Grants Update Week of December 2, 2022 |
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This is your weekly grant opportunities update from The National Special Districts Coalition. Special districts are either eligible to apply directly, or able to partner with a qualifying entity to apply for any of the grants listed. |
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Department of Transportation |
| FY 2023 Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) GrantWHAT DOES IT FUND? This program supports surface transportation projects that will improve: safety; environmental sustainability; quality of life; mobility and community connectivity; economic competitiveness and opportunity including tourism; state of good repair; partnership and collaboration; and innovation. Click here for more information. WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State, local, tribal, and U.S. territorial governments, including special districts and public authorities with a transportation function, transit agencies, port authorities, and multi-state or multijurisdictional groups of eligible entities. WHEN'S IT DUE? February 28, 2023 |
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| FY 2022/2023 BIL– Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships (GRIP): Grid Innovation Program (Section 40103(b))WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program seeks to provides financial assistance to one or multiple states, Tribes, local governments, and public utility commissions to collaborate with electric sector owners and operators to deploy projects that use innovative approaches to transmission, storage, and distribution infrastructure to enhance grid resilience and reliability. Click here for more information. WHO'S ELIGIBLE? States, a combination of 2 or more states, Indian tribes, local governments, and public utility commissions. WHEN'S IT DUE? January 13, 2023 (Concept Papers) ;May 19, 2023 (Full Application) |
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| FY 2022/2023 BIL– Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships (GRIP): Grid Resilience (Section 40101(c)) WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program supports activities that reduce the likelihood and consequence of impacts to the electric grid due to extreme weather, wildfire, and natural disaster. Click here for more information. WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Electric grid operators, electricity generators, electricity storage operator, transmission owners or operators, distribution providers, and fuel suppliers. WHEN'S IT DUE? December 16, 2022 (Concept Paper); April 6, 2023 (Full Application) |
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| FY 2022/2023 BIL– Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships (GRIP): Smart Grid Grants (Section 40107) WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program seeks to deploy and catalyze technology solutions that increase the flexibility, efficiency, reliability, and resilience of the electric power system, with particular focus on enhancing the system’s capabilities. Click here for more information. WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State governments, local governments, tribal nations, institutions of higher education, nonprofits, and for-profit entities. WHEN'S IT DUE? December 16, 2022 (Concept Papers); March 17, 2023 (Full Application) |
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Environmental Protection Agency |
| FY 2022 Wood Products Infrastructure Assistance (WPIA) Program WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to provide support for facilities that purchase and process byproducts from ecosystem restoration projects in areas at risk of unnaturally severe wildfire or insect or disease infestation. Click here for more information. WHO'S ELIGIBLE? States and local governments, Indian tribes, school districts, community non-profit organizations, institutions of higher education, for-profit entities, and special purpose districts such as public utilities districts, fire districts, conservation districts, and ports. WHEN'S IT DUE? December 20, 2022 |
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| FY 2023 Food Safety Outreach Competitive Grants ProgramWHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to help develop and implement food safety training, education, extension, outreach, and technical assistance projects that address the needs of owners and operators of small to mid-sized farms, beginning farmers, socially disadvantaged farmers, small processors, veteran farmers and ranchers, and/or small fresh fruit and vegetable merchant wholesalers. Click here for more information. WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Federal, state, local or tribal agencies, institutions of higher education, foundations maintained by institutions of higher education, cooperative extension services for U.S. states or territories, and nongovernmental organizations and/or community-based organizations representing owners and operators of farms, small food processors, or small fruit and vegetable merchant wholesalers. WHEN'S IT DUE? February 16, 2023 |
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Department of Agriculture |
| FY 2023 Rural Business Development GrantsWHAT DOES IT FUND? This program provides technical assistance and training for small and emerging businesses in rural areas that have fewer than 50 new employees and less than $1 million in gross revenues. Click here for more information. WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Rural public entities including towns, communities, state agencies, authorities, nonprofit corporations, institutions of higher education, federally recognized tribes, and rural cooperatives. WHEN'S IT DUE? February 28, 2023 |
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| FY 2023 Partnership Intermediary PilotWHAT DOES IT FUND? This program will develop partnership intermediaries to support the Department of Energy in increasing its outreach to small businesses, universities, and other non-traditional partners in pursuit of clean energy, national security, energy security, and climate goals. Click here for more information. WHO'S ELIGIBLE? States and local governments, nonprofits owned in whole or in part by, chartered by, funded in whole or in part by, or operated in whole or in part by or on behalf of a state or local government, that assists, counsels, advises, evaluates, or otherwise cooperates with small business firms, institutions of higher education. WHEN'S IT DUE? January 3, 2023 |
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| FY 2023 Transmission Facilitation Program (TFP) Capacity Contracts WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program supports projects that accelerate the deployment of high-voltage transmission facilities that will best serve the national interest by cost-effectively increasing resiliency and reliability, reducing energy bills for households and businesses by increasing access to lower-cost electricity, increasing inter-regional transmission capacity, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and promoting economic growth and energy justice. Click here for more information. WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Eligibility is unrestricted. WHEN'S IT DUE? February 1, 2023 (Part 1). Accepted Part 1 applicants will have 45 days from invitation to apply for Part 2. |
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Department of Health and Human Services |
| FY 2023 Innovations in Nutrition Programs and Services -ReplicationWHAT DOES IT FUND? This program enhances the quality, effectiveness, and proven outcomes of nutrition services and programs within the aging services network. Funding will support projects that support the Older Americans Act Title III-C Senior Nutrition Program goals of reducing hunger, food insecurity, and malnutrition; promoting socialization; and promoting health and well-being by delaying the onset of adverse health conditions. Click here for more information. WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Domestic public and private nonprofit entities, including state and local governments; Indian tribal governments and organizations; faith-based organizations; community-based organizations; hospitals and institutions of higher education. WHEN'S IT DUE? January 25, 2023 |
