Share Our Strength is on a mission to end hunger and poverty through programs like No Kid Hungry. They are the only national campaign dedicated to ending hunger for the millions of American children living with it today.
Interested applicants can submit an Inquiry Form at any time. The average grant is $5,000 – $15,000, but funding varies by state and program area.
Eligibility
This grant is open to school districts and community organizations serving children through federal feeding programs.
Allowable Expenses
No Kid Hungry tries to provide as much flexibility as possible to allow their grantees to best address the issue of childhood hunger. However, grant funds are rarely used to purchase food because it’s provided through federal feeding programs. Grant funds are typically used to purchase equipment such as:
Refrigerators
Coolers
Carts
Vehicles
Packaging
Funding Priorities
No Kid Hungry recognizes that race is a major factor is childhood hunger. To address this and other inequities, they prioritize:
Applicants serving communities with 50% or more of the population identifying as BIPOC
Communities where at least 60% of students are eligible for free or reduced lunch
Communities experiencing economic hardship
Communities where members experience intersecting social and environmental inequities.
Community organizations where 50% or more of the board and senior leadership identify as BIPOC
Up to 100 grants of $1,000 each will be given to youth-led projects in the United States and its territories. Applications are due by June 23, 2024. ‘
Eligibility
This grant is open to:
Nonprofit organizations
Schools
Afterschool programs
Government entitites
Individuals aged 5-25
Volunteer Requirements
Projects are required to engage a minimum of 100 volunteers aged 5-25. Individuals outside this age group may participate, but may not be counted toward the 100. Volunteers may include people who serve in a leadership role, help plan the project, and/or work on the project day.
Eighty percent of volunteers (a minimum of 80 individuals) must come from marginalized backgrounds. This may include youth who are:
BIPOC
From low income families or communities
Homeless
In foster care
In the juvenile justice system
Immigrants or refugees
LGBTQ+
English language learners
Allowable Expenses
Grant funds may be used for:
Project supplies
Local transportation for volunteers
Postage and printing
Food, drinks, and swag for volunteers (not to exceed 40% of total grant amount)
Applications for $50,000 – $400,000 over 2 years are due by July 12, 2024. There is no matching requirement. At least 25% of grant funding must be spent on enforcement activities; the remainder may be spent on education.
Eligibility
This grant is open to:
U.S. state and territory governments
Local governments
Native American Tribal governments
Definition
For the purposes of this program, a public pool or spa is:
Open to the general public for free or for a fee
Open exclusively to members of an organization and their guests
Open exclusively to residents of an apartment building, apartment complex, residential real estate development, or other multi-unit residential area
Open exclusively to patrons of a hotel, motel, etc.
Operated by the federal government or by a concessionaire on behalf of the federal government for the benefit of members of the Armed Forces and their dependents or employees of any department or agency and their dependents
A minimum of 25% of grant funding must be used for enforcement of state and local standards for pool safety, such as:
Salaries of enforcement personnel and grant managers
Administrative costs of enforcement and education
Training lifeguards
Education
Remaining funds may be used to educate the general public as well as pool owners and pool installation and/or service companies about state and local standards for pool safety. Eligible expenses include:
Administrative costs associated with educational programs
Lifeguard training equipment and materials
Lifeguard instructor training costs
Direct mailings
Funds may not be used to build or renovate pools/spas or to install or repair pool/spa equipment.
Funding Preference
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Applicants may request a funding preference equal to an additional 5 points on their review score. To qualify, they must submit valid data that their service area experiences a significantly higher proportion of child drownings, nonfatal submersions, and drain entrapments than comparable national statistics.
The Caplan Foundation for Early Childhood was founded in 2014 as part of the estate of Teresa Caplan.The Foundation serves as an incubator for research and development in the U.S. that has the potential to improve the lives of children aged birth to 7.
Funding is available in three focus areas: Early Childhood Welfare, Early Childhood Education and Play, and Parenting Education. Letters of Interest are due by May 31, 2024 and should be sent to info@earlychildhoodfoundation.org.
Eligibility
Applicant
This grant is open to nonprofit, non-religious and non-political organizations in the United States.
Program
Eligible programs must be:
New, not pre-existing
Secular
For the benefit of children only
For the benefit of children in the United States
Potentially capable of having a national impact
Funding Limitations
Grant funds may not be use for:
Purchasing or renovating capital equipment
Staging single events
The creation or purchase of works of art or literature
No more than 15% of grant funding may be spent on indirect costs.
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.
The Voices for Healthy KidsPolicy Campaign Grant supports efforts to increase children’s health equity through legislation, regulations, executive orders, or ballot initiatives.
Short form applications are due by March 25, 2024 at 5 PM PT. For those invited to submit, full applications will be due by May 28, 2024 at 5PM PT.
Eligibility
This grant is open to:
501(c)3 and 501(c)4 nonprofit organizations
Organizations with a 501(c)3 or 501(c)4 nonprofit as fiscal sponsor
Federally recognized Native American tribes and tribal subdivisions
Organizations must be able to engage in lobbying activities.
Preference will be given to groups led by people from communities statistically impacted by health disparities, including Black, Latinx, and Native American individuals.
Funding Priorities
Funding for Early Care and Education Access
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Applications under this funding area must include at least one of the following priorities:
Targeted outreach and recruitment of licensed early care and education programs and technical assistance for programs seeking licensure.
Assisting childcare facilities with funding for capital improvements that encourage healthy eating and physical activity
Increasing subsidy reimbursements for childcare facilities meeting healthy eating and physical activity standards
Early Head Start/Head Start Appropriations
Projects under this funding area should focus on securing financial support for Head Start and Early Head Start for eligible children and/or children from families living above current income threshholds.
Paid Family and Medical Leave
Projects under this funding area should focus on campaigns to enact state level policies on paid family and medical leave for public and/or private sector employees.
