisco supports technology-based solutions and education delivery models that improve student performance and engagement in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). The Economic Empowerment category focuses on programs that encourage employment success, entrepreneurship, and long-term self-sufficiency by providing access to skills, knowledge, and financial products and services via technology-based solutions. Through the Critical Human Needs category, Cisco grants help overcome the cycle of poverty and dependence by supporting organizations that address the basic needs of underserved communities.  

 

National Science Foundation: Secure and Trustworthy Cyberspace

Deadline: Continuous

Amount: $50,000 to $1.2 million

Match: No

Eligibility: Non-profit, non-academic organizations: Independent museums, observatories, research labs, professional societies and similar organizations in the U.S. associated with educational or research activities. -Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs) - Two- and four-year IHEs (including community colleges) 

https://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf19603

In today’s increasingly networked, distributed, and asynchronous world, cybersecurity involves hardware, software, networks, data, people, and integration with the physical world. Society’s overwhelming reliance on this complex cyberspace, however, has exposed its fragility and vulnerabilities that defy existing cyber-defense measures; corporations, agencies, national infrastructure and individuals continue to suffer cyber-attacks. Achieving a truly secure cyberspace requires addressing both challenging scientific and engineering problems involving many components of a system, and vulnerabilities that stem from human behaviors and choices. 

 

Wallace Global Fund

Deadline: Continuous

Amount: Not specified

Eligibility: Nonprofits

http://wgf.org/

The mission of the Wallace Global Fund is to promote an informed and engaged citizenry, to fight injustice, and to protect the diversity of nature and the natural systems upon which all life depends. Grants are provided for initiatives at the national and global levels, as well as for significant local or regional programs offering the potential to leverage broader impact. The focus is on nonprofit organizations and non-governmental organizations that are catalyzing significant change in line with one of the following priority areas: Challenge Corporate Power, Defend and Renew Democracy, Protect the Environment, Promote Truth and Creative Freedom in Media, and Advance Women’s Human Rights and Empowerment. 

 

The Nathan Cummings Foundation

Deadline: Letters of inquiry may be submitted at any time

Amount: Not specified

Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations

https://nathancummings.org/our-focus/

The Nathan Cummings Foundation is rooted in the Jewish tradition and is committed to creating a more just, vibrant, sustainable, and democratic society. The Foundation is currently focused on finding solutions to the two most challenging problems of our time—the climate crisis and growing inequality. The Foundation invests in the following four focus areas that together advance the vision of a healthy planet and a healthy democracy: Inclusive Clean Economy; Racial and Economic Justice; Corporate and Political Accountability; and Voice, Creativity, and Culture.

 

Beneficial State Foundation Sponsorship Program

Deadline: Continuous

Amount: Up to $1,000 for event sponsorship

Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations 

http://beneficialstate.org/sponsorships/

The Beneficial State Foundation Sponsorship Program supports nonprofit organizations in the communities the bank serves in California, Oregon, and Washington. Event sponsorships of up to $1,000 are provided to organizations that are engaged in transformative social and environmental work. Focus areas include affordable housing and multi-family housing; arts, culture, and community building; beneficial financial services; economic, business, and job development; making, manufacturing, and production; social justice; environmental sustainability; health and well-being; and healthy food. 

 

South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD): Electric Lawn and Garden Equipment 

Deadline: Not stated

Amount: Discounted equipment. One equivalent operable gasoline- or diesel-powered piece of lawn and garden equipment must be scraped to qualify for incentive funding towards battery electric replacement equipment.

Eligibility: Local governments, school districts, nonprofit organizations

http://www.aqmd.gov/home/programs/community/lawn-and-garden-equipment 

PROGRAM GOALS: Improve air quality by exchanging older, polluting gasoline- or diesel-powered commercial lawn and garden equipment for new zero emission, battery electric commercial grade equipment for operation within South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) four county region. Special focus will be given to environmental justice (EJ)or disadvantaged communities.

