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Monthly Grant Alert
March 2015
FEDERAL
Pool Safely Grant Program
www.grantsolutions.gov/gs/preaward/previewPublicAnnouncement.do?id=50783
CP-VGB-15-001
Funding Opportunity #:
City or township governments; State governments; and,
Eligibility:
County governments
February 4, 2015
Posted Date:
March 19, 2015
Closing Date:
Estimated Total Funding: $1,000,000
$250,000
Award Ceiling:
$0
Award Floor:
No
Match:
The purpose of this program is to prevent the drowning
Description:
and drain entrapments of children in pools and spas.
Second Chance Act Reentry Program for Adults with Co-Occurring Substance Abuse
and Mental Disorders
www.bja.gov/Funding/15SCACoOccurringDisordersSol.pdf
BJA-2015-4061
Funding Opportunity #:
County governments; State governments; Native
Eligibility:
American tribal governments (Federally recognized); and,
City or township governments
February 3, 2015
Posted Date:
March 31, 2015
Closing Date:
Estimated Total Funding: $6,000,000
$600,000
Award Ceiling:
$0
Award Floor:
Yes
Match:
The Second Chance Act Programs are designed to help
Description:
communities develop and implement comprehensive and
collaborative strategies that address the challenges posed
by reentry and recidivism reduction.
Workforce Training to Educate Health Care Professionals in Health Information
Technology
www.grants.gov
WF-WF-15-300
Funding Opportunity #:
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other
Eligibility:
than institutions of higher education; Public and State
controlled institutions of higher education; Private
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Courtesy of:
Charleston County Community Development Department
Posted Date:
Closing Date:
Estimated Total Funding:
Award Ceiling:
Award Floor:
Match:
Description:
institutions of higher education; For profit organizations
other than small businesses; and, Nonprofits that do not
have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than
institutions of higher education
February 3, 2015
April 6, 2015
$6,400,000
$2,000,000
$800,000
No
To establish or expand medical health informatics
education programs to promote the rapid and effective
utilization and development of health information
technologies.
Linking to Employment Activities Pre-release Specialized American Job Centers (AJCs)
www.grants.gov
FOA-ETA-15-03
Funding Opportunity #:
Local Workforce Investment Board must apply in
Eligibility:
partnership with their county or municipal governments
and their county, municipal, or regional correctional
facilities
February 3, 2015
Posted Date:
April 3, 2015
Closing Date:
Estimated Total Funding: $5,000,000
$500,000
Award Ceiling:
$0
Award Floor:
No
Match:
The purpose of this program is to provide locally
Description:
incarcerated offenders with employability skills by
providing them workforce services prior to release from
local incarceration and linking them to a continuum of
employment, training, education, and support services
offered through their community-based AJCs postrelease, as well as building connections to local employers
that will enable transitioning offenders to secure
employment pre-release.
FY 15 Post-conviction Testing of DNA Evidence to Exonerate the Innocent
www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/SL001150.pdf
NIJ-2015-3980
Funding Opportunity #:
Native American tribal governments (Federally
Eligibility:
recognized); County governments; State governments;
Special district governments; City or township
governments; and, Native American tribal organizations
2
Courtesy of:
Charleston County Community Development Department
Posted Date:
Closing Date:
Estimated Total Funding:
Award Ceiling:
Award Floor:
Match:
Description:
(other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
February 4, 2015
May 14, 2015
$3,600,000
$450,000
$1,000
No
Funding to assist in defraying the costs associated with
post-conviction DNA testing in cases of violent felony
offenses (as defined by State law) in which actual
innocence might be demonstrated.
Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program
www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/sl001134.pdf
SL001134
Funding Opportunity #:
States and units of local government
Eligibility:
February 3, 2015
Posted Date:
April 6, 2015
Closing Date:
Estimated Total Funding:
Varies
Award Ceiling:
Varies
Award Floor:
Match:
To improve the quality and timeliness of forensic science
Description:
and medical examiner services.
FY 2015 Legal Assistance for Victims Grant Program
www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/ovw/pages/attachments/2015/02/03/lav_solicitation
.pdf
OVW-2015-4036
Funding Opportunity #:
Law school clinics; domestic violence victims’ programs
Eligibility:
and shelters; bar associations; rape crisis centers and
other sexual assault services programs; private nonprofit
entities; Indian Tribal governments and Tribal
organizations; Territorial organizations; legal aid or
statewide legal services; and, faith- and/or communitybased legal service providers
February 5, 2015
Posted Date:
March 11, 2015
Closing Date:
Estimated Total Funding: $34,000,000
$800,000
Award Ceiling:
$0
Award Floor:
No
Match:
Funding to increase the availability of civil and criminal
Description:
legal assistance necessary to provide effective aid to
victims of domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, or
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Courtesy of:
Charleston County Community Development Department
sexual assault.
