The WITH Foundation supports U.S. organizations that promote comprehensive healthcare for adults with developmental disabilities.
Open grant cycles begin annually on March 1st and November 1st for programs with a specifically identified need. Letters of Interest for the current cycle are due by December 6, 2024 at 5:00 PM PT. If invited, full applications for up to $150,000 will be due byJanuary 25, 2025 at 5:00 PM PT.
Eligibility
This grant is open to 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations.
Preferential consideration will be given to organizations in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Potential Activities
All programs should include at least one of the following:
Education and/or training to improve health practitioner competency
Addressing the inadequate reimbursement system
Advancing innovations in formal care coordination
Advocacting for systemic change to the inadequate care of developmentally disabled individuals
Increasing understanding of supported decision-making in healthcare settings
Encouraging digital health designers and developers to include the perspectives of developmentally disabled individuals in the design process
Conducting social policy research
Identifying and overcoming barriers to high-quality healthcare access
General operating support is only considered for previous grantees.
Applications are accepted on a continual basis for Country-Specific Activities, Global or Regional Development Initiatives, and Emergency Aid. As a general rule, requests should not exceed 50% of a project’s budget.
Applications for up to $8,000 are available to install permanent shade structures where children learn and play. Submissions are due by December 15, 2024. Grantees will also receive a sign with sun safety tips to install near the structure.
Eligibility
This grant is open to organizations that provide services and programs to youth 18 and under, such as:
501(c)3 nonprofit organizations
Schools
Daycares
Publically owned parks
Applicants must also have had a sun safety and/or skin cancer awareness program in place for at least one year prior to submission. Use of AAD-branded materials is not required, but will receive bonus points
The UnitedHealthcare Children’s Foundation provides medical grants to kids in the United States for expenses that aren’t covered by insurance. Applicants may receive up to $5,000 per year and $10,000 over their lifetime.
Applications are accepted on a continual basis and reviewed monthly. Families may be reimbursed for expenses incurred up to 90 days before the application is completed. All funds must be expended within one year of the grant approval date.
Eligibility
Eligible children must:
Be 16 years old or younger at the time of the application
Have a Social Security Number
Have primary insurance coverage by a commercial health plan. Medicaid or CHIP may be a secondary, but not primary, provider.
Be receiving care, medical services, treatments and/or therapies from a licensed medical professional in the United States.
The family must not have exceed the following maximum eligible incomes, as documented on their IRS Tax Form 1040:
Family of 2 – $65,000 or less
Family of 3 – $100,000 or less
Family of 4 – $135,000 or less
Family of 5 or more – $170,000 or less
Required Documents
All applications must include:
Most recently filed IRS Form 1040. If the child is not listed because they were born or adopted in the current year, a copy of the child’s birth certificate and social security card must also be included.
An electronic copy of the front and back of the current commercial or private insurance card.
Proof of non-coverage, such as a copy of the benefit summary’s exclusions list highlighting no coverage, a denial letter from the insurance company, or an Explanation of Benefits that shows no benefits are available.
Funding Limitations
Grant funds may not be used for:
Dental and orthodontics, unless they are related to a serious medical condition, such as cleft palate or cancer
Drugs not approved by the United States Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
Drugs not purchased in the United States
Over-the-counter medications or products
Vitamins or supplements
Medications not filled at a pharmacy or prescribed by a licensed professional
Biofeedback/biomedical consultations and Neurofeedback
Clinical trials and investigational or experimental treatments
Heavy metal toxicity testing or chelation therapy, unless there is a proven medical indication of lead, copper, or iron toxicity
The Addax & Oryx Foundation is a Swiss-based nonprofit that supports projects to help communities in Africa and the Middle East escape from poverty in a sustainable way. Their efforts are focused on four core areas: Health, Education, Community Development, and the Environment.
Applications for assistance are accepted on a continual basis and reviewed 3-4 times per year. Submitted projects should have a clear beginning and end.
Eligibility
This grant is open to registered nonprofit, nongovernment organizations:
With experience and competence in the proposed area of work
With a demonstrated ability to effectively use funds
Who are working to eradicate the root causes of poverty in Africa and the Middle East
Who focus on at least one of the four core areas*
Who create a measurable impact
Who establish a sustainable operation through empowerment and skill building
*Preference is given to projects that address two or more core areas.
Allowable Expenses
Grant funds may not be used for:
Ongoing programs
Religious or faith-based projects, programs, or organizations
Research as the project’s sole purpose
Professional conventions, conferences, or seminars
Applications for $500 – $50,000 are due by December 2, 2024 at 11:59 PM PT.
Eligibility
Seventh Generation grants are open to federally recognized Tribal Nations and 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations who:
Have 80% or more Indigenous Peoples leadership at the Board of Directors or other decision-making entity, an Indigenous Executive Director or Project leaders, and Indigenous Peoples engaged throughout all aspects of the organization.
Are grounded in and led by the Indigenous Peoples who are most impacted by the project.
Nurture and center the culture, language, traditional knowledge systems, and healthy lifeways of the Indigenous Peoples involved in the project.
Community Vitality
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Community Vitality projects involve cultural revitalization, knowledge sharing, cultural transmission, and intergenerational kinships. Pathways for culturally grounded practices and social justice include:
Traditional wisdom and cultural knowledge
Traditional foodways
Community-based healing
Language revitalization and creative expression
Flicker Fund
The Flicker Fund responds to the critical needs of Indigenous communities vulnerable to the impacts of crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change. Pathways for ensuring Native Peoples thrive include:
Basic and urgent health
Historic and cultural teachings
Traditional healing practices and remedies
Thriving Women
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Thriving Women supports projects to prevent and address gender oppression, promote matrilineal centered traditional health and coming-of-age ceremonies, and develop the next generation of leaders. Projects focused on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two Spirit (MMIWG2S) are also encouraged.