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Department of the Interior |
| FY 2023 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law: National Fish Passage ProgramWHAT DOES IT FUND? This program aims to provide direct technical and financial assistance to partners to remove instream barriers and restore aquatic organism passage and aquatic connectivity for the benefit of Federal trust resources. Click here for more information. WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State governments, Federal agencies, private land owners, Tribes, local municipalities, special district governments, non-governmental organizations, special district governments, independent school districts, public and private institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments and organizations, public and Indian housing authorities, nonprofits with or without 501 (c)(3) status, small businesses, for-profit organizations, and individuals WHEN'S IT DUE? Rolling- final due date is December 31, 2023 |
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Environmental Protection Agency |
| FY 2023 Guidelines For Brownfields Training, Research, And Technical Assistance GrantWHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to authorize funding to eligible entities to provide training, research, and technical assistance to facilitate the inventory of brownfield sites, site assessments, remediation of brownfield sites, community involvement, or site preparation. Grants awarded under this solicitation will help communities, organizations, government agencies, nonprofits, and individuals tackle the challenge of cleaning up and revitalizing brownfield properties. Click here for more information. WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local and state governments, land clearance authorities or another quasi-governmental entity that operates under the supervision and control of, or as an agent of, a general purpose unit of local government, government entities created by a state legislature, regional councils or groups of general purpose units of local government, redevelopment agencies, states, Indian Tribes other than those located in Alaska, Alaska Native Regional Corporation, Alaska Native Village Corporation, and Metlakatla Indian Community, nonprofit organizations, limited liability corporations and limited partnerships in which all partners are nonprofits, and qualified community development entities. WHEN'S IT DUE? February 14, 2023 |
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Environmental Protection Agency |
| FY 2023 Technical Assistance To Brownfields Communities WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program will help communities tackle the challenge of assessing, cleaning up and preparing brownfield sites for redevelopment, especially underserved/rural/small and distressed communities. Click here for more information. WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local governments, land clearance authorities, regional councils, redevelopment agencies, states, Indian tribes, non-profit organizations including educational institutions, limited liability corporations, limited liability partnerships, and qualified community development entities. WHEN'S IT DUE? February 14, 2023 |
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| FY 2023 YouthBuild Program WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program provides funding to organizations providing pre-apprenticeship services that support education, occupational skills training, and employment services to at-risk youth, ages 16 to 24, while performing meaningful work and service to their communities. In addition to construction skills training, YouthBuild applicants may include occupational skills training in other in-demand industries. Click here for more information. WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Private non-profit or public agencies including rural, urban, or Native American agencies that have previously served disadvantaged youth in a YouthBuild or similar program. WHEN'S IT DUE? February 7, 2023 |
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National Archives Records Administration |
| FY 2024 Archives Collaboratives WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program will fund archival collaborations to share best practices, tools, and techniques; assess institutional strengths and opportunities; create replicable and sustainable digital platforms for historical collections; virtually unify records from multiple repositories; and promote management structures for long-term sustainability and growth.Click here for more information. WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Nonprofit organizations or institutions; colleges, universities, and other academic institutions; state or local government agencies; and Federally-acknowledged or state-recognized Native American tribes or groups. WHEN'S IT DUE? May 3, 2023 |
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National Archives and Records Administration |
| FY 2024 Major Collaborative Archival Initiatives WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program aims to improve public discovery and use of major historical records collections. Projects must be collaborations among multiple institutions that either digitize and publish online historical records as a virtual collection around a common theme, organization, or important historical figure(s), or that create and test new tools and methods for the archival field to enhance public access, especially for born-digital records. Click here for more information. WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Nonprofit organizations, colleges, universities, and other academic institutions, state and local government agencies, and Federally- or state-recognized Native American tribes and groups. WHEN'S IT DUE? May 3, 2023 |
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National Archives and Records Administration |
| FY 2024 Publishing Historical Record in Collaborative Digital Editions WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program provides access to, and editorial context for, the historical documents and records that tell the American story. Funding will support projects to publish online editions of historical records, which may focus on broad historical movements in U.S. history, such as law, including its social and cultural history; politics; social reform; business; military; the arts; and other aspects of the national experience, including any aspect of African American, Asian American, Hispanic American, and Native American history. Click here for more information. WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Nonprofit organizations, colleges, universities, and other academic institutions, state and local government agencies, and federally- or state-recognized Native American tribes and groups. WHEN'S IT DUE? Round 1: May 3, 2023 ;Round 2: November 2, 2023 |
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National Endowment for the Arts |
| FY 2024 Challenge America WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program offers support primarily to small organizations for projects that extend the reach of the arts to groups/communities with rich and dynamic artistic and cultural contributions to share that are underserved. Click here for more information. WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Arts organizations, local arts agencies, arts service organizations, local education agencies (LEAs)/school districts, and other organizations that can help advance the goals of the funding agency including nonprofit organizations, states or local governments, and tribes. WHEN'S IT DUE? April 27, 2023 (pre-submittal in grants.gov); May 16, 2023 (submittal through NEA portal) |
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| EPA Announces $52M in Grants for States to Support Clean Water, Flood Resilience, and Water Equity
Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Funding for Nationwide Brownfields Technical Assistance and Research Grants and Technical Assistance to Brownfields Providers |
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