 

California Coastal Conservancy: Santa Monica Bay Restoration Plan (Proposition 12)

Deadline: Open until all funds are exhausted

Amount: $6.9 for entire program

Eligibility: Government agencies and nonprofit organizations 

http://scc.ca.gov/files/2018/05/Prop12_SMB_Grant_Solicitation_and_Application_2018.pdf

Regional planning, research, monitoring, and assessments will generally be considered only when directly tied to the furtherance of on-the-ground projects. Projects should meet the goals and objectives in the Prop 12 Santa Monica Bay Restoration Grant Solicitation p. 2 of 5 Conservancy’s Strategic Plan. In addition, project applications should provide information that will enable consideration of any applicable criteria specified in the Project Selection Criteria and Guidelines established by the Conservancy’s board.

 

U.S. Department of Justice: Antiterrorism and Emergency Assistance Program for Crime Victim Compensation and/or Assistance

Deadline: Open

Amount: There are no minimum or maximum levels of funding for grant awards. OVC will work with applicants to ensure that the level of funding requested is necessary to meet their unique circumstances and needs.

Match: No

Eligibility: Eligible applicants are limited to state victim assistance programs; public agencies, including federal, state, and local governments, federally recognized Indian tribal governments, public institutions of higher education; and victim service and nongovernmental organizations.

https://ovc.ncjrs.gov/Solicitation.aspx?utm_source=newsfromovc&utm_medium=email&utm_content=response_to_opioid_crisis_5.30.2018&utm_c 

This program is designed to supplement the resources and services of entities responding to these acts when a jurisdiction has been overwhelmed after such an incident. AEAP funds can assist with crisis response in the initial aftermath of an event; help victims adapt, restore their equilibrium, and deal with the consequences of the event; and facilitate victim participation in the judicial process. AEAP is also designed to supplement state crime victim compensation administrative agencies that reimburse victims for out-of-pocket expenses related to their victimization. Additionally, training and technical assistance funds are available to identify resources, assess needs, coordinate services to victims, and develop strategies for responding to an event.

 

Public Welfare Foundation

Deadline: LOI’s are accepted on a continuous basis

Amount: Not specified

Eligibility: 501c3 organizations

http://www.publicwelfare.org/grants-process/program-guidelines/ 

The Public Welfare Foundation supports efforts to advance justice and opportunity for people in need. The Foundation looks for strategic points where its funds can make a significant difference and improve lives through policy and system reform that results in transformative change. We focus on three program areas: Criminal Justice, Youth Justice and Workers’ Rights.

 

BCM Foundation

Deadline: None

Amount: $10,000 to $250,000

Eligibility: Nonprofits, primarily in Los Angeles County with emphasis on Whittier

The Foundation's areas of interest include:

  • arts and culture, including arts education and museums;
  • children and youth, including at-risk youth;
  • education, including libraries; and,
  • human services, including food banks.

Contact Info:

Attn: James D. Shepard
8152 Painter Avenue
Suite 201

Whittier, CA 90602 - 3757

[email protected]

562-696-0338

 

Cheeryble Foundation

Deadline: None

Amount: $100 to $34,000
Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations in Southern California with an emphasis on Santa Barbara

The Foundation's areas of interest include:

  • arts and culture, including museums;
  • children and youth;
  • education, including libraries;
  • the environment; 
  • health; and,
  • human services.

Attn: Zora Charles
c/o Singer Burke Zimmer, LLP
6345 Balboa Boulevard
Suite 375

Encino, CA 91316

 

Mortimer and Mimi Levitt Foundation

Deadline: None

Amount: $100 to $185,000

Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations, primarily the Los Angeles area

The Foundation's areas of interest include:

  • arts and culture, including the performing arts and museums;
  • community development;
  • education;
  • health; and,
  • social services.