Rural Health Care Coordination Network Partnership Program
www.grants.gov
HRSA-15-123
Funding Opportunity #:
he lead applicant organization must be a public or private
Eligibility:
non-profit entity located in a rural area or in a rural
census tract of an urban county, and all services provided
by a HRSA grant awarded under this FOA must be
provided in a rural county or census tract
February 5, 2015
Posted Date:
April 6, 2015
Closing Date:
Estimated Total Funding: $1,600,000
Varies
Award Ceiling:
Varies
Award Floor:
No
Match:
Rural Health Care Coordination Network Partnership
Description:
Program is to support the development of formal, mature
rural health networks that focus on care coordination
activities for the following chronic conditions: diabetes,
congestive heart failure (CHF) and chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD). Care coordination in the
primary care practice involves deliberately organizing
patient care activities and sharing information among all
of the participants concerned with a patient’s care to
achieve safer and more effective care.
FY 2015 National Priority Activities for the Section 303(d) Program, the Nonpoint
Source (Section 319) Program, the Wetlands Program, and the Water Quality
Monitoring Program
http://water.epa.gov/grants_funding/shedfund/upload/OWOW-15-02-RFP-final.pdf
EPA-OW-OWOW-15-02
Funding Opportunity #:
State; Local Governments; Federally Recognized Indian
Eligibility:
Tribes; Public and Private Universities, Colleges,
Hospitals, Laboratories; and, Public/Private Non-Profit
Institutions
February 5, 2015
Posted Date:
March 24, 2015
Closing Date:
Estimated Total Funding: $3,915,000
$975,000
Award Ceiling:
$80,000
Award Floor:
No
Match:
Funding to provide support for training and technical
Description:
assistance activities to build the capacity of state and
tribal officials and nongovernmental stakeholders in the
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Courtesy of:
Charleston County Community Development Department
Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 303(d) Program, the
Nonpoint Source (CWA Section 319) Program, the
Wetlands Program, and the Water Quality Monitoring
Program.
Solar Powering American by Recognizing Communities (SPARC)
https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/default.aspx#FoaIda273061c-c80a-4ae4-a303716f29ac69c6
DE-FOA-0001241
Funding Opportunity #:
Unrestricted
Eligibility:
February 5, 2015
Posted Date:
Concept Paper Due – April 27, 2015
Closing Date:
Estimated Total Funding: $13,000,000
Award Ceiling:
Award Floor:
No
Match:
This funding opportunity will establish a prominent
Description:
national recognition and technical assistance program for
local governments that will signal to installers and the
public that a community is receptive to solar businesses
and has established a supportive solar market
environment. This, in turn, will reduce market barriers
and lower soft costs, thus contributing to Sun Shot goals.
The program will also assist marginal communities in
improving their solar markets.
OVW FY 2015 Consolidated Grant Program to Address Children and Youth
Experiencing Domestic and Sexual Assault and Engage Men and Boys as Allies Grant
www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/ovw/pages/attachments/2015/02/04/fy2015-cysolicitation.pdf
OVW-2015-4046
Funding Opportunity #:
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other
Eligibility:
than institutions of higher education; Native American
tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized
tribal governments); Native American tribal
governments (Federally recognized); City or township
governments; and, County governments
February 6, 2015
Posted Date:
March 19, 2015
Closing Date:
Estimated Total Funding: $10,000,000
$750,000
Award Ceiling:
$350,000
Award Floor:
No
Match:
The Consolidated Youth Program supports projects
Description:
designed to provide coordinated community responses
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Courtesy of:
Charleston County Community Development Department
that support child, youth and young adult victims
through direct services, training, coordination and
collaboration, effective intervention, treatment, response,
and prevention strategies.
Secondary Education, Two-Year Postsecondary Education, and Agriculture in the K-12
Classroom Challenge Grants Program
www.nifa.usda.gov/funding/rfas/sec_challenge.html
USDA-NIFA-SAECP-004897
Funding Opportunity #:
Public secondary schools; public or private nonprofit
Eligibility:
junior and community colleges; institutions of higher
education; or nonprofit organizations 501(c)(3)
February 6, 2015
Posted Date:
March 6, 2015
Closing Date:
Estimated Total Funding: $900,000
Varies
Award Ceiling:
Varies
Award Floor:
Yes
Match:
The Secondary Education, Two-Year Postsecondary
Description:
Education, and Agriculture in the K-12 Classroom
Challenge Grants (SPECA) program seeks to: (a) promote
and strengthen secondary education and two-year
postsecondary education in agriscience and agribusiness
in order to help ensure the existence in the United States
of a qualified workforce to serve the food and agricultural
sciences system; and (b) promote complementary and
synergistic linkages among secondary, two-year
postsecondary, and higher education programs in the
food and agricultural sciences in order to advance
excellence in education and encourage more young
Americans to pursue and complete a baccalaureate or
higher degree in the food and agricultural sciences.
FY 2015 Grants to Reduce Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, and
Stalking on Campus Program Grant
www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/ovw/pages/attachments/2015/02/09/campus_progra
m_solicitation2.pdf
OVW-2015-4032
Funding Opportunity #:
Private institutions of higher education and Public
Eligibility:
and State controlled institutions of higher education
February 9, 2015
Posted Date:
March 20, 2015
Closing Date:
$12,000,000
Estimated Total Funding:
$750,000
Award Ceiling:
$0
Award Floor:
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Courtesy of:
Charleston County Community Development Department
Match:
Description:
No
The funding supports activities that develop and
strengthen victim services and strategies to prevent,
investigate, respond to and prosecute these crimes.
