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A.J. Muste Memorial Institute Social Justice Fund Grant

The A.J. Muste Memorial Institute Social Justice Fund Grant supports grassroots organizations in the United States doing activist work.

Applications for up to $10,000 are due by April 22, 2024 at 3:00 PM ET.

Eligibility

This grant is open to registered and unregistered nonprofit organizations in the United States with an annual operating budget of less than $500,000. Applicants may use a fiscal sponsor.

The Institute’s priority is to support organizations:

  • Doing direct activism work
  • With diverse, representative, and democratic leadership structures
  • With limited access to more mainstream funding sources

Focus Areas

The Institute is particularly interested in projects focused on:

  • Ending violence at the U.S./Mexico border and the criminalization of migrants
  • Redefining the criminal justice system and policing
  • Confronting institutionalized violence based on race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and gender expression
  • Ending economic exploitation and systemic poverty
  • Ending state sponsored terrorism

Funding Limitations

Grant funding may be used for general operating support or project support. It may not be used for:

  • Academic research
  • Economic development projects
  • Direct social services
  • Capital campaigns
  • Art, theater, film, or video projects not directly tied to activism or organizing
  • Legal defense or litigation
  • Scholarships

International Society of Transport Aircraft Trading Foundation Grants

The International Society of Transport Aircraft Trading Foundation grant program supports projects around the world that advance commercial aviation or engage in aviation-related humanitarian efforts.

Applications for Educational and Humanitarian grants are due by April 24, 2024. In 2022, the average grant was over $8,500. Projects with an international focus will receive priority consideration.

Grant Types

Educational

Educational grants support projects that increase awareness of potential jobs in the aviation industry with the goal of inspiring youth to pursue those careers.

Applicants must be registered nonprofits and may include:

  • Educational institutions
  • Youth organizations
  • Industry associations
  • Student associations
  • Museums

Humanitarian

Humanitarian grants support projects that use aviation resources to provide humanitarian aid and relief.

Applicants must be registered nonprofits providing assistance for:

  • Natural disasters
  • Human-generated disasters
  • Health-related crises

Allowable Costs

Grant funding must be spent on direct programmatic expenses with no more than 25% going to indirect organizational costs.

Funds may not be used for:

  • Capital projects
  • Scholarships
  • Promoting policies, military action, political activity, or religious views
  • Re-granting

Sun Life’s Health Access Grant

Sun Life’s Health Access Grant supports programs in the United States focused on diabetes and oral healthcare. Funds may be used to pilot a new program or continue an existing one.

Applicants may chose from three funding levels – $25,000, $50,000 or $100,000. Applications are due by April 19, 2024.

Eligibility

This grant is open to 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations.

Focus Areas

Programs must focus on at least one of the following:

  • Access to oral healthcare
  • Oral disease prevention and healthcare
  • Diabetes management
  • Diabetes prevention
  • Nutrition
  • Obesity prevention

GLS Campus Suicide Prevention Grant Program

The GLS Campus Suicide Prevention Grant Program supports programs that increase access to mental health services on college campuses to reduce suicide and stigma. Funds should primarily be used for capacity building.

SAMHSA expects to award 23 grants of up to $102,000 per year for up to 3 years. There is a required 1:1 match of nonfederal funds, unless the applicant can demonstrate extraordinary need. Applications are due by May 6, 2024 at 11:59 PM ET.

Eligibility

This grant is open to public and private institutions of higher education in the United States.

Required Activities

All projects must:

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  • Build a network of members of the applicant institution, trained behavioral health care providers, and local behavioral health crisis response services
  • Create a plan to get input from stakeholders
  • Provide voluntary screenings for mental health and substance use disorders and referrals to treatment services as needed
  • Provide evidence based training to students, faculty, and staff to identify and respond to mental health crises
  • Operate a hotline and/or promote available 24/7 crisis services
  • Conduct outreach to educate students on resources and services for mental health and substance use disorders
  • Disseminate educational materials to students, families, faculty, and staff about suicide, mental health issues, substance use disorders, and prevention
  • Conduct educational seminars that teach life skills, resilience, and promote social connectedness
  • Develop strategies to limit student access to lethal means
  • Assess the mental health and substance misuse needs of the student population

Allowable Activities

In addition to the required activities, grant funds may be used to:

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  • Create a plan to provide mental health and substance use disorder prevention and treatment services
  • Create polices to support students who need to take a medical leave of absence due to mental health or substance use disorders
  • Provide support to campus groups educating students about mental health and reducing stigma
  • Conduct research on outreach, prevention, and the provision of clinical services
  • Create new, evidence based practices, including culturally specific and trauma informed practices

Evaluation

All applications will be scored based on:

  • Population of Focus and Statement of Need (25 points) 
  • Proposed Implementation Approach (40 points)
  • Staff and Organizational Experience (15 points )
  • Data Collection and Performance Measurement (20 points)

Dollar General Literacy Foundation: Youth Literacy Grants

Since 1993, the Dollar General Literacy Foundation has been supporting educational attainment in the United States. Through their grant programs, they help people learn English, learn to read, and prepare for the General Equivalency Development (GED) exam.

