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Monthly Grant Alert
November 2014
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The Technical Assistance and Training (TAT) Grant Program FY15
www.grants.gov
Funding Opportunity #:
TATFY15
Eligibility:
Private non-profit organizations
Posted Date:
October 1, 2014
Closing Date:
December 31, 2014
Estimated Total Funding:
$17,000,000
Award Ceiling:
Varies
Award Floor:
Varies
Match:
No
Description:
The Technical Assistance and Training (TAT) Grant
Program has been established to assist communities with
water or wastewater systems through free technical
assistance and/or training provided by the grant recipients.
Qualified private non-profit organizations will receive TAT
grant funds to identify and evaluate solutions to water and
waste disposal problems in rural areas, assist applicants in
preparing applications for water and waste grants made at
the State level offices, and improve operation and
maintenance of existing water and waste disposal facilities
in rural areas.
The Solid Waste Management (SWM) Grant Program FY15
www.grants.gov
Funding Opportunity #:
SWMFY2015
Eligibility:
Private, non-profit organization
Posted Date:
October 1, 2014
Closing Date:
December 31, 2014
Estimated Total Funding:
$3,400,000
Award Ceiling:
Varies
Award Floor:
Varies
Match:
No
Description:
Grants to evaluate landfill conditions for threats to water
resources in rural areas, and to provide technical assistance
and/or training to 1) maintain and operate rural landfills, 2)
to help associations reduce solid waste stream, and 3) to
help operators with rural landfill closure.
National Endowment for the Humanities - Collaborative Research Grants
www.neh.gov/grants/research/collaborative-research-grants
Funding Opportunity #:
20141209-RZ
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Charleston County Community Services
Eligibility:
Posted Date:
Closing Date:
Estimated Total Funding:
Award Ceiling:
Award Floor:
Match:
Description:
Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS,
other than institutions of higher education; Nonprofits
having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than
institutions of higher education; Native American tribal
governments (Federally recognized); Private institutions of
higher education; County governments; City or township
governments; Individuals; Special district governments;
State governments; and, Public and State controlled
institutions of higher education
October 3, 2014
December 9, 2014
$300,000
$0
No
Eligible projects include:
 research that significantly adds to knowledge and
understanding of the humanities;
 conferences on topics of major importance in the
humanities that will benefit scholarly research;
 archaeological projects that include the
interpretation and communication of results (projects
may encompass excavation, materials analysis,
laboratory work, field reports, and preparation of
interpretive monographs); and
 research that uses the knowledge and perspectives of
the humanities and historical or philosophical
methods to enhance understanding of science,
technology, medicine, and the social sciences.
National Endowment for the Humanities - Scholarly Editions and Translations
Grants
www.neh.gov/grants/research/scholarly-editions-and-translations-grants
Funding Opportunity #:
20141209-RQ
Eligibility:
Native American tribal governments (Federally
recognized); Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status
with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education;
Individuals; Private institutions of higher education; State
governments; Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the
IRS, other than institutions of higher education; Public and
State controlled institutions of higher education; City or
township governments; Special district governments; and,
County governments
Posted Date:
October 3, 2014
Closing Date:
December 9, 2014
Estimated Total Funding:
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Charleston County Community Services
Award Ceiling:
Award Floor:
Match:
Description:
$300,000
$0
No
Scholarly Editions and Translations grants support the
preparation of editions and translations of pre-existing texts
and documents of value to the humanities that are currently
inaccessible or available in inadequate editions. Typically,
the texts and documents are significant literary,
philosophical, and historical materials; but other types of
work, such as musical notation, are also eligible.
Epidemiology of Drug Abuse (R03)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-15-002.html
Funding Opportunity #:
PA-15-002
Eligibility:
County governments; Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status
with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education;
Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities;
Special district governments; Native American tribal
organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal
governments); State governments; Private institutions of
higher education; For profit organizations other than small
businesses; City or township governments; Small
businesses; Independent school districts; Public and State
controlled institutions of higher education; Native American
tribal governments (Federally recognized); Nonprofits that
do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than
institutions of higher education
Posted Date:
October 3, 2014
Closing Date:
September 7, 2017
Estimated Total Funding:
Award Ceiling:
$100,000
Award Floor:
$0
Match:
No
Description:
To support research projects to enhance our understanding
of the nature, extent, distribution, etiology, comorbidities,
and consequences of drug use, abuse, and addiction across
individuals, families, communities, and diverse population
groups.