FY 2015 Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders
Program
www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/ovw/pages/attachments/2015/02/11/final_fy_2015_
arrest_solicitation_2_11_2015.pdf
OVW-2015-4031
Funding Opportunity #:
City or township governments; County
Eligibility:
governments;
Native American tribal governments (Federally
recognized); State governments; Nonprofits having
a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than
institutions of higher education; State or tribal
sexual assault or domestic violence coalitions; and,
certain governmental rape crisis centers
February 12, 2015
Posted Date:
March 24, 2015
Closing Date:
$50,000,000
Estimated Total Funding:
$950,000
Award Ceiling:
$0
Award Floor:
No
Match:
This program furthers the Department of Justice's
Description:
mission by encouraging partnerships between state,
local, and tribal governments, courts, victim service
providers, coalitions and rape crisis centers, to
ensure that sexual assault, domestic violence, dating
violence, and stalking are treated as serious
violations of criminal law requiring the coordinated
involvement of the entire criminal justice system
and community-based victim service organizations.
National Endowment for the Humanities Challenge Grant
www.neh.gov/grants/challenge/challenge-grants
20150505-CH
Funding Opportunity #:
Public and State controlled institutions of higher
Eligibility:
education; County governments; Nonprofits having a
501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of
higher education; Private 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; Special district governments; State
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Courtesy of:
Charleston County Community Development Department
Posted Date:
Closing Date:
Estimated Total Funding:
Award Ceiling:
Award Floor:
Match:
Description:
governments; and, City or township governments
February 11, 2015
May 5, 2015
$500,000
$0
Yes
Challenge grants are capacity-building grants, intended
to support significant humanities activities of high
intellectual quality and to help institutions secure longterm support for their humanities programs.
Senior Medicare Patrol Projects (SMP)- Empowering Seniors to Prevent Health Care
Fraud
www.acl.gov/Funding_Opportunities/Announcements/Index.aspx
HHS-2015-ACL-CCASD-MP-0091
Funding Opportunity #:
Native American tribal organizations (other than
Eligibility:
Federally recognized tribal governments); County
governments; Native American tribal governments
(Federally recognized); State governments; Private
institutions of higher education; City or township
governments; and, Special district governments
February 11, 2015
Posted Date:
April 14, 2015
Closing Date:
Estimated Total Funding: $14,200,000
$493,881
Award Ceiling:
$75,000
Award Floor:
Yes
Match:
SMP volunteers empower and assist Medicare
Description:
beneficiaries, their families, and caregivers to prevent,
detect, and report health care fraud, errors, and abuse
through outreach, counseling, and education.
Food Security Challenge Area
www.nifa.usda.gov/funding/rfas/afri.html
USDA-NIFA-AFRI-004875
Funding Opportunity #:
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other
Eligibility:
than institutions of higher education; Private institutions
of higher education; For profit organizations other than
small businesses; Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3)
status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher
education; Small businesses; Public and State controlled
institutions of higher education; and, Individuals
February 4, 2015
Posted Date:
June 4, 2015
Closing Date:
8
Courtesy of:
Charleston County Community Development Department
Estimated Total Funding:
Award Ceiling:
Award Floor:
Match:
Description:
$16,800,000
$4,000,000
$0
Yes
Grants to increase food security through agricultural
production research, education, extension, and crop and
livestock development.
Using DNA to Identify the Missing
www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/sl001154.pdf
NIJ-2015-4055
Funding Opportunity #:
States; Local governments; non-profit and for profit
Eligibility:
organizations; institutions of higher education; and, tribal
governments federally recognized
February 12, 2015
Posted Date:
April 28, 2015
Closing Date:
Estimated Total Funding: $2,000,000
Varies
Award Ceiling:
Varies
Award Floor:
No
Match:
Funding to:
Description:
1. Performing DNA analysis on unidentified human remains
and/or reference samples to support the efforts of States and
units of local government to identify missing persons.
2. Enter the resulting DNA profiles into the FBI’s National
DNA Index System using CODIS
3. Enter any relevant case information related to
unidentified remains into the National Missing and
Unidentified Persons System
Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers and
Veteran Farmers and Ranchers
www.outreach.usda.gov/grants/index.htm
OAO-00008
Funding Opportunity #:
Private institutions of higher education; Nonprofits
Eligibility:
having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than
institutions of higher education; Public and State
controlled institutions of higher education; Native
American tribal governments (Federally recognized); and,
Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the
IRS, other than institutions of higher education
February 17, 2015
Posted Date:
April 13, 2015
Closing Date:
Estimated Total Funding: $9,100,000
$400,000
Award Ceiling:
9
Courtesy of:
Charleston County Community Development Department
Award Floor:
Match:
Description:
$100
No
Enhance the coordination of outreach, technical
assistance, and education efforts, to reach socially
disadvantaged and veteran farmers and ranchers in a
linguistically appropriate manner and to improve their
participation in the full range of USDA programs.