Contact Info:

Attn: Kathy Eberly Ovitt
c/o Levitt Properties
106 Quarry Road

Hamburg, NJ 07419

 

Whole Foods Market Community Giving Program

Deadline: None

Amount: Varies

Eligibility: Nonprofit and educational organizations

https://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/mission-values/caring-communities/community-giving 

Examples of the types of organizations supported include:

  • education, including school support organizations, after-school organizations, etc.;
  • community and culture, including arts organizations, museums, parks, etc.;
  • human interest, including elder care, children and youth, homeless assistance, etc.; and,
  • environmental issues, including organic food and farming, natural wildlife protection, green living, etc.

 

Desert Healthcare District

Deadline: LOI – Continuous 

Amount: Not specified. $61,000 annual giving

Eligibility: Government agencies and nonprofit organizations in Coachella Valley

http://www.dhcd.org/ 

The Desert Healthcare District provides grants to nonprofit organizations and government agencies that promote good health in the Coachella Valley of California.

  • Responsive Grants - Community health and wellness services in the development and implementation of new programs and services 
  • Sustaining Programs - Critical community health and wellness services provided by an established District partner that is a nonprofit, community-based organization or public agency. 
  • Proactive Projects - Leveraging financial, intellectual, and technical resources to identify and alleviate healthcare disparities, address and improve access to health and wellness services, and create environmental change that supports optimal health and a culture of wellness. 
  • Mini Grants - This program allows the community to access support for small health initiatives that possibly do not have the capacity for a large program or project. 

 

The A. Gary Anderson Family Foundation

Deadline: Continuous

Amount: Total annual giving $646,000

Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations in Orange County

The Foundation's areas of interest include:

  • arts and culture;
  • children and youth;
  • education;
  • health; and,
  • social services.

Contact Info: 

17772 Cowan

Irvine, CA 92614

949-242-5050

 

The Cirila Fund

Deadline: Continuous

Amount: $100 to $36,000

Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations in Orange County

The Fund's areas of interest include:

  • arts and culture;
  • children and youth;
  • the environment;
  • health, including reproductive health; and,
  • social services.

Contact Info: 

c/o M. Blank and Company, Inc.
23705 Birtcher Drive

Lake Forest, CA 92630

949-830-5231

 

Segerstrom Foundation

Deadline: Continuous

Amount: $4,000 to $120,000

Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations in Orange County
The Foundation's primary focus is on the performing and visual arts and social services.

Contact Info:

Attn: Nancy West
3333 Bristol Street

Costa Mesa, CA 92626

714-546-0110

 

Stantec Community Investment Program

Deadline: Continuous

Amount: Not specified

Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations

https://www.stantec.com/en/about/community-engagement 

Priority is given to funding programs in the following areas:

  • Arts
  • Education
  • Environment
  • Health and Wellness

 

Rockwell Collins Charitable Contributions Grant

Deadline: Under $20,000 deadline is ongoing

Amount: Varies

Match: Not specified

Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations

https://www.rockwellcollins.com/Our-Company/Corporate-Responsibility/Community-Overview/Charitable-Giving.aspx 

Rockwell Collins giving priorities include education with an emphasis in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) and arts and culture with an emphasis on youth development. We believe that by strengthening the quality of education and providing opportunities for youth involvement and leadership, we are helping students prepare for the future.

 

Cigna Foundation World of Difference Grants

Deadline: Online requests may be submitted at any time

Amount: Not specified

Match: Not specified

Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations

http://www.cybergrants.com/cignagiving/?WT.z_nav=about-us%2Fcorporate-responsibility%2Fcigna-foundation%3BBody%3BCollaboration%20Innovation%3A%20World%20of%20Difference%20Grants

The Cigna Foundation is committed to providing opportunities for individuals everywhere to achieve the best possible health. The Foundation’s World of Difference Grants focus on health equity, helping people overcome barriers to their health and well-being related to factors such as ethnicity, race, gender, age, geography, or economics. 

 

Thornton Foundation

Deadline: Continuous

Amount: $900 to $50,000

Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations in Los Angeles County, with emphasis on San Marino

The Foundation's areas of interest include:

  • arts and culture, including museums and music;
  • civic affairs;
  • education, including libraries and higher education;
  • health; and,
  • historic preservation.