Epidemiology of Drug Abuse (R21)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-15-001.html
Funding Opportunity #:
PA-15-001
Eligibility:
County governments; Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status
with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education;
Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities;
Special district governments; Native American tribal
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Charleston County Community Services
Posted Date:
Closing Date:
Estimated Total Funding:
Award Ceiling:
Award Floor:
Match:
Description:
organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal
governments); State governments; Private institutions of
higher education; For profit organizations other than small
businesses; City or township governments; Small
businesses; Independent school districts; Public and State
controlled institutions of higher education; Native American
tribal governments (Federally recognized); Nonprofits that
do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than
institutions of higher education
October 3, 2014
September 7, 2017
$275,000
$0
No
To support research projects to enhance our understanding
of the nature, extent, distribution, etiology, comorbidities,
and consequences of drug use, abuse, and addiction across
individuals, families, communities, and diverse population
groups.
Jobs Plus Pilot Program
portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/administration/grants/fundsavail/no
fa14/jppp
Funding Opportunity #:
FR-5800-N-24
Eligibility:
Public Housing Authorities that operate one or more
public housing developments
Posted Date:
October 7, 2014
Closing Date:
December 17, 2014
Estimated Total Funding:
$24,000,000
Award Ceiling:
$3,000,000
Award Floor:
$10,000
Match:
Yes
Description:
The purpose of Jobs Plus Pilot program is to develop
locally-based approaches to increase earnings and
advance employment outcomes such as work readiness,
employer linkages, job placement, educational
advancement and financial literacy.
The Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program
www.grants.gov
Funding Opportunity #:
F15AS00004
Eligibility:
Private institutions of higher education; State governments;
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other
than institutions of higher education; Nonprofits that do not
have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions
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Courtesy of:
Charleston County Community Services
Posted Date:
Closing Date:
Estimated Total Funding:
Award Ceiling:
Award Floor:
Match:
Description:
of higher education; Public and State controlled institutions
of higher education; Small businesses; For profit
organizations other than small businesses; Individuals;
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally
recognized tribal governments); Native American tribal
governments (Federally recognized); City or township
governments; and, County governments
October 10, 2014
September 30, 2015
$500,000
$0
No
The Partners for Fish and Wildlife (PFW) Program is a
voluntary, incentive-based program that provides direct
technical assistance and financial assistance in the form of
cooperative agreements to private landowners to restore and
conserve fish and wildlife habitat for the benefit of federal
trust resources.
Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources & Services
Administration - Service Area Competition
www.grants.gov
Funding Opportunity #:
HRSA-15-014
Eligibility:
City or township governments; Public housing authorities/
Indian housing authorities; Public and State controlled
institutions of higher education; Independent school
districts; Special district governments; Nonprofits having a
501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of
higher education; Native American tribal organizations
(other than Federally recognized tribal governments);
Native American tribal governments (Federally
recognized); State governments; Private institutions of
higher education; and, County governments
Posted Date:
October 8, 2014
Closing Date:
November 19, 2014
Estimated Total Funding:
$93,772,873
Award Ceiling:
Varies
Award Floor:
Varies
Match:
No
Description:
Operational support for an announced service area under the
Health Center Program, including Community Health
Center (CHC, section 330(e)), Migrant Health Center
(MHC, section 330(g)), Health Care for the Homeless
(HCH, section 330(h)), and/or Public Housing Primary Care
(PHPC, section 330(i)). For the purposes of this document,
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the term "health center" refers to the diverse types of health
centers (i.e., CHC, MHC, HCH, and/or PHPC) supported
under section 330 of the PHS Act, as amended.
The Coastal Program
www.grants.gov
Funding Opportunity #:
Eligibility:
Posted Date:
Closing Date:
Estimated Total Funding:
Award Ceiling:
Award Floor:
Match:
Description:
F15AS00005
Special district governments; Small businesses; Public and
State controlled institutions of higher education; City or
township governments; Native American tribal
governments (Federally recognized); For profit
organizations other than small businesses; Individuals;
Private institutions of higher education; State governments;
County governments; Nonprofits that do not have a
501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of
higher education; Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with
the IRS, other than institutions of higher education; and,
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally
recognized tribal governments)
October 8, 2014
September 30, 2015
$500,000
$0
No
The Coastal Program is a voluntary, incentive-based
program that provides direct technical assistance and
financial assistance in the form of cooperative agreements
to coastal communities and landowners to restore and
protect fish and wildlife habitat on public and private lands.
Coastal
FY2015 Community-Based Marine Debris Removal
www.grants.gov
Funding Opportunity #:
NOAA-NMFS-HCPO-2015-2004213
Eligibility:
State governments; County governments; Nonprofits having
a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of
higher education; Native American tribal governments
(Federally recognized); Nonprofits that do not have a
501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of
higher education; City or township governments; Private
institutions of higher education; Native American tribal
organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal
governments); Small businesses; For profit organizations
other than small businesses; Public and State controlled
institutions of higher education; and, Special district
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Courtesy of:
Charleston County Community Services
Posted Date:
Closing Date:
Estimated Total Funding:
Award Ceiling:
Award Floor:
Match:
Description:
governments
September 17, 2014
November 17, 2014
$2,000,000
$350,000
$15,000
Yes
Cooperative agreements to implement locally drive,
community-based marine debris prevention, assessment,
and removal that benefits coastal habitat, waterways, and
NOAA trust resources.