FY 15 Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program
www.bja.gov/Funding/15JMHCPsol.pdf
BJA-2015-4081
Funding Opportunity #:
Native American tribal governments (Federally
Eligibility:
recognized); State governments; County governments;
and, City or township governments
February 17, 2015
Posted Date:
April 14, 2015
Closing Date:
Estimated Total Funding:
$250,000
Award Ceiling:
$0
Award Floor:
Yes
Match:
Supports innovative cross- system collaboration for
Description:
individuals with mental illnesses or co-occurring mental
health and substance abuse disorders who come into
contact with the justice system. Applications will be
accepted that demonstrate a collaborative project
between criminal justice and mental health partners to
plan, implement, or expand a justice and mental health
collaboration program.
Conservation Program to Introduce Youth to Natural Resource Conservation
www.grants.gov
F15AS00103
Funding Opportunity #:
Open
Eligibility:
February 18, 2015
Posted Date:
March 20, 2015
Closing Date:
Estimated Total Funding: $500,000
Varies
Award Ceiling:
Varies
Award Floor:
No
Match:
The funds are intended to provide an introductory
Description:
developmental educational experience of natural resource
careers to young people, including culturally, ethnically
and economically diverse students, through training,
hands-on experience, and mentoring at National Wildlife
Refuges and other USFWS programs.
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Courtesy of:
Charleston County Community Development Department
FY 15 Wrongful Conviction Review Program
www.bja.gov/Funding/15WrongfulConvictionSol.pdf
BJA-2015-4098
Funding Opportunity #:
For Category 1, applicants are limited to public and nonEligibility:
profit organizations (including tribal nonprofit or forprofit organizations) dedicated to exonerating the
innocent, institutions of higher learning (including tribal
institutions of higher education), and state or local public
defender offices. For Category 2, applicants are limited to
public and non-profit organizations and for profit entities
that agree to waive all profits and fees that have
experience and expertise in providing representation to
wrongfully convicted defendants in post-conviction
claims of innocence cases.
February 18, 2015
Posted Date:
April 8, 2015
Closing Date:
Estimated Total Funding:
$250,000
Award Ceiling:
$0
Award Floor:
No
Match:
Promote a fair criminal justice system.
Description:
FY 15 Byrne Criminal Justice Innovation Program
www.bja.gov/Funding/15BCJIsol.pdf
BJA-2015-4095
Funding Opportunity #:
City or township governments; Native American tribal
Eligibility:
governments; Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with
the IRS, other than institutions of higher education; and,
County governments
February 19, 2015
Posted Date:
April 20, 2015
Closing Date:
Estimated Total Funding:
$175,000
Award Ceiling:
$0
Award Floor:
No
Match:
Addressing community safety is the role of criminal
Description:
justice agencies, the community, and its partners as a
whole. To improve and revitalize communities, all
relevant stakeholders should be included: law
enforcement and criminal justice, education, housing,
health and human services, community and faith-based
non-profits, local volunteers, residents, and businesses.
2015 Campus Suicide Prevention Grant
www.samhsa.gov/grants/grant-announcements/sm-15-008
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Courtesy of:
Charleston County Community Development Department
Funding Opportunity #:
Eligibility:
Posted Date:
Closing Date:
Estimated Total Funding:
Award Ceiling:
Award Floor:
Match:
Description:
SM-15-008
Institutions of higher education
February 19, 2015
April 20, 2015
$2,076,395
$102,000
$0
Yes
The purpose of this program is to facilitate a
comprehensive public health approach to prevent suicide
in institutions of higher education. The grant is designed
to assist colleges and universities in building essential
capacity and infrastructure to support expanded efforts
to promote wellness and help-seeking of all students.
FY 15 Adult Drug Court Discretionary Grant Program
www.bja.gov/Funding/15DrugCourtSol.pdf
BJA-2015-4087
Funding Opportunity #:
States; state and local courts; counties; units of local
Eligibility:
government; and Indian tribal governments
February 19, 2015
Posted Date:
April 16, 2015
Closing Date:
Estimated Total Funding:
$1,500,000
Award Ceiling:
$0
Award Floor:
Yes
Match:
Grants to expand and/or enhance substance abuse
Description:
treatment services in existing adult and family “problem
solving” courts, which use the treatment drug court
model in order to provide alcohol and drug treatment
(including recovery support services).
Revolving Fund Program
www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2015-02-10/pdf/2015-02680.pdf
RDRUS-15-01-RFP
Funding Opportunity #:
Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the
Eligibility:
IRS, other than institutions of higher education
February 20, 2015
Posted Date:
April 13, 2015
Closing Date:
Estimated Total Funding: $1,000,000
$100,000
Award Ceiling:
$0
Award Floor:
Yes
Match:
Lending program for water and wastewater systems.