The Youth Literacy Grants program is designed to help students reading below grade level or struggling because of a learning disability. Applications for up to $4,000 are due by April 25, 2024. Organizations who received a Youth Literacy Grant in 2022 and 2023 are not eligible to apply this year.

Eligibility

This grant is open to:

  • 501(c)3 nonprofits
  • Public libraries
  • Public or private K-12 schools
  • Public colleges and universities

Applicants must be located within 15 miles of a Dollar General store.

Allowable Activities

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Grant funds may be used to:

  • Establish or expand a youth literacy program
  • Purchase technology or equipment for a youth literacy program
  • Purchase books, materials, or software for a literacy program

Kubota Hometown Proud Grant

The Kubota Hometown Proud Grant supports community-based projects in the United States. Ten $50,000 grants and ten $10,000 grants will be awarded through a review process followed by public voting. An additional Sweepstakes prize will be awarded to an individual who participated in the voting process.

Applications are due by April 12, 2024 at 11:59 PM CT and voting will occur August 1-14, 2024. Applicants must have an existing relationship with a local Kubota dealer or suggest a way for the local dealer to help, such as through the provision or maintenance of Kubota equipment. Final projects must also include signage with the Kubota logo.

Eligibility

This grant is open to 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations located within 50 miles of an authorized Kubota dealer.

Selection Process

Review

Kubota will review all applications based on:

  • Clearly demonstrated need for project (25%)
  • Timeline for completion and use of funds within one year (25%)
  • Statement of impact on the community (25%)
  • Existing or proposed relationship with a Kubota dealer (25%)

They will select 2 applications from each of 10 districts to move on to the public voting round.

Public Vote

The public voting period will be held August 1-14, 2024 during which anyone can vote once per day. The winner from each district will receive $50,000 and the runner-up will receive $10,000.

Sweepstakes

Each vote during the voting period equals one entry into the Sweepstakes. A single person may earn up to 14 entries. On or around August 21, 2024 a winner will be drawn who will receive their choice of a Kubota zero-turn mower or Kubota BX sub-compact tractor. 

UN Tourism: Best Tourism Village Initiative

The Best Tourism Village Initiative from UN Tourism highlights villages in its Member States that are using tourism to preserve their culture, celebrate diversity, and increase sustainability.

Applications by Member States are due by April 24, 2024 at 11:59 PM CEST. Although there is no financial award, recognized villages will receive increased visibility on an international level and become members of the Best Tourism Villages Network. Villages that do not meet all the criteria to be recongized as Best Tourism Villages can become part of the Upgrade Programme.

Eligibility

Only UN Tourism Member States may apply for this opportunity. Each Member State may submit up to 8 villages that:

  • Have a low population density and a maximum of 15,000 residents
  • Have a landscape with an important presence of traditional activities such as agriculture, forestry, livestock, or fishing. 
  • Share community values and lifestyle

Objectives

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The objectives of the Initiative are:

  • Reduce regional inequalities in income and development
  • Fight depopulation
  • Progress gender equality and women’s and youth
    empowerment
  • Promote rural transformation and strengthen traction
    capacity
  • Strengthen multi-level-governance, partnerships and the
    active involvement of communities
  • Improve connectivity, infrastructure, access to finance and
    investment
  • Advance innovation and digitalization
  • Innovate in product development and value chain
    integration
  • Promote the relationship between sustainable, equitable
    and resilient food systems and tourism
  • Advance the conservation of natural and cultural resources
  • Promote sustainable practices for a more efficient use of
    resources & a reduction of emissions and waste
  • Enhance education and skills

Areas of Evaluation

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All submissions will be evaluated based on:

  • Cultural and Natural Resources 
  • Promotion and Conservation of Cultural Resources 
  • Economic Sustainability 
  • Social Sustainability 
  • Environmental Sustainability 
  • Tourism Development and Value Chain Integration 
  • Governance and Prioritization of Tourism 
  • Infrastructure and Connectivity 
  • Health, Safety and Security

Walmart Spark Good Local Grants

The Walmart Foundation supports projects in the communities where they operate through their Spark Good Local Grants. This program allows them to meet the unique needs of each community.

Applications for $250 – $5,000 are accepted and reviewed by store management on a quarterly basis. In 2024, open submission periods are:

  • Quarter 1: March 1 – April 15
  • Quarter 2: May 1 – July 15
  • Quarter 3: August 1 – October 15
  • Quarter 4: November 1 – December 31

Eligibility

This grant is open to:

  • 501(c)3 nonprofits
  • City, county, or state government entities
  • K-12 public, nonprofit private, or charter schools
  • Community or junior colleges
  • State or private colleges and universities
  • Churches or religious organizations

Eligible applicants must also:

  • Operate on the local level
  • Directly benefit the service area of the store to which they are applying
  • Be verified through Deed

Space Tool

This tool allows organizations to request space outside their local Walmart for fundraisers and community awareness campaigns. Requests must be submitted at least 21 days prior to the proposed date and cannot be for more than 8 consecutive hours on 3 days.