Contact Information: 

Charles B. Thornton, Jr.

1220 Virginia Road

San Marino, CA 91108 - 1054

626-795-8604

 

Walter & Elise Haas Fund

Deadline: None (Submit LOI) 

Amount: $5,000 to $150,000

Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations in San Francisco and Alameda Counties

https://haassr.org/ 

The mission of the Walter & Elise Haas Fund is to help build a healthy, just, and vibrant society in which people feel connected to and responsible for their community.

The Arts
The purpose of this area is to enable Bay Area residents to realize the full potential of the arts to build cross-cultural understanding and enrich individual lives.

Economic Security
The purpose of this area is to help low-income working individuals and families achieve upward mobility and economic security.

Education
The purpose of this area is to help ensure that public school students furthest from opportunity are in schools and classrooms with exceptional teachers.

Jewish Life 
The purpose of this program is to foster a vibrant, inclusive Jewish community in the Bay Area, one that offers opportunities for engagement in Jewish life and that encourages participation in the broader pluralistic society.

 

Audrey and Sydney Irmas Charitable Foundation

Deadline: None

Amount: $100 to $150,000

Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations in Southern California

Funding priorities include, but are not limited to:

  • arts and culture;
  • children and youth, including at-risk youth;
  • the environment;
  • health;
  • human rights:
  • Jewish causes and services;
  • social services, including services for the homeless; and,
  • women's issues, including reproductive rights.

Attn: Matthew Irmas
11911 San Vicente Boulevard
Suite 351

Los Angeles, CA 90049

[email protected]

310-476-0261

 

Dorene and Lee Butler Family Foundation

Deadline: Continuous

Amount: $500 to $72,500

Match: Not specified

Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations in Southern California

The Foundation's areas of interest include, but are not limited to:

  • children and youth;
  • education;
  • the environment;
  • seniors;
  • social services;
  • women; and,
  • veterans.

Attn: Lisa Butler Herring, Executive Director
1725 20th Street

San Francisco, CA 94107

 

California Community Foundation

Deadline: Varies by program

Amount: Not specified (annual giving is $179 million)

Match: Not specified

Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations in Los Angeles County

https://www.calfund.org/nonprofits/grant-opportunities/ 

  • Education Pipeline
  • Health
  • Youth Empowerment: BLOOM (Building a Lifetime of Options and Opportunities for Men)
  • Housing and Economic Opportunity
  • Smart Growth
  • Immigrant Integration

 

The Eisner Foundation

Deadline: None – Submit LOI year round

Amount: $10,000 to $300,000

Match: Not specified

Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations in the Greater Los Angeles Area

http://eisnerfoundation.org/apply-for-a-grant/ 

The mission of the Eisner Foundation is to identify, advocate for, and invest in high-quality and innovative programs that unite multiple generations for the betterment of communities. The Foundation funds programs that bring traditionally segregated generations together to generate innovative solutions to issues of inequality, access, and justice.

 

John Gogian Family Foundation

Deadline: Requests reviewed twice per year. (see website)

Amount: $20,000 to $35,000

Match: Not specified

Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations in Los Angeles County

https://www.gogianfoundation.org/grants-program-info/grant-guidelines/ 

The Foundation supports organizations that provide services and solutions for:

  • developmentally disabled adults and children;
  • vulnerable seniors; and,
  • abused, neglected, and disadvantaged youth.

The Foundation funds organizations that provide services to abused and neglected youth who are living in out-of-home placement or with a pending threat of out-of-home placement.

 

Pacific Western Foundation

Deadline: Continuous

Amount: $500 to $25,000

Match: Not specified

Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations in Los Angeles and San Francisco area

https://www.pacificwesternbank.com/community-giving 

The Foundation's areas of interest include:

  • Catholic churches, schools, and organizations;
  • homelessness;
  • human services; and,
  • seniors.

