Funding Opportunities

The America the Beautiful Challenge seeks to advance conservation and restoration projects that are consistent with the principles outlined in the Conserving and Restoring America the Beautiful report and that focus on at least one of the following core areas of need:

Conserving and restoring rivers, coasts, wetlands, and watersheds
Conserving and restoring forests, grasslands, and other important ecosystems that serve as carbon sinks
Connecting and reconnecting wildlife corridors, large landscapes, watersheds, and seascapes
Improving ecosystem and community resilience to coastal flooding, drought, and other climate-related threats
Expanding access to the outdoors, particularly in underserved communities

Applicants are encouraged to develop large landscape scale and/or cross jurisdictional projects that advance existing conservation plans or are informed by Indigenous Traditional Knowledge.

The purpose of this notice is to solicit applications for Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) grants. Funds for the fiscal year (FY) 2024 SS4A grant program are to be awarded on a competitive basis to support planning and demonstration activities, as well as projects and strategies to prevent death and serious injury on roads and streets involving all roadway users, including pedestrians; bicyclists; public transportation, personal conveyance, and micro mobility users; motorists; and commercial vehicle operators.

Applicants must submit their applications via Valid Eval at https://usg.valideval.com/teams/usdot_ss4a_2024_implementation/signup for Implementation Grant applicants, and https://usg.valideval.com/teams/usdot_ss4a_2024_planning_demo/signup for Planning and Demonstration Grants. Do not submit your applications through Grants.Gov.

Planning and Demonstration Grant applicants have three deadlines:

•Thursday, April 4, 2024, 5:00 PM (EDT)

•Thursday, May 16, 2024, 5:00 PM (EDT)

•Thursday, August 29, 2024, 5:00 PM (EDT)

Implementation Grant applications must be submitted by 5:00 PM (EDT) on Thursday, May 16, 2024. Late applications will not be accepted unless there is a technical issue directly caused by the online submission proposal system Valid Eval.

The Farm & Ranch Solid Waste Clean Up & Abatement Grant program offers financial support to address the cleanup & prevention of illegal dumping on properties designated for agricultural purposes, as defined in California Code of Regulations (CCR), Section 17991(d). Each FY, there are 4 application cycles, & this is the fourth cycle. CalRecycle administers this program in accordance with Section 48100 of the Public Resources Code.

The Drachman Institute focuses on projects that speak directly to the goals of increasing equity, resilience, connection and belonging across the built environment.

Please see core Drachman Institute research, planning, design and outreach skills for an understanding of the Institute’s capacities for successful partnerships. Additionally, please see the Drachman Institute project pages for examples of past successful projects across the Institute’s capacities.

The 2022 Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) established the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants (CPRG) program, which provides funds in two distinct but related phases:

1. Planning grants: $250 million for states, U.S. territories, municipalities, air pollution control agencies, tribes, and groups thereof to develop plans to reduce greenhouse gases (GHGs).6 The Priority Climate Action Plan (PCAP) is the first deliverable due under the CPRG planning grants.

2. Implementation grants: $4.6 billion for competitive grants to eligible applicants to implement GHG reduction programs, policies, projects, and measures (collectively referred to as “GHG reduction measures,” or “measures”) identified in a PCAP developed under a CPRG planning grant.

The Rural Innovation Stronger Economy (RISE) Grant Program offers grant assistance to create and augment high-wage jobs, accelerate the formation of new businesses, support industry clusters and maximize the use of local productive assets in eligible low-income rural areas.

These grants fund storytelling installations or materials that authentically convey historically excluded communities’ perspectives and relationships to the outdoors and coast.

Round two of the Local Immigrant Integration and Inclusion Grant (LIIIG) aims to provide $2.1 million in one-time funding to support the development or expansion of immigrant integration efforts, increase community trust, and enhance the organizational capacity of local governments to support immigrant populations in California.

The LIIIG is a one-year grant from August 1, 2024, through July 31, 2025. Contingent on funding availability, GO-Biz may award additional funding for a second year. Eligible activities for LIIIG funding include but are not limited to: 1) Economic Development, 2) Social Services Navigation, 3) Intergovernmental Technical Assistance, and 4) Civic Engagement.

The Legacy Foundation of Southeast Arizona is seeking applications for Responsive Competitive grants.

Every year the Legacy Foundation of Southeast Arizona funds Responsive Competitive Grants for projects up to $5000 that are aligned with the Foundation Mission of Promoting Population Health and Community Wellness.

The Legacy Foundation of Southeast Arizona will kick off the Responsive Competitive Grant Cycle with workshops that provide full information regarding the goals of the cycle.

The First Baptist Church of Phoenix Foundation accepts proposals that plant a new church, educate and train planting pastors, fund mission and outreach projects, and support new churches in need.