Description:
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Courtesy of:
Charleston County Community Development Department
Capacity Building Initiative for Substance Abuse (SA) and HIV Prevention Services for
At-Risk Racial/Ethnic Minority Youth and Young Adults (HIV CBI)
www.samhsa.gov/grants/grant-announcements/sp-15-005
Capacity Building Initiative for Substance Abuse (SA)
Funding Opportunity #:
and HIV Prevention Services for At-Risk Racial/Ethnic
Minority Youth and Young Adults (HIV CBI)
Community-level domestic public and private nonprofit
Eligibility:
entities; federally recognized American Indian/Alaska
Native Tribes (AI/AN); tribal organizations; and, urban
Indian organizations
February 20, 2015
Posted Date:
April 23, 2015
Closing Date:
Estimated Total Funding: $14,193,763
$300,000
Award Ceiling:
$0
Award Floor:
No
Match:
To support an array of activities to assist grantees in
Description:
building a solid foundation for delivering and sustaining
quality and accessible state of the science substance
abuse and HIV prevention services.
Hospital Preparedness Program (HPP) Ebola Preparedness and Response Activities
www.grants.gov
EP-U3R-15-002
Funding Opportunity #:
City or township governments; State governments; and,
Eligibility:
County governments
February 20, 2015
Posted Date:
April 22, 2015
Closing Date:
Estimated Total Funding: $15,229,780
Award Ceiling:
Award Floor:
No
Match:
To ensure the nation’s health care system is ready to
Description:
safely and successfully identify, isolate, assess, transport,
and treat patients with Ebola or patients under
investigation for Ebola, and that it is well prepared for a
future Ebola outbreak.
FY 15 Smart Defense Initiative Answering Gideon’s Call: Improving Public Defense
Delivery Systems
www.bja.gov/Funding/15SmartDefenseSol.pdf
BJA-2015-4080
Funding Opportunity #:
County governments; City or township governments;
Eligibility:
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other
than institutions of higher education; and, State
13
Courtesy of:
Charleston County Community Development Department
Posted Date:
Closing Date:
Estimated Total Funding:
Award Ceiling:
Award Floor:
Match:
Description:
governments
February 23, 2015
April 22, 2015
$400,000
$0
No
The Bureau of Justice Assistance is seeking applicants
who are interested in developing innovative, data-driven
approaches to improve their public defense delivery
systems guided by the Ten Principles of a Public Defense
Delivery System.
Building the Evidence for Family Group Decision-Making (FGDM) in Child Welfare
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/foa/view/HHS-2015-ACF-ACYF-CF-1008
HHS-2015-ACF-ACYF-CF-1008
Funding Opportunity #:
Public and State controlled institutions of higher
Eligibility:
education; City or township 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; Private institutions of higher
education; State governments; Native American tribal
organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal
governments); County governments; and, Native
American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
February 23, 2015
Posted Date:
April 24, 2015
Closing Date:
Estimated Total Funding: $2,010,000
$670,000
Award Ceiling:
$500,000
Award Floor:
Yes
Match:
Grant projects will be designed to support families in
Description:
making decisions and developing plans that nurture
children in the target population, protect them from
abuse and neglect, and, when appropriate, address
domestic violence issues in a safe manner. Throughout
the project period, grantees will devote a substantial
amount of resources to the effective collection and
analysis of data for evaluation purposes, and to the
dissemination of evaluation findings regarding the impact
of the FGDM process on safety, permanency and wellbeing outcomes for the target population of children and
their families.
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Courtesy of:
Charleston County Community Development Department
Preservation Assistance Grants for Smaller Institutions
www.neh.gov/grants/preservation/preservation-assistance-grants-smaller-institutions
20150505-PG
Funding Opportunity #:
Public and State controlled institutions of higher
Eligibility:
education; Special district governments; Native
American tribal governments (Federally recognized);
Private institutions of higher education; County
governments; Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3)
status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher
education; City or township governments; Nonprofits
having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than
institutions of higher education; and, State governments
February 25, 2015
Posted Date:
May 5, 2015
Closing Date:
Estimated Total Funding:
$6,000
Award Ceiling:
$1
Award Floor:
No
Match:
Preservation Assistance Grants help small and mid-sized
Description:
institutions—such as libraries, museums, historical
societies, archival repositories, cultural organizations,
town and county records offices, and colleges and
universities—improve their ability to preserve and care
for their significant humanities collections.
Preservation and Access Education and Training
www.neh.gov/grants/preservation/preservation-and-access-education-and-training
20150505-PE
Funding Opportunity #:
Special district governments; Private institutions of
Eligibility:
higher education; Native American tribal governments
(Federally recognized); County governments; 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; City or
township governments; Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3)
status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher
education; and, State governments
February 25, 2015
Posted Date:
May 5, 2015
Closing Date:
Estimated Total Funding:
$350,000
Award Ceiling:
$1
Award Floor:
No
Match:
Grants aim to help the staff of cultural institutions obtain
Description:
the knowledge and skills needed to serve as effective
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stewards of humanities collections. Grants also support
educational programs that prepare the next generation of
conservators and preservation professionals, as well as
projects that introduce the staff of cultural institutions to
new information and advances in preservation and access
practices.
American Apprenticeship Initiative
www.grants.gov
FOA-ETA-15-02
Funding Opportunity #:
Partnerships of private and public sector entities
Eligibility:
December 11, 2015
Posted Date:
April 30, 2015
Closing Date:
Estimated Total Funding: $100,000,000
$5,000,000
Award Ceiling:
$0
Award Floor:
No
Match:
Grants to provide a catalyst in supporting a uniquely
Description:
American Apprenticeship system that meets our
country’s particular economic, industry and workforce
needs. American Apprenticeships (also referred to as
Registered Apprenticeships) are innovative work-based
learning and post-secondary earn-and- learn models.