Our Town
http://arts.gov/grants-organizations/our-town/introduction
Funding Opportunity #:
2015NEA01OT
Eligibility:
City or township governments; Nonprofits having a
501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of
higher education; Private institutions of higher education;
Special district governments; Public and State controlled
institutions of higher education; Independent school
districts; County governments; Native American tribal
governments (Federally recognized); and, State
governments
Posted Date:
October 3, 2014
Closing Date:
December 15, 2014
Estimated Total Funding:
Award Ceiling:
$200,000
Award Floor:
$20,000
Match:
Yes
Description:
Grants for creative placemaking projects that contribute
toward the livability of communities and help transform
them into lively places with the arts at their core
Regional Innovation Grants
www.eda.gov/oie/
Funding Opportunity #:
EDA-HDQ-OIE-2014-2004219
Eligibility:
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education;
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other
than institutions of higher education; State governments;
Native American tribal governments (Federally
recognized); Special district governments; Nonprofits that
do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than
institutions of higher education; Private institutions of
higher education; County governments; and, City or
township governments
Posted Date:
7
Courtesy of:
Charleston County Community Services
Closing Date:
Estimated Total Funding:
Award Ceiling:
Award Floor:
Match:
Description:
November 3, 2014
$500,000
$0
Yes
Grants to foster innovation-centric economic sectors that
support commercialization and entrepreneurship, through
capacity-building activities, feasibility studies, and closing
the funding gap for early-stage companies.
NAWCA Small Matching Grants
www.fws.gov/birdhabitat/Grants/NAWCA/Small/index.shtm
Funding Opportunity #:
F14AS00434
Eligibility:
Unrestricted
Posted Date:
Closing Date:
November 7, 2014
Estimated Total Funding:
Award Ceiling:
$75,000
Award Floor:
$1,000
Match:
Description:
Matching grants that support public-private partnerships
conducting projects that further the goals of the North
American Wetlands Conservation Act.
Rural Community Development Initiative
www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2014-08-13/pdf/2014-19132.pdf
Funding Opportunity #:
USDA-RD-HCFP-RCDI-2014
Eligibility:
Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities;
Special district governments; Native American tribal
governments (Federally recognized); Nonprofits having a
501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of
higher education; Public and State controlled institutions of
higher education; Private institutions of higher education;
Independent school districts; Small businesses; City or
township governments; State governments; For profit
organizations other than small businesses; and, County
governments
Posted Date:
August 14, 2014
Closing Date:
November 12, 2014
Estimated Total Funding: $5,967,000
Award Ceiling:
$250,000
Award Floor:
$50,000
Match:
Description:
Matching grants to carry out financial and technical
assistance programs toward projects (housing, community
facilities, and economic development) that support rural
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communities.
Ecological Effects of Sea Level Rise
www.grants.gov
Funding Opportunity #:
NOAA-NOS-NCCOS-2015-2004198
Eligibility:
Special district governments; County governments; State
governments; Private institutions of higher education; City
or township governments; Independent school districts;
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally
recognized tribal governments); For profit organizations
other than small businesses; Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3)
status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher
education; Public and State controlled institutions of higher
education; Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status
with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education;
Small businesses; and, Native American tribal governments
(Federally recognized)
Posted Date:
August 19, 2014
Closing Date:
November 18, 2014
Estimated Total Funding:
$800,000
Award Ceiling:
$200,000
Award Floor:
$0
Match:
No
Description:
Funding toward improving the management of regional and
local ecosystem effects of sea level rise and coastal
inundation through targeted research.
Sparks! Ignition Grants for Museums
www.imls.gov/applicants/detail.aspx?GrantId=23
Funding Opportunity #:
SPARKS-MUSEUMS-FY15
Eligibility:
State or local government or be a private nonprofit
organization that has tax-exempt status under the Internal
Revenue Code. The entity must qualify as one of the
following: A museum that, using a professional staff, is
organized on a permanent basis for essentially educational
or aesthetic purposes; owns or uses tangible objects, either
animate or inanimate; cares for these objects; and exhibits
these objects to the general public on a regular basis
through facilities that it owns or operates.
Posted Date:
September 25, 2014
Closing Date:
December 1, 2014
Estimated Total Funding:
$143,000
Award Ceiling:
$25,000
Award Floor:
$10,000
Match:
No
Description:
The Sparks! Ignition Grants for Museums program is a
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special funding opportunity within the IMLS National
Leadership Grants for Museums program. These small
grants encourage museums to prototype and evaluate
specific innovations in the ways they operate and the
services they provide.