Healthy School Meals Expansion
Projects under this funding area should focus on campaigns to enact state level policies to expand access to free school meals, including universal free meals, free breakfast or lunch, and covering the cost of reduced price meals.
Sugary Drink Tax and Investment
Projects under this funding area should focus on community-level campaigns to enact excise taxes on sugary drinks and use the revenue to provide health services in communities experiency inequity. Communities must be involved at every step from the decision to pursue the tax to the implementation of the program to allocation of revenue.
SNAP Access and Expanded Benefits
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Projects under this funding area should focus on policies that increase participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program by:
Projects under this funding area should focus on policies that increase access to fruits and vegetables through SNAP incentives and produce prescriptions programs.
Water Access in Schools and Communities
Projects under this funding area should focus on campaigns to ensure that new and renovated schools have water bottle filling stations.
Innovative Policy Issue
Other innovative approaches to decreasing health inequity for children up to age 3, such as maternal health policy and family income supports.
The Mobilize Power Fund is a grant program from the Third Wave Fund, which provides rapid response support to gender justice organizations in the U.S. and its territories. This money is intended to help groups act in the face of unanticipated opportunities or threats.
Applications for up to $10,000 ($20,000 for partnerships and coalitions) are accepted and reviewed five time a years. Due dates for 2024 are March 5, May 7, July 2, September 3, and October 1.
Eligibility
This grant is open to organizations in the United States and its territories, with or without a 501(c)3 nonprofit designation. Applicants must, however:
Be led by transgender or cisgender women of color and/or trans, gender non-conforming, and intersex people of color under age 35
Be working on issues of gender inequity, gender-based violence, homophobia, or transphobia
Be responding to a time sensitive opportunity or threat that necessitates a change in regular operations
Be focused on strategies that strengthen the community in which they’re working
Have an annual opperating budget of less than $500,000
Allowable Activities
Grant funds may be use for:
Marches or rallies
Bail or legal fees
Leadership training
Mutual aid
Healing justice work
Unanticipated legislative or ballot initiative campaigns
Grant funds may not be used for:
General operating support
Regularly scheduled activities
Budget shortfalls
Submission Options
Applicants have the option to submit their project narrative in written or video form or through a phone interview with a Fund representative.
Written narratives must be no more than four pages
Video narratives must be no more than 10 minutes long
Phone interviews may be scheduled by emailing programs@thirdwavefund.org or calling 917-387-1262 ext. 806 before the last Tuesday of every month. Availability of this option will be based on the number of requests each month. Priority will be given to groups for whom a written narrative is inaccessible.
The Charles and Joan Hermanowski Family Foundation supports projects that help youth in the United States up to age 21 achieve their full potential. This may include the arts, education, health, and welfare services.
Letters of Interest for requests of $1,000 – $10,000 are due annually by March 31st. Full proposals for those invited to submit will be due by August 1st.
Eligibility
This grant is open to 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations. The Foundation does not award grants to large, national level organizations such as the United Way or the American Cancer Society.
The Taco Bell Foundation Ambition Accelerator helps young people in the United States and India create positive change in their communities. One grand prize winner in each country will receive $25,000/₹1,000,000, but many others will receive smaller awards.
Applications are due by March 14, 2024 at 11:59 PM EST in the U.S. and March 15, 2024 at 10:29 AM IST in India. All applicants who submit a draft by the Early Entry Deadline (February 15, 2024 in the U.S. or February 16, 2024 in India) will receive feedback and the chance to resubmit with changes.
Eligibility
This opportunity is open to individuals and teams in the United States, U.S. territories, and India who are:
16 – 26 years old
Residents of the United States, U.S. territories, or India
The founder or co-founder of the project they’re applying for
U.S. based applicants must also be able to participate in the Ambition Accelerator U.S. Summit in California the week of August 2, 2024. India-based applicants must be able to participate in the Ambition Accelerator India Summit in Bangalore the week of September 9, 2024. Participants under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.
Prizes
Early Entry Standouts
Ten Early Entry Standouts will be chosen from those who submit by the early deadlines in February. At least one each will be from the U.S. or its territories, India, and a Taco Bell restaurant team member. They will receive:
$500 – U.S. and territories
₹20,000 – India
Seed Prize Awards
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All applicants will have the chance to participate in the Community Review process during which they will evaluate other projects and receive feedback from their peers. Based on the scores from this process, 250 Seed Prize winners will be chosen. At least 50 each will be from the U.S. or its territories and India and at least 10 will be Taco Bell restaurant team members. They will receive:
$500 – U.S. and territories
₹20,000 – India
Summit Semi-Finalists
Fifty U.S. applicants and 25 Indian applicants will be chosen as Semi-Finalists and attend their country’s Ambition Accelerator Summit. At least 5 of the 75 Semi-Finalists will be Taco Bell restaurant team members. In addition to airfare, lodging, and meals, attendees will receive:
$1,000 – U.S. and territories
₹40,000 – India
Pitch Finalists
Five Summit particpants from each country will be chosen to pitch their idea to the judges. All finalists will receive recognition on the Taco Bell Foundation Ambition Accelerator website and social media accounts. They will also receive:
U.S. Grand Prize Winner – $25,000
4 U.S. Runners-up – $5,000
Indian Grand Prize Winner – ₹1,000,000
4 Indian Runners-up – ₹200,000
Review Criteria
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All applications will be evaluated based on:
Fueled by community – Understanding of and connection to the problem, informed by impacted people, and dedicated to improving the community
Innovation – Making something new, focusing on an overlooked issue, or providing a new perspective on a known problem
Collaborative leadership – The existence of or plans to form a team and/or partnerships
Commitment – A well developed plan with actionable steps and the dedication to carry it out