 

Ralph M. Parsons Foundation

Deadline: Continuous

Amount: $500 to $100,000

Match: Not specified

Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations in Los Angeles County

http://rmpf.org/grantmaking/how-to-apply/ 

The Foundation's focus areas include the following:

  • Education
  • Human Services
  • Civic and Cultural
  • Health

 

Southwest Gas Corporation Foundation

Deadline: Not specified

Amount: $100 to $10,000

Match: Not specified

Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations in Barstow, Big Bear and Victorville

https://www.swgas.com/en/charitable-giving 

The Foundation makes small grants the following areas:

  • Health and Welfare
  • Youth and Education
  • Civic Responsibility and Community
  • Environment
  • Arts and Culture

 

Kinder Morgan: KM Foundation Education Grants

Deadline: The 10th of every other month beginning in January. (July 10, September 10)

Amount: $1,000 - $5,000

Match: None

Eligibility: Public schools, private schools, and 501(c)(3) nonprofits

http://www.kindermorgan.com/community/km_foundation.cfm 

The Kinder Morgan Foundation believes that today's youth are tomorrow's leaders, and our mission is to provide them with opportunities to learn and grow. Our goal is to help today's science, math and music students become the engineers, educators and musicians who will support our diverse communities for many years to come. To accomplish this goal, we fund programs that promote the academic and artistic interests of young people in the many cities and towns across North America where Kinder Morgan operates.  Focus areas include: Academic programs, including tutoring as well as Arts education programs.

 

The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation

Deadline: LOI’s accepted throughout the year

Amount: Not specified

Match: Not specified

Eligibility: Municipalities and nonprofits

https://hjweinbergfoundation.org/grants/process/ 

The Older Adults program is the single largest grant making area from this Foundation. Even better: there are no deadlines, and the Foundation accepts Letters of Inquiry (LOI) on a rolling basis and reviews them weekly. There are several different categories of grant making in this program. These include grants for residential care facilities, such as nursing homes or assisted living residences that are aiming to make their facilities more “home-like.” The Foundations also funds home repair and home modification services for older adults. Community-based facilities, like senior centers and adult day program sites, are also a funded area. Elder homelessness, elder abuse emergency services, caregiver support, promotion of professional long-term care workforce, and economic security programs for seniors are also eligible for consideration for funding. 

 

Mobil Beacon: Connect for Success Student Access Donation Program

Deadline: Accepted throughout the year

Amount: Up to 25 laptops and 4G LTE hotspots with free 4G LTE high-speed internet service for 12 months

Match: Not specified

Eligibility: School or university in one of the 50 eligible cities in U.S. (California: Chico, Fresno, Palm Springs, Santa Rosa, Yuba City)

http://www2.mobilebeacon.org/connect-for-success-application 

Mobile Beacon's Connect for Success Student Access Donation Program was created to offer schools in 50 cities across the United States the laptops and mobile Internet access they need to help students struggling to keep up. The program makes it possible for K-12 schools and higher education institutions in Sprint's 4G LTE service area to provide students without Internet access at home with the tools, connectivity, and hardware they need to complete homework assignments, access educational resources at home, and keep up with their peers. Schools can request up to 25 laptops and 4G LTE hotspots with free 4G LTE high-speed Internet service for 12 months. 

 

The Ahmanson Foundation

Deadline: Continuous

Amount: $500 to $1,000,000

Match: Not specified

Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations 

http://theahmansonfoundation.org/ 

The Foundation's areas of interest include:

  • the arts and humanities;
  • education at all levels;
  • healthcare and medicine; and,
  • human services, including homelessness and underserved populations.