Museum Grants for African American History and Culture (AAHC)
www.imls.gov/applicants/detail.aspx?GrantId=12
Funding Opportunity #:
AAHC-FY15
Eligibility:
Museums that fulfill the eligibility criteria for museums
may apply
Posted Date:
September 25, 2014
Closing Date:
December 1, 2014
Estimated Total Funding:
$1,410,000
Award Ceiling:
$150,000
Award Floor:
$5,000
Match:
Yes
Description:
Support projects that improve the operations, care of
collections, and development of professional management
at African American museums. AAHC grants can fund both
new and ongoing museum activities and programs.
Food Insecurity Nutrition Incentive Grant Program
www.nifa.usda.gov/funding/rfas/fini.html
Funding Opportunity #:
USDA-NIFA-FINI-004695
Eligibility:
Government agencies and Nonprofits
Posted Date:
September 29, 2014
Closing Date:
December 15, 2014
Estimated Total Funding:
$31,500,000
Award Ceiling:
$500,000
Award Floor:
$100,000
Match:
Yes
Description:
Grants for projects to increase the purchase of fruits and
vegetables among low-income consumers participating in
the SNAP program.
Innovations for Healthy Living - Improving Minority Health and Eliminating
Health Disparities (R43)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-MD-15-004.html
Funding Opportunity #:
RFA-MD-15-004
Eligibility:
Small businesses
Posted Date:
October 9, 2014
Closing Date:
January 27, 2015
Estimated Total Funding: $600,000
Award Ceiling:
Varies
Award Floor:
Varies
10
Courtesy of:
Charleston County Community Services
Match:
Description:
No
Accepting proposals to develop a product, process or
service for commercialization with the aim of reducing
disparities in healthcare access and health outcomes.
Appropriate technologies should be effective, affordable,
culturally acceptable, and deliverable to racial/ethnic
minorities, low-income and rural populations.
Service Area Competition Department of Health and Human Services Health
Resources & Services Administration
www.grants.gov
Funding Opportunity #:
HRSA-15-015
Eligibility:
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally
recognized tribal governments); Public and State controlled
institutions of higher education; Special district
governments; County governments; Private institutions of
higher education; Public housing authorities/Indian housing
authorities; Native American tribal governments (Federally
recognized); City or township governments; State
governments; Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the
IRS, other than institutions of higher education; and,
Independent school districts
Posted Date:
October 15, 2014
Closing Date:
December 3, 2014
Estimated Total Funding: $100,975,803
Award Ceiling:
Varies
Award Floor:
Varies
Match:
No
Description:
Health Center Program grants support a variety of
community-based and patient-directed public and private
nonprofit organizations that serve an increasing number of
the Nation’s underserved. Individually, each health center
plays an important role in the goal of ensuring access to
services, and combined, they have had a critical impact on
the health care status of medically underserved and
vulnerable populations throughout the United States.
FY15 Guidelines for Brownfields Assessment Grants
www.epa.gov/oswer/docs/grants/epa-oswer-oblr-14-07.pdf
Funding Opportunity #:
EPA-OSWER-OBLR-14-07
Eligibility:
General Purpose Unit of Local Government; Land
Clearance Authority or other quasi-governmental entity that
operates under the supervision and control of, or as an agent
of, a general purpose unit of local government; Government
Entity Created by State Legislature; Regional Council or
group of General Purpose Units of Local Government;
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Charleston County Community Services
Posted Date:
Closing Date:
Estimated Total Funding:
Award Ceiling:
Award Floor:
Match:
Description:
Redevelopment Agency that is chartered or otherwise
sanctioned by a state; State; Indian Tribe other than in
Alaska; and, Alaska Native Regional Corporation, Alaska
Native Village Corporation, and Metlakatla Indian
Community
October 17, 2014
December 19, 2014
$41,400,000
$600,000
$0
No
Assessment grants provide funding for developing
inventories of brownfields, prioritizing sites, conducting
community involvement activities and conducting site
assessments and cleanup planning related to brownfield
sites. Assessment grant funds may not be used to conduct
cleanups.
FY15 Guidelines for Brownfields Cleanup Grants
www.epa.gov/oswer/docs/grants/epa-oswer-oblr-14-08.pdf
Funding Opportunity #:
EPA-OSWER-OBLR-14-08
Eligibility:
General Purpose Unit of Local Government; Land
Clearance Authority or other quasi-governmental entity that
operates under the supervision and control of, or as an agent
of, a general purpose unit of local government; Government
Entity Created by State Legislature; Regional Council or
group of General Purpose Units of Local Government;
Redevelopment Agency that is chartered or otherwise
sanctioned by a state; State; Indian Tribe other than in
Alaska; and, Alaska Native Regional Corporation, Alaska
Native Village Corporation, and Metlakatla Indian
Community
Posted Date:
October 17, 2014
Closing Date:
December 19, 2014
Estimated Total Funding: $18,100,000
Award Ceiling:
$200,000
Award Floor:
$0
Match:
Yes
Description:
Cleanup grants provide funding to carry out cleanup
activities at specific brownfield sites owned by the
applicant. An applicant can apply for up to $200,000 per
brownfield site and can submit up to three site-specific
cleanup proposals.