Pathways for gender and social justice include:
Birthkeeping, motherhood, and kinship
Honoring the rights of Mother Earth
Reclaiming a world without violence against women, girls, and two-spirits
Women and girls’ cultural vitality and leadership
Land, Water, and Climate
Land, Water, and Climate grants support traditional land and water stewardship, advance the right of Free, Prior and Informed Consent, protect sacred spaces, and promote climate change adaptation. Pathways to ecological justice include:
The Sorenson Legacy Foundation was founded to improve the lives of other people and the world we live in. They fund projects in four focus areas: Education, Innovation, Health Care, and Community.
Applications are accepted on a continual basis and reviewed quarterly. Deadlines each year are March 1, June 1, September 1, and December 1.
Eligibility
This grant is open to:
501(c)3 nonprofit organizations
Municipalities
Public schools
Preference is given to applicants in Utah.
Focus Areas
Education
Promoting education and job training
Fostering the arts, including arts education in schools
Supporting performing arts organizations
Helping young artists
Innovation
Protecting and enhancing the environment
Advancing work in science, culture, and recreation
Developing parks and green spaces
Enhancing quality of life for everyone
Health Care
Medical research
Developing innovative medical technology
Easing pain and suffering
Community
Promoting community development and security
Promoting adequate, affordable housing
Helping disenfranchised members of society
Providing youth with alternatives to destructive behavior
Application Requirements
All applications must include:
A list of the Board of Directors and Officers
A copy of the organization’s 501(c)3 determination letter from the IRS (if applicable)
The most recent audited financial statement, balance sheet and annual operating budget
Relevant pamphlets or brochures
At least two letters of support
Photographs and/or and 8 1/2 x 11 architect’s rendering for construction or restoration projects
The Centene Foundation supports programs in the U.S. focused on three drivers of health: Healthcare Access, Social Services, and Education. They prefer to form long-term partnerhsips rather than make one time awards.
Applications are accepted March 1 – May 31 and September 1 – November 29.
Eligibility
This grant is open to 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations.
Funding
Funds may be used for:
General operating expenses
Specific programs and initiatives
Event sponsorships to benefit the organization
Required Documents
All applications must include:
IRS Determination Letter
Form 990
W-9 Form (dated within 12 months of the current date)
The Reducing Lead in Drinking Water Grant Program from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency supports lead reduction projects in disadvantaged communities. Awards will be made in two National Priority Areas: Reduction of Lead Exposure in the Nation’s Drinking Water Systems through Full Lead Service Line Replacements and Treatment Improvements and Reducing Children’s Exposure to Lead in Drinking Water in Schools and Childcare Facilities.
Applications are due by December 30, 2024 at 11:59 PM ET. Applicants may submit more than one application, but each application may only address one priority area. There is no cost matching requirement.
Eligibility
This grant is open to:
State and municipal governments
Interstate and intermunicipal agencies
Community water systems
Water systems in Native American tribal areas
Non-transient, non-community water systems
Qualified nonprofit organizations servicing public water systems
Program Objectives
Projects under this program should:
Benefit one or more disadvantaged community
Benefit a drinking water system with at least one lead action level exceedance within the last three years OR address lead levels in drinking water in schools/childcare facilities
National Priority Area One: Reduction of Lead Exposure in the Nation’s Drinking Water Systems through Full Lead Service Line Replacements and Treatment Improvements
EPA expects to make 2-4 awards of $5 – $10 million for up to four years under this priority area. Eligible activities include, but are not limited to:
Replacing publicly, privately, or jointly-owned lead service lines (including goosenecks, pigtails and/or other lead components) and/or replacing partial lead service line remnants from previous partial replacement efforts.
Replacing galvanized pipes downstream of a lead service line.
Improving corrosion control to reduce lead in drinking water through installation or re-optimization of corrosion control treatment.
Developing and maintaining the drinking water system’s service line inventory to accurately track existing lead service lines and replacements of full or partial lead service lines.
Conducting risk mitigation and remediation follow-up monitoring, public education, and related outreach.
National Priority Area Two: Reducing Children’s Exposure to Lead in Drinking Water in Schools and Childcare Facilities
EPA expects to make 3-5 awards of $2 – $5 million for up to four years under this priority area.
Eligible activities include, but are not limited to:
Removing or replacing drinking water fixtures, fountains, or outlets determined to be sources of lead in schools and/or childcare facilities’ drinking water.
Replacing plumbing materials determined to be sources of lead in schools and/or childcare facilities’ drinking water.
Conducting follow-up monitoring, public education, and outreach.
Providing filters and replacement cartridges certified to remove lead.
The Build Strong and Indigneous Community Legacy programs from TC Energy provide grants to community and Indigenous organizations throughout North America. Awards are made in four focus areas: Safety, Education, Environment, and Resilient Communities. Applications are due by November 8, 2024.
Eligibility
This grant is open to:
Nonprofits
Registered charities
Associations
Municipalities
Indigenous groups
Social enterprises
Foundations
Preference is given to organizations within 20 miles/30 kilometers of their operations, but applications that align with one of their focus areas are also eligible.