For-profit businesses are not eligible, but non-501(c)3 nonprofits are.

Preservation and Reinvestment Initiative for Community Enhancement

The Preservation and Reinvestment Initiative for Community Enhancement (PRICE) program from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development will support projects to preserve, maintain, and replace manufactured housing and manufactured housing communities (MHCs).

$225 million in grant funding is available, of which $10 million has been designated for Native American tribes and tribal organizations. $25 million has also been designated for a PRICE Replacement Pilot program. Available award amounts vary by grant program. Applications are due by June 5, 2024 at 11:59 PM ET.

Eligibility

This grant is open to:

  • State governments 
  • Local governments 
  • Tribal applicants 
  • Multi-jurisdictional entities 
  • Cooperatives 
  • Nonprofit entities (including consortia) 
  • Resident-controlled MHCs 
  • Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs)

Entities eligible to apply for the $10 million designated for tribes and tribal organizations include:

  • Native American tribes 
  • Tribally designated housing entities 
  • Tribal nonprofits 
  • Native Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) 
  • Tribal Organizations designated by a tribe to apply on its behalf

Goal and Objectives

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The primary goals of this program are to:

  • Increase housing supply and affordability for people of modest means nationwide
  • Preserve and revitalize existing manufactured housing and manufactured housing communities 
  • Increase resilience to extreme weather, natural hazards, and disaster events, support energy efficiency, and protect the health and safety of manufactured housing residents
  • Promote homeownership opportunities and advance resident-controlled sustainable communities
  • Support accessibility modifications, repairs, and replacement of deteriorating manufactured housing units

Grant Categories

PRICE Main

Applicants under the PRICE Main program may request $5 – $75 million to preserve existing affordable housing. This program does not have a match requirement, but applicants are encouraged to leverage additional resources.

Tribal Applicants

Tribal applicants may request $500,000 – $75 million to preserve existing affordable housing. As a subprogram of PRICE Main, there is no match requirement.

PRICE Replacement Pilot

PRICE Replacement Pilot funding may be used to replace manufactured housing units at a rate of 4:1, which will increase affordable housing availability. Applicants may request $5 – $10 million with a required nonfederal match equal to more than 50% of the PRICE grant.

Allowable Activities

Grant funds under all categories may be used to:

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  • Repair, rehabilitate, or replace existing manufactured housing units
  • Assist manufactured housing tenants or owner-renters with land and site acquisition 
  • Install or upgrade infrastructure that supports manufactured housing, including roads, sidewalks, water, wastewater infrastructure, and utility hookups 
  • Planning activities for MHCs, including those needed to support resident-controlled communities 
  • Resident and community services, including relocation assistance, housing mobility counseling, and eviction prevention 
  • Resilience activities to enhance the stability of manufactured housing and MHCs in the face of extreme weather, natural hazards, and disasters 
  • Environmental improvements, like remediation of contaminants in land servicing MHCs

Additionally, Replacement Pilot funds may be used for:

  • Redevelopment of MHCs as affordable replacement housing
  • Relocation assistance, buy-outs, or down payment assistance for residents

Public Comment Requirement

Before submitting, applicants must publish their application for public comment and hold at least one public hearing. A minimum 15 days notice is required and the public comment period must end at least 3 days prior to submission.

Genentech Health Equity Innovation Fund

The Genentech Health Equity Innovation Fund supports projects that address inequities faced by people of color in the U.S. when accessing healthcare. Projects should focus on bold new ideas that consider the structural racism at the root of the problem.

Applications for up to $750,000 are due by April 15, 2024. The typical grant period is 18-36 months.

Eligibility

This funding opportunity is open to:

  • 501(c)3 and 501(c)6 nonprofit organizations
  • Public schools, colleges, and universities
  • Public hospitals
  • Federally recognized Native American Tribal governments

Focus Areas

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Projects should focus on at least one of the following:

  • Neuroscience and brain health
  • Oncology
  • Ophthalmology
  • Cardiovascular and metabolic disease

Objectives

  • Increasing rates of screening and diagnosis while promoting care continuity
  • Widening the capacity and accessibility of specialty care services and linkages to critical non-clinical services
  • Enhancing the quality, safety, and experience of care for patients
  • Shifting institutional and system-wide policies and practices to deepen long-term accountability for equity

Evaluation Criteria

All applications will be evaluated based on:

  • Leadership representative of the target population(s)
  • Addresses systemic barriers to health equity with a focus on racism
  • Directs resources to impacted communities and empowers them to make decisions
  • New and creative approaches to addressing the issue with the goal of taking sustainable, scalable action
  • Proposes to quickly share information gathered to further other work in the field