Connecting Seniors to Public Transportation
http://seniortransportation.net/AboutNCST/LaddersofOpportunityGrantProgram.aspx
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Charleston County Community Services
Funding Opportunity #:
Eligibility:
Posted Date:
Closing Date:
Estimated Total Funding:
Award Ceiling:
Award Floor:
Match:
Description:
Public transportation, aging or human services
organizations that serve seniors. Only local or regional
private nonprofit or government organizations may apply
for this funding opportunity.
November 7, 2014
$100,000
$20,000
$0
This competitive grant program will provide funding to
communities to develop and test interventions designed to
encourage and facilitate increased access and usage of
public transportation and mobility options by older adults to
support successful aging.
Family-to-Family Health Information and Education Centers
http://apply07.grants.gov/apply/opportunities/instructions/oppHRSA-15-114-cfda93.504cidHRSA-15-114-instructions.pdf
Funding Opportunity #:
HRSA-15-114
Eligibility:
Nonprofit and public agencies
Posted Date:
October 23, 2014
Closing Date:
December 16, 2014
Estimated Total Funding:
$5,000,000
Award Ceiling:
Up to $95,700 per year
Award Floor:
Match:
No
Description:
Reduce barriers to community living for people with
disabilities and to address families' lack of access to the
services, advocacy and assistance they need.
U.S. Ignite
www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf15508
Funding Opportunity #:
nsf15508
Eligibility:
Businesses and public utilities
Posted Date:
October 23, 2014
Closing Date:
January 21, 2015
Estimated Total Funding:
$10,000,000
Award Ceiling:
$3,000,000
Award Floor:
$0
Match:
Description:
Grants to develop and deploy next-generation gigabit
applications with the potential for significant societal
impact.
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National Endowment for the Humanities
www.neh.gov/grants/research/scholarly-editions-and-translations-grants
Funding Opportunity #:
Eligibility:
Typically support editions and translations of significant
literary, philosophical, and historical material, but other
types of work, such as musical notation,
Posted Date:
October 23, 2014
Closing Date:
December 9, 2014
Estimated Total Funding:
Award Ceiling:
$100,000
Award Floor:
$0
Match:
Description:
Funding to support the preparation of editions and
translations of pre-existing texts and documents that
currently are inaccessible or available only in inadequate
editions. Grants are designed to support full- or part-time
activities for periods of one (minimum) to three (maximum)
years.
African American History and Culture
www.imls.gov/applicants/detail.aspx?GrantId=12
Funding Opportunity #:
Eligibility:
Museums whose primary purpose is African American life,
art, history, and/or culture, encompassing the period of
slavery; the era of reconstruction; the Harlem Renaissance;
the civil rights movement; and other periods of the African
Diaspora. Public or private nonprofit organizations whose
primary purpose is to support museums identified above
may also apply. Historically Black Colleges or Universities
(HBCUs) are also eligible.
Posted Date:
Closing Date:
December 1, 2014
Estimated Total Funding:
Award Ceiling:
$150,000
Award Floor:
$0
Match:
Yes
Description:
Museum Grants for African American History and Culture
are intended to enhance institutional capacity and
sustainability through professional training, technical
assistance, internships, outside expertise, and other tools.
Successful proposals will focus on one or more of the
following three goals: (1) developing or strengthening
knowledge, skills, and other expertise of current staff at
African American museums; (2) attracting and retaining
professionals with the skills needed to strengthen African
American museums; and (3) attracting new staff to African
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American museum practice and providing them with the
expertise needed to sustain them in the museum field.
Museums For America Grants (MFA)
www.imls.gov/applicants/detail.aspx?GrantId=11
Funding Opportunity #:
MFA-FY15
Eligibility:
Unit of State or local government or a private nonprofit
organization that has tax-exempt status under the Internal
Revenue Code
Posted Date:
Closing Date:
December 1, 2014
Estimated Total Funding:
Award Ceiling:
$150,000
Award Floor:
$0
Match:
Yes
Description:
MFA grants support activities that strengthen museums as
active resources for lifelong learning, as important
institutions in the establishment of livable communities, and
as good stewards of the nation’s collections. MFA grants
can fund both new and ongoing museum activities and
programs.
Become a Preserve America Community
www.preserveamerica.gov/communities.html
Funding Opportunity #:
Eligibility:
Municipalities or counties with an elected governing
official, or unincorporated communities within their
jurisdiction; Distinct neighborhoods within large cities or
city-counties with a population of 200,000 or greater; or
Tribal communities (federally recognized) with an elected
governing official or subdivisions of such tribes.