 

Amgen Foundation

Deadline: None. Requests reviewed quarterly

Amount: $10,000 to $1,000,000

Match: Not specified

Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations, government agencies and educational institutions. Emphasis in Thousand Oaks and South San Francisco.

https://www.amgen.com/responsibility/amgen-foundation/ 

The Amgen Foundation seeks to advance science education, improve quality of care and access for patients, and support resources that create sound communities. The Foundation focuses its philanthropy in the following key areas:

  • Science Education
  • Community Life

 

Angell Foundation

Deadline: None

Amount: $500 to $150,000

Match: Not specified

Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations

https://angellfoundation.org/ 

The Foundation's areas of interest include the following:

  • Education as Opportunity
    The Foundation funds organizations that support students from underserved communities in successfully completing post-secondary degrees or certificates that lead to meaningful careers. The focus is on students ages 14-26 from populations that are traditionally underserved and experience the greatest disparity in post-secondary credential attainment beyond high school: low-income students, foster youth, students of color, young men of color, and first-generation college students.
  • Food Equity
    The Foundation funds a small cohort of hunger relief organizations that strive to meet the immediate food needs of underserved communities. Simultaneously, the Foundation offers grants to broader efforts that promote equitable, sustainable food systems and educate the public-at-large about the reality of communities struggling with food insecurity.
  • Transformational Leadership
    The Foundation funds efforts that provide opportunities for people to engage in processes that transform the way they think, especially in how to use their skills, talents, and influence to make a positive impact within their communities and organizations. Additionally, the Foundation funds programs that encourage those in leadership positions to develop practices and habits that will enable them to sustain their effectiveness and resilience over time. More specifically, funding goes toward leadership trainings, skills-based workshops, and reflective retreats for individuals and organizations.

 

Armand Hammer Foundation

Deadline: None

Amount: $500 to $100,000

Match: Not specified

Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations, primary focus in Los Angeles and Santa Barbara Counties

3501 Via Real

Carpinteria, CA 93013

310-996-6805

The Foundation's areas of interest include, but are not limited to:

  • arts and culture;
  • children and youth;
  • civic affairs;
  • education;
  • health; and,
  • social services.

 

Boeckman Charitable Foundation

Deadline: None

Amount: $500 to $35,000

Match: Not specified

Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations, primarily in Los Angeles metropolitan area

15505 Roscoe Boulevard

North Hills, CA 91343

818-787-3800

The Foundation's areas of interest include

  • children and youth;
  • Christian churches and organizations;
  • education;
  • human services;
  • mental health; and,
  • services for the blind.

 

Carrie Estelle Doheny Foundation

Deadline: None

Amount: $5,000 to $300,000

Match: Not specified

Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations in Los Angeles area

http://www.dohenyfoundation.org/ 

The Foundation's areas of interest includes education, medical, religion (Roman Catholic faith), health and welfare and aiding the needy.
 

The GUESS? Foundation

Deadline: None

Amount: $5,000 to $50,000

Match: Not specified

Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations, primarily in Los Angeles area

https://shop.guess.com/en/foundation/ 

The mission of the GUESS? Foundation is to pursue social, health, and educational opportunities that enhance the well-being, development, protection, and assistance to men, women, and children. The Foundation's areas of interest include:

  • education;
  • AIDS research and treatment;
  • children and youth; and,
  • the protection of the environment.

 

Mark H. and Blanche M. Harrington Foundation

Deadline: None

Amount: $200 to $225,000

Match: Not specified

Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations, emphasis in Southern California

c/o Citizens Business Bank, Trustee
P.O. Box 2549

Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91729 - 2549

626-405-8335

The Foundation's areas of interest include:

  • arts and culture;
  • Christian organizations;
  • children and youth, including at-risk youth;
  • education;
  • the environment;
  • health, including hospitals;
  • historic preservation; and,
  • social services.




 

Bonner Family Foundation

Deadline: None

Amount: $300 to $35,000

Match: Not specified

Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations in Fresno Area

Attn: Ms. Kaye B. Cummings
565 East Mallard Circle

Fresno, CA 93720

[email protected]

559-434-5061

The Foundation's areas of interest include:

  • arts and culture, including music programs;
  • public radio and television;
  • arts education projects in elementary schools; and,
  • teacher training in the arts.

 

The California Wellness Foundation

Deadline: No LOI deadline

Amount: $120,000 to $200,000

Match: Not specified

Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations, public agencies, religious organizations and tribal governments

http://www.calwellness.org/ 

The mission of The California Wellness Foundation is to improve the health of the people of California by making grants for health promotion, wellness education, and disease prevention.