FY 15 Research and Evaluation on Violence Against Women: Intimate Partner
Violence and Sexual Violence
www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/sl001146.pdf
Funding Opportunity #:
States, Units of Local Government; Nonprofits, public
Eligibility:
agencies, and Institutions of Higher Learning
January 7, 2015
Posted Date:
April 7, 2015
Closing Date:
Estimated Total Funding: $1,500,000
$350,000
Award Ceiling:
$0
Award Floor:
Match:
Grants to study and reduce violence against women by
Description:
their sexual or potentially sexual partners.
Work Incentives Planning and Assistance Projects
www.grantsolutions.gov/gs/preaward/previewPublicAnnouncement.do?id=50517
WIPA 2015
Funding Opportunity #:
Nonprofit and public agencies
Eligibility:
January 30, 2015
Posted Date:
March 30, 2015
Closing Date:
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Estimated Total Funding:
Award Ceiling:
Award Floor:
Match:
Description:
Basic Center Program
www.grants.gov
Funding Opportunity #:
Eligibility:
Posted Date:
Closing Date:
Estimated Total Funding:
Award Ceiling:
Award Floor:
Match:
Description:
Street Outreach Program
www.grants.gov
Funding Opportunity #:
Eligibility:
Posted Date:
Closing Date:
Estimated Total Funding:
Award Ceiling:
Award Floor:
Match:
Description:
$20,000,000
$300,000
$0
Funding to disseminate accurate information about work
incentives programs and issues related to such programs
to beneficiaries with disabilities (including transition-towork aged youth).
HHS-2015-ACF-ACYF-CY-0957
Nonprofit and public agencies
February 9, 2015
April 10, 2015
$200,000
$0
Grants to provide an alternative for runaway and
homeless youth who might otherwise end up in the law
enforcement, child welfare, mental health, or juvenile
justice systems. Note: This homeless service program
does not require applicants to be part of the local
Continuum of Care.
HHS-2015-ACF-ACYF-YO-0956
Nonprofit and public agencies
February 9, 2015
April 10, 2015
$4,712,482
$200,000
$0
Funds to conduct outreach services designed to build
relationships between grantee staff and runaway,
homeless, and street youth. Note: This homeless service
program does not require applicants to be part of the
local Continuum of Care.
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Funding Opportunity #:
Eligibility:
Posted Date:
Closing Date:
Estimated Total Funding:
Award Ceiling:
Award Floor:
Match:
Description:
Funding Opportunity #:
Eligibility:
Posted Date:
Closing Date:
Estimated Total Funding:
Award Ceiling:
Award Floor:
Match:
Description:
Funding Opportunity #:
Eligibility:
Posted Date:
Closing Date:
Estimated Total Funding:
Award Ceiling:
Award Floor:
Match:
Description:
Funding Opportunity #:
Eligibility:
Posted Date:
Closing Date:
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Estimated Total Funding:
Award Ceiling:
Award Floor:
Match:
Description:
Funding Opportunity #:
Eligibility:
Posted Date:
Closing Date:
Estimated Total Funding:
Award Ceiling:
Award Floor:
Match:
Description:
Funding Opportunity #:
Eligibility:
Posted Date:
Closing Date:
Estimated Total Funding:
Award Ceiling:
Award Floor:
Match:
Description:
Funding Opportunity #:
Eligibility:
Posted Date:
Closing Date:
Estimated Total Funding:
Award Ceiling:
Award Floor:
Match:
Description:
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Funding Opportunity #:
Eligibility:
Posted Date:
Closing Date:
Estimated Total Funding:
Award Ceiling:
Award Floor:
Match:
Description:
Funding Opportunity #:
Eligibility:
Posted Date:
Closing Date:
Estimated Total Funding:
Award Ceiling:
Award Floor:
Match:
Description:
Funding Opportunity #:
Eligibility:
Posted Date:
Closing Date:
Estimated Total Funding:
Award Ceiling:
Award Floor:
Match:
Description:
Funding Opportunity #:
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Eligibility:
Posted Date:
Closing Date:
Estimated Total Funding:
Award Ceiling:
Award Floor:
Match:
Description:
Funding Opportunity #:
Eligibility:
Posted Date:
Closing Date:
Estimated Total Funding:
Award Ceiling:
Award Floor:
Match:
Description:
FOUNDATION
Amphion Foundation
https://amphionfoundation.org/amphion-grant-application
Funding Opportunity #:
Nonprofit performing ensemble, presenter, or music
Eligibility:
service organization
February 12, 2015
Posted Date:
April 1, 2015
Closing Date:
Estimated Total Funding:
$7,500 +
Award Ceiling:
$0
Award Floor:
Match:
General operating support or support for special projects.