Posted Date:
Closing Date:
December 1, 2014
Estimated Total Funding:
Award Ceiling:
$150,000
Award Floor:
$0
Match:
Description:
Once a community receives the Preserve America
designation, it is eligible to apply for Preserve America
grants, which may be used for research and documentation,
education and interpretation, planning, marketing, or
training. These grants, which must be matched by the
community, cannot be used for construction or repair
projects.
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Environmental Justice Small Grants Program
http://epa.gov/environmentaljustice/grants/ej-smgrants.html
Funding Opportunity #:
Eligibility:
Incorporated non-profit organizations—including, but not
limited to, environmental justice networks, faith based
organizations and those affiliated with religious institutions;
federally recognized tribal governments; or tribal
organizations
Posted Date:
Closing Date:
December 15, 2014
Estimated Total Funding:
Award Ceiling:
Varies
Award Floor:
Varies
Match:
Description:
The purpose of this grant program is to support activities
designed to empower and educate communities to
understand environmental and public health issues and to
identify ways to address these issues at the local level.
Innovative Public Transportation Workforce Development Program
www.fta.dot.gov/grants/13077_16198.html
Funding Opportunity #:
FTA-2015-001-TRI
Eligibility:
Local, state, tribal governments; nonprofits; institutions of
higher education
Posted Date:
October 30, 2014
Closing Date:
December 23, 2014
Estimated Total Funding:
Award Ceiling:
$1,000,000
Award Floor:
$200,000
Match:
Yes
Description:
Cooperative agreements to promote innovative workforce
development models and programs that help build ladders
of opportunity for workers in public transportation
NAWCA Small Matching Grants
www.fws.gov/birdhabitat/Grants/NAWCA/Small/index.shtm
Funding Opportunity #:
F14AS00434
Eligibility:
Unrestricted
Posted Date:
September 11, 2014
Closing Date:
November 7, 2014
Estimated Total Funding:
Award Ceiling:
$75,000
Award Floor:
$0
Match:
Yes
Description:
Matching grants that support public-private partnerships
conducting projects that
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further the goals of the North American Wetlands
Conservation Act
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Southeast Rural Community Assistance Loan Fund Program
www.southeastrcap.org/se_loan_fund.htm
Funding Opportunity #:
Eligibility:
Open
Posted Date:
Closing Date:
On-going
Estimated Total Funding:
Award Ceiling:
Varies
Award Floor:
Varies
Match:
Description:
Provides low-interest loans to low-income rural
communities for predevelopment costs, system upgrades
and new construction of water and wastewater services and
facilities.
Agricultural Safety and Health Council of America (ASHCA)
www.ashca.org/safety-grants-program/
Funding Opportunity #:
Eligibility:
Posted Date:
October 24, 2014
Closing Date:
January 7, 2014
Estimated Total Funding:
Award Ceiling:
$10,000
Award Floor:
$0
Match:
Yes
Description:
With a theme of “strengthening partnerships for safety,” the
priority for ASHCA’s 2015 grants are projects that engage
both management and workers in safety efforts; facilitate
new partnerships for providing timely, effective safety
programs; reach out to stakeholders that have limited access
to safety programs; implement evidence-based agricultural
safety and health strategies; and have the potential for being
sustained beyond the grant period.
Heritage Preservation
www.heritagepreservation.org/awards/aic.htm
Funding Opportunity #:
Eligibility:
Posted Date:
October 23, 2014
Closing Date:
December 15, 2014
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Estimated Total Funding:
Award Ceiling:
Award Floor:
Match:
Description:
Varies
Varies
Nominees should be organizations of any size responsible
for cultural property, which is defined as material that may
be artistic, historic, scientific, religious, or social and
represents an invaluable and irreplaceable legacy that must
be preserved for future generations. Collections can include
fine arts, library and archival materials, natural history and
science materials, musical instruments, textiles, technology,
archaeological artifacts, ethnographic materials, and
photography.
Boat US Foundation for Boating Safety and Clean Water
www.boatus.org/grants/
Funding Opportunity #:
Eligibility:
Boating groups, clubs and associations, student groups, and
local nonprofit organizations, including local chapters of
national organizations
Posted Date:
October 20, 2014
Closing Date:
January 15, 2015
Estimated Total Funding:
Award Ceiling:
$10,000
Award Floor:
$0
Match:
Description:
The foundation is looking for creative projects that promote
safe and clean boating on local waterways. Past topics have
ranged from PSAs on the effects of boating under the
influence to hands-on education about the effects of marine
debris.