The Foundation pursues the following goals through its grantmaking:

  • to address the particular health needs of traditionally underserved populations, including low-income individuals, people of color, youth, and residents of rural areas;
  • to support and strengthen nonprofit organizations that seek to improve the health of underserved populations;
  • to recognize and encourage leaders who are working to increase health and wellness within their communities; and,
  • to inform policymakers and opinion leaders about important wellness and healthcare issues.

 

The Sence Foundation

Deadline: None

Amount: $500 to $10,000

Match: Not specified

Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations in Central California

1020 East Mineral King Avenue

Visalia, CA 93292

559-625-1588

The Sence Foundation primarily provides support to nonprofit organizations in California, with emphasis on Central California.

The Foundation's areas of interest include, but are not limited to:

  • health, including research, and hospitals;
  • education, including higher education; and,
  • children and youth.

 

Pop Culture Collaborative: Pop Up Rapid Response Grants

Deadline: Ongoing

Amount: $5,000 to $30,000

Match: Not specified

Eligibility: Nonprofit

http://popcollab.org/grants/grants-recipients/rapid-response-grants/  

The Pop Culture Collaborative represents an innovative hub for high impact partnerships and grants designed to help organizations and individuals leverage the reach and power of pop culture for social justice goals. Pop Up Rapid Response Grants are designed to help organizations working to build movements, drive campaigns, produce stories, and leverage media and entertainment mediums to drive positive narrative and social change in popular culture. Funded projects must impact, support, or engage at least one of these community groups: people of color, immigrants, refugees, or Muslims. Examples of funded projects include public events and private retreats; tool and resource prototypes; network and partnership building; story, narrative, and strategy design process; and creative content including short film/video, concerts, music recordings, etc.

 

United States Golf Association (USGA) and National Alliance for Accessible Golf

Deadline: Continuous

Amount: Up to $20,000

Match: Yes – amount not specific

Eligibility: Municipalities, school districts and nonprofit organizations

https://www.accessgolf.org/grants/alliance_grants.cfm 

Grants support organizations which provide opportunities for individuals with disabilities to learn and enjoy the game of golf and its inherent values. The Alliance and the USGA share the belief that the game of golf is exceptionally well-suited to allow individuals with disabilities to participate in a recreational or competitive activity with participants who have various types of disabilities as well as those who do not have disabilities. 

 

Adidas: Corporate Giving Grants

Deadline: Continuous

Amount: Varies; cash donations or in-kind

Match: Not specified 

Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations

https://www.adidas-group.com/en/sustainability/reporting/policies-and-standards/ 

Corporate Giving will be provided selectively and focuses on the following areas of engagement: 1) Sports within a social context; 2) Kids and Youth; 3) Education o Preventive Health Projects (preferably sports-related); 4) Relief efforts adidas supports projects which show sustainable benefits to the communities where we live and operate.

 

Waste Management Charitable Giving Program

Deadline: Continuous

Amount: Not specified

Match: Not specified

Eligibility: 501(c)(3) organization or public organizations where any donations requested will be used exclusively for public purposes.

http://www.wm.com/about/community/charitable-giving.jsp 

Healthy thriving communities depend on involved citizens, organizations and corporate partners for momentum. We lend our support and services to causes that promote civic pride, economic development and revitalization. Every community has its own challenges, and we strive always to be part of problem-solving initiatives. WM is most motivated to support programs that support environment, environmental education, and causes important to the areas they operate, 

 

Xerox Foundation Grants

Deadline: Continuous

Amount: $1,000- $5,000 

Match: None
Eligibility: 501(c)(3) nonprofits, Public School, Private School, Higher Education, Other

http://www.xerox.com/about-xerox/citizenship/xerox-foundation/enus.html

The Xerox Foundation supports: Education/Workforce Preparedness, Science/Technology, Employee/Community Affairs, and Environmental Affairs. Program Areas include Adult Literacy, Arts, Community Involvement/Volunteerism, Family Services, General Education, Math, Reading, Science/Environmental, Social Studies, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math), Technology, and Vocational.