Description:
National Environmental Education Foundation
www.publiclandseveryday.org/grants/capacity-building-grants
Funding Opportunity #:
Non-profit organizations
Eligibility:
February 10, 2015
Posted Date:
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Closing Date:
Estimated Total Funding:
Award Ceiling:
Award Floor:
Match:
Description:
April 30, 2015
$5,000
$0
Capacity-building grants.
Feinstein Foundation
http://www.feinsteinfoundation.org/
Funding Opportunity #:
Eligibility: 501(c)(3) nonprofits, including food pantries, soup kitchens and
ministries
Posted Date:
Closing Date: Tentative May 2015
Estimated Total Funding: $1,000,000 in matching funds
Award Ceiling:
Award Floor:
Match:
Description: Feeding the hungry.
MacArthur Foundation
https://safetyandjustice.fluidreview.com/
Funding Opportunity #:
Any jurisdiction with governing authority over a local
Eligibility:
jail or jail system with at least fifty beds is eligible to
apply, including states, cities, counties, judicial districts,
and tribes
February 20, 2015
Posted Date:
March 31, 2015
Closing Date:
Estimated Total Funding: $1,500,000
$150,000
Award Ceiling:
$0
Award Floor:
Match:
New initiative that targets the overuse of jails as a major
Description:
driver and core component of over-incarceration.
Wild Ones
www.wildones.org/seeds-for-education/sfe/
Funding Opportunity #:
Schools, nature centers, houses of worship, and nonprofit
Eligibility:
places of learning that focus on educating elementary
through high school students
February 24, 2015
Posted Date:
October 15, 2015
Closing Date:
Estimated Total Funding:
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Award Ceiling:
Award Floor:
Match:
Description:
$500
$0
For projects designed to enhance and develop an
appreciation for nature using native plants.
Fisher House Foundation
www.fisherhouse.org/programs/newmans-own-grant/
Funding Opportunity #:
Must be comprised primarily of volunteers and/or be a
Eligibility:
nonprofit organization as defined under Section 501(c)(3)
February 26, 2015
Posted Date:
April 29, 2015
Closing Date:
Estimated Total Funding:
$50,000
Award Ceiling:
$0
Award Floor:
Match:
Accepting proposals from nonprofit organizations with
Description:
creative ideas for improving the quality of life for service
members and their families.
Massage Therapy Foundation – Community Service Grants
www.massagetherapyfoundation.org/community-service-grants
Funding Opportunity #:
Organizations or affiliates of organizations that have
Eligibility:
been in existence for at least one year in the respective
state or province; are tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3)
of the Internal Revenue Code; nonprofit charitable
organizations in other countries; currently provide some
therapeutic or other service programs to the community;
and have designated a qualified staff member to oversee
the program.
Posted Date:
April 1, 2015
Closing Date:
Estimated Total Funding:
$5,000
Award Ceiling:
Award Floor:
Match:
This program is designed to promote working
Description:
partnerships between the massage therapy profession and
community-based organizations.
Lawrence Foundation
www.thelawrencefoundation.org/grants/guidelines.php
Funding Opportunity #:
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Eligibility:
Posted Date:
Closing Date:
Estimated Total Funding:
Award Ceiling:
Award Floor:
Match:
Description:
501(c)(3); public schools, and libraries
April 30, 2015
Varies
Varies
Supports environmental, human services, disaster relief,
and other causes. It makes both program and operating
grants
Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation
http://hjweinbergfoundation.org/grants/what-we-fund-what-we-dont/
Funding Opportunity #:
501(c)(3)
Eligibility:
Posted Date:
Letters of Inquiry
Closing Date:
Estimated Total Funding:
Award Ceiling:
Award Floor:
Match:
Capital project grants.
Description:
Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina
http://sistersofcharitysc.com/grants/caritas/
Funding Opportunity #:
501(c)(3) with annual budgets of less than $600,000
Eligibility:
Posted Date:
April 7, 2015
Closing Date:
Estimated Total Funding:
$5,000
Award Ceiling:
Award Floor:
Match:
Provide support to organizations dealing with situational
Description:
poverty
The N.E.W. Fund (Neighborhoods Energized to Win)
http://coastalcommunityfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/2015-NEWApplication_Computer.doc
Funding Opportunity #:
Low-to-moderate income neighborhood groups
Eligibility:
located in Charleston or Colleton County
Posted Date:
April 2, 2105
Closing Date:
Estimated Total
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Funding:
Award Ceiling:
Award Floor:
Match:
Description:
$3,500
$0
Help improve quality of life and develop and sustain
leadership within the neighborhood.
Joanna Foundation
http://joannafoundation.org/about/
Funding Opportunity #:
501(c) (3)
Eligibility:
Posted Date:
Pre-Proposal - April 15, 2015
Closing Date:
Estimated Total Funding:
Varies
Award Ceiling:
Varies
Award Floor:
Match:
General operating support or to launch a new program,
Description:
support specific projects conducted by the organization,
match funds to leverage the impact of a challenge grant,
and/or advance capital campaigns.