American Association of University Women (AAUW)
www.aauw.org/what-we-do/educational-funding-and-awards/community-action-grants/
Funding Opportunity #:
Eligibility:
Individuals, AAUW branches, AAUW state organizations,
and community-based nonprofit organizations
Posted Date:
October 21, 2014
Closing Date:
January 15, 2015
Estimated Total Funding:
Award Ceiling:
$10,000
Award Floor:
$0
Match:
Description:
Funds to support innovative programs or non-degree
research projects that promote education and equality for
women and girls. Special consideration is given to projects
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focused on the achievements of K–12 girls and community
college women in science, technology, engineering, or
math.
Cities of Service City Hall AmeriCorps VISTA Program
http://citiesofservice.org/content/city-hall-americorps-vista-program-0
Funding Opportunity #:
Eligibility:
Cities
Posted Date:
Closing Date:
November 21, 2014
Estimated Total Funding:
Award Ceiling:
$30,000 + volunteer(s)
Award Floor:
$0
Match:
Description:
To support the planning and implementation of Love Your
Block initiatives in low-income neighborhoods.
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
http://grandchallenges.org/grant-opportunities.html
Funding Opportunity #:
Eligibility:
Posted Date:
November 4, 2014
Closing Date:
January 13, 2015
Estimated Total Funding:
Award Ceiling:
Varies
Award Floor:
Varies
Match:
Description:
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is inviting
applications for three new Grand Challenges: helping needy
women and girls to improve health and economic
development, as well as advancing gender equality; creating
measuring treatment that lead to children's healthy growth
and development; and methods to prevent or treat infectious
diseases.
Big Read
www.neabigread.org/
Funding Opportunity #:
Eligibility:
501(c)(3) nonprofit; a division of state, local, or tribal
government; or a tax-exempt public library. Eligible
applicants include organizations such as literary centers,
libraries, museums, colleges and universities, art centers,
historical societies, arts councils, tribal governments,
humanities councils, literary festivals, and arts
organizations.
Posted Date:
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Closing Date:
Estimated Total Funding:
Award Ceiling:
Award Floor:
Match:
Description:
January 28, 2015
$20,000
Yes
For month-long community reading programs.
Lalor Foundation
http://66.147.244.193/~lalorfou/?page_id=221
Funding Opportunity #:
Eligibility:
501(c)(3)
Posted Date:
Closing Date:
November 1, 2014
Estimated Total Funding:
Award Ceiling:
$50,000
Award Floor:
$0
Match:
Description:
Funding Interests: Programs for young women, particularly
those who are disadvantaged by poverty, discrimination,
geographic isolation, or other factors leading to inadequate
reproductive health education
What Kids Can Do
www.whatkidscando.org/new/WKCD_youthactionresearch.html
Funding Opportunity #:
Eligibility:
Public high school students, along with youth in
community-based organizations
Posted Date:
Closing Date:
November 26, 2014
Estimated Total Funding:
Award Ceiling:
$2,000
Award Floor:
$0
Match:
Description:
For youth-designed and -led action research projects.
Phyllis and Milton Berg Family Respite Care Grant
www.alzfdn.org/AFAServices/family_grant.html
Funding Opportunity #:
Eligibility:
Alzheimers Foundation of America non-profit organization
members
Posted Date:
Closing Date:
December 1, 2014
Estimated Total Funding:
Award Ceiling:
Varies
Award Floor:
Varies
Match:
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Description:
The Family Respite Care Grant helps alleviate the cost of
respite care for families caring for loved ones with
Alzheimer’s disease or a related dementia.
Stephen J. Brady STOP Hunger Scholarships
www.sodexofoundation.org/hunger_us/scholarships/scholarships.asp
Funding Opportunity #:
Eligibility:
Posted Date:
Closing Date:
December 5, 2014
Estimated Total Funding:
Award Ceiling:
$5,000
Award Floor:
$0
Match:
Description:
The Stephen J. Brady Stop Hunger Scholarships recognize
students who are driving awareness and mobilizing youth to
be catalysts for innovative models and solutions to
eliminate hunger in America. The scholarship recipients
each receive $5,000 for their education as well as a
matching grant in their name for the hunger-related charity
of their choice.
RESIST, Inc.
http://resist.org/grants/programs
Funding Opportunity #:
Eligibility:
501(c)3 status as determined by the IRS, be a federally
recognized American Indian tribal government or agency,
or be sponsored by one of the above
Posted Date:
Closing Date:
December 5, 2014
Estimated Total Funding:
Award Ceiling:
$4,000
Award Floor:
$0
Match:
Description:
General support grants.
National Gardening Association
http://grants.kidsgardening.org/2015-youth-garden-grant-0
Funding Opportunity #:
Eligibility:
School or organization must plan to garden in 2014 with at
least 15 children between the ages of 3 and 18.
Posted Date:
Closing Date:
December 5, 2014
Estimated Total Funding:
Award Ceiling:
$500
Award Floor:
$0
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Match:
Description:
The selection of winners is based on the demonstrated
relationship between the garden program and education
related to the environment, health and nutrition issues,
character education, and entrepreneurship.