 

Kenneth A. Lester Family Foundation: Community Grants

Deadline: Continuous – LOI submitted and approved prior to application submission

Amount: $5,000 to $25,000

Match: Not specified

Eligibility: Public charity organization in Orange County or Marin County

http://lesterfoundation.org/grants/ 

The focus of the Foundation’s community grants will be to support parks, recreational programs and facilities, museums, theaters, art centers or other developments that will offer people greater lifestyle opportunities, and to encourage their involvement in the civic affairs of their community.

 

The Annenberg Foundation

Deadline: None

Amount: $10,000 - $100,000 

Match: No

Eligibility: Nonprofit agencies - Primarily the five-county greater Los Angeles region

https://www.annenberg.org/

The Foundation provides grants in the following programmatic areas:

  • education;
  • arts, culture, and humanities;
  • the environment;
  • military veterans;
  • civic and community;
  • health and human services; and,
  • animal welfare.

 

The Black Family Foundation

Deadline: Contact the foundation for application deadlines.

Amount: $2,500 - $55,000

Match: No

Eligibility: Nonprofits

Contact: 1540 East Lake Road, Suite 300, Erie, PA 16511      

814-870-7705

The Foundation supports: Community and economic development; civic affairs, including leadership development and social entrepreneurship; education; environment, including climate change and sustainability; science; and social services, including social justice and social change.

 

The Haskell Fund

Deadline: None

Amount: $300 - $12,000

Match: No

Eligibility: Nonprofits with emphasis on Southern California

Contact:

Attn: James Sekerak
1111 Superior Avenue
Suite 700 

Cleveland, OH 44114

216-363-6481

The Fund supports food distribution programs, youth services, secondary and higher education, arts and culture. 

 

Wish You Well Foundation®

Deadline: None

Amount: $200- $10,000

Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations

Match: No

https://www.wishyouwellfoundation.org/

The primary focus of the Wish You Well Foundation is to support nonprofit organizations in the United States that teach adults the literacy skills they need to communicate, grow, and thrive within their communities. The Foundation's focus is on the development and expansion of new and existing adult literacy and educational programs.

 

THE ERM FOUNDATION

Amount: $1,000 - $20,000

Deadline: None

Match: No

Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations

http://www.erm.com/en/about-us/erm-foundation/

The ERM Foundation supports organizations that work to create a more sustainable and equitable world. Areas of interest include:

  • low carbon development;
  • conservation and biodiversity;
  • water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH);
  • environmental education; and, 
  • empowering women and girls.

 

The A/H Foundation

Deadline: None

Amount: Up to $21,000
Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations in Los Angeles County

c/o Rosen & Company CPAs
15545 Devonshire Street, Suite 210 

Mission Hills, CA 91345

818-920-9888

Funding focus areas include:

  • animal welfare;
  • community development, including safety issues;
  • education;
  • health, including cancer, medical research, and services to wounded veterans; and,
  • Jewish organizations;
  • social services.
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Six months after his retirement as city manager of Pittsburg, Garrett Evans has landed a new…
Embattled Head of Solano County Homeless Services Agency Resigns
Tuesday, March 10, 2026
Community Action Partnership of Solano Joint Powers Authority (CAP Solano JPA), which coordinates…
After Months in Interim Role, Salvador Mendez Lands Palmdale’s Top Administrative Job
Thursday, March 5, 2026
The Palmdale City Council approved an employment agreement with Salvador Mendez on Tuesday, making…
Fullerton Appoints Permanent City Manager
Thursday, March 5, 2026
Eddie Manfro has assumed the City Manager’s position in Fullerton, California. He was appointed by…
Sacramento Army Reservist Among Six Soldiers Killed in Middle East
Thursday, March 5, 2026
A U.S. Army reservist from Sacramento, California has been identified as one of the six soldiers…

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