Ambrose Monell Foundation
http://www.monellvetlesen.org/monell/appguide.htm
Funding Opportunity #:
501(c)(3)
Eligibility:
Posted Date:
Letter of Inquiry – April 30, 2015
Closing Date:
Estimated Total Funding:
Varies
Award Ceiling:
Varies
Award Floor:
Match:
Youth, health, art
Description:
CORPORATIONS
Mary Kay Foundation
www.marykayfoundation.org/Pages/ShelterGrantProgram.aspx
Funding Opportunity #:
501(c)(3)
Eligibility:
February 8, 2015
Posted Date:
April 30, 2015
Closing Date:
Estimated Total Funding:
$20,000
Award Ceiling:
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Award Floor:
Match:
Description:
$0
Domestic Violence Shelter Grant Program.
DuPont
http://www.dupont.com/corporate-functions/our-company/outreach.html
Funding Opportunity #:
501(c)(3)
Eligibility:
Posted Date:
May and September
Closing Date:
Estimated Total
Funding:
Varies
Award Ceiling:
Varies
Award Floor:
Match:
Support social programs, education and research, as
Description:
well as sponsorships and public programming.
Walmart Community Grants
http://foundation.walmart.com/apply-for-grants/local-giving-guidelines
Funding Opportunity #:
• Organization holding a current tax-exempt status
Eligibility:
under Section 501(c)(3), (4), (6) or (19) of the Internal
Revenue Code;
• Government entity: state, county, or city agency,
including law enforcement or fire departments, that are
requesting funds exclusively for public purposes;
• K-12 public or private school, charter school,
community/junior college, state/private college or
university; or,
• A church or other faith-based organization with a
proposed project that benefits the community at large.
February 1, 2015
Posted Date:
April 15, 2015
Closing Date:
Estimated Total Funding:
$2,500
Award Ceiling:
$0
Award Floor:
Match:
Focus areas include: Hunger Relief & Healthy Eating;
Description:
Sustainability; Women's Economic Empowerment; or,
Career Opportunity.
Staples Foundation
http://www.staples.com/sbd/cre/marketing/about_us/how-we-give.html
Funding Opportunity #:
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Eligibility:
Posted Date:
Closing Date:
Estimated Total Funding:
Award Ceiling:
Award Floor:
Match:
Description:
501(c)(3) non-profit organizations focused on education
and job skills
Varies
Varies
Grants; cause marketing; in-kind donations, and gift
cards.
Sam’s Club Grants
http://foundation.walmart.com/apply-for-grants/sams-club-giving-program
Funding Opportunity #:
501(c)(3)
Eligibility:
Posted Date:
Apply on-line
Closing Date:
Estimated Total Funding:
Varies
Award Ceiling:
Varies
Award Floor:
Match:
Focus areas include: Hunger Relief & Healthy Eating;
Description:
Sustainability; Women's Economic Empowerment; or,
Career Opportunity. Other local areas of focus may
include Education and Youth Success.
Cracker Barrel Foundation
www.crackerbarrel.com/about-us/cracker-barrelfoundation/#Cracker_Barrel_Foundation
Funding Opportunity #:
501(c)(3)
Eligibility:
Posted Date:
Letter of Inquiry
Closing Date:
Estimated Total Funding:
Varies
Award Ceiling:
Varies
Award Floor:
Match:
Areas of support include: Human services; Education;
Description:
Cultural and Environmental issues.
Corning Incorporated Foundation
www.corningincfoundation.org/
Funding Opportunity #:
501(c)(3) and 509(a)
Eligibility:
Posted Date:
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Closing Date:
Estimated Total Funding:
Award Ceiling:
Award Floor:
Match:
Description:
Letter of Inquiry
Varies
Varies
Educational
Selected public K-12 school districts, community colleges
and four-year institutions of higher learning are the
consistent beneficiaries of Corning Foundation support.
Corning's areas of involvement have included community
service programs for students, curriculum enrichment,
student scholarships, facility improvement and
instructional technology projects for the classroom.
Cultural
Each year, the Corning Incorporated Foundation
provides assistance to institutions such as arts
organizations, libraries, museums and public
broadcasting stations.
Community Service
The Corning Incorporated Foundation supports a variety
of organizations that serve a broad base of constituents.
Included in this category are hospitals and hospices,
community foundations, youth and women's centers,
YMCAs, and youth organizations.
STATE
State of South Carolina - Community Infrastructure Application
http://www.cdbgsc.com/sites/default/files/cdbg/ProgramInformation/2015%20Applica
tion%20Guidelines%20%26%20Attachments%20FINAL.pdf
Funding Opportunity #:
General local government with exceptions. See
Eligibility:
Instructions
Posted Date:
March 13, 2015
Closing Date:
Estimated Total Funding:
$750,000
Award Ceiling:
$50,000
Award Floor:
Match:
A community infrastructure application must
Description:
contribute to creation of healthy and sustainable
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residential communities through water, sewer, roads,
drainage or other activities.
TOWN
Town of Mount Pleasant – State Accommodations Tax Grant
http://www.comeonovermp.com/index.aspx?nid=176
Funding Opportunity #:
Open
Eligibility:
Posted Date:
March 15, 2015
Closing Date:
Estimated Total Funding:
Award Ceiling:
Award Floor:
Match:
For tourism-related expenditures.
Description:
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