Grants Update

Week of July 19, 2024

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This is your weekly grant opportunities update from The National Special Districts Coalition