American Hiking Society’s (AHS) National Trails Fund
www.americanhiking.org/national-trails-fund/
Funding Opportunity #:
Eligibility:
AHS Alliance Members
Posted Date:
Closing Date:
December 12, 2014
Estimated Total Funding:
Award Ceiling:
$5,000
Award Floor:
$0
Match:
Description:
To improve hiking access or hiker safety on a particular
trail.
Laura Bush Foundation (LBF)
www.laurabushfoundation.com/
Funding Opportunity #:
Eligibility:
Schools where a minimum of 50 percent of the student
body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunches are eligible
to apply for LBF regular grants
Posted Date:
Closing Date:
December 15, 2014
Estimated Total Funding:
Award Ceiling:
$7,000
Award Floor:
$0
Match:
Description:
The mission of the Laura Bush Foundation for America’s
Libraries, a fund of the George W. Bush Foundation, is to
help school libraries encourage and foster a love of reading,
support student learning, and make books and reading
materials available to students who otherwise wouldn’t
have access to them.
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Panera’s Day-End Dough-Nation
https://panerabread.versaic.com/Login.aspx
Funding Opportunity #:
Eligibility:
501c or tax-exempt government or church organization
Posted Date:
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Closing Date:
Estimated Total Funding:
Award Ceiling:
Award Floor:
Match:
Description:
Open
Panera Bread donates all unsold bread and baked goods to
local area hunger relief agencies and charities as part of its
local Day-End Dough-Nation program to help fight food
insecurity in the community. All items are to be given to
the ill, elderly, poor or infants/children.
Wells Fargo Environmental Solutions for Communities Program
www.nfwf.org/environmentalsolutions/Pages/2015rfp.aspx
Funding Opportunity #:
Eligibility:
Nonprofit organizations; state, tribal, and local
governments; and educational institutions
Posted Date:
Closing Date:
December 10, 2014
Estimated Total Funding:
$2,500,000
Award Ceiling:
$100,000
Award Floor:
$0
Match:
Description:
Grants to support projects that link economic development
and community well-being to the stewardship and health of
the environment.
SeaWorld & Busch Gardens Conservation Fund
www.swbg-conservationfund.org/grantApplication.htm
Funding Opportunity #:
Eligibility:
U.S. based non-profit organization; U.S. based
governmental entity (local, state, federal); and, U.S. based
school or university
Posted Date:
Closing Date:
November 30, 2014
Estimated Total Funding:
Award Ceiling:
Award Floor:
Match:
Description:
The SeaWorld & Busch Gardens Conservation Fund
supports several conservation initiatives centered in four
key areas: Species Research, Animal Rescue and
Rehabilitation, Habitat Protection and Conservation
Education.
Blackbaud Foundation
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Funding Opportunity #:
Eligibility:
Posted Date:
Closing Date:
Estimated Total Funding:
Award Ceiling:
Award Floor:
Match:
Description:
Non-profits located in Berkeley, Charleston, and Dorchester
Counties
December 5, 2014
$10,000
$0
Support for disadvantaged and/or minority youth with
educational services.
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Undiscovered SC Grant Program
www.scprt.com/our-partners/grants/undiscovered.aspx
Funding Opportunity #:
Eligibility:
County or municipal government with Accommodations
Tax distributions of $500,000 or less
Posted Date:
Closing Date:
November 14, 2014
Estimated Total Funding:
Award Ceiling:
$250,000
Award Floor:
$0
Match:
Yes
Description:
The Undiscovered SC program will assist in the creation or
expansion of viable tourism products with the potential to
add value to communities. The grants can help cover the
implementation of existing plans and the expansion or
enhancement of existing tourism product.
FY 2015 Juvenile Justice Grant
www.scdps.gov/ohsjp/jjgp.asp
Funding Opportunity #:
Eligibility:
State agencies, units of general local government or private
nonprofit agencies
Posted Date:
Closing Date:
March 6, 2015,
Estimated Total Funding:
Award Ceiling:
Varies
Award Floor:
Varies
Match:
No
Description:
Funds to carry out specific programs which offer a high
probability of improving the functioning of the juvenile
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justice system and to assist states and local communities to
prevent youth from entering the juvenile justice system.
FY2015 Justice Assistance Grant Program
www.scdps.gov/ohsjp/cjgp/jag.asp
Funding Opportunity #:
Eligibility:
State and local units of government, and non-profit
organizations
Posted Date:
Closing Date:
January 16, 2015
Estimated Total Funding:
Award Ceiling:
Varies
Award Floor:
Varies
Match:
10%
Description:
There are seven authorized program areas from the Bureau
of Justice Assistance that define the nature and scope of
programs and projects which may be funded. See website
for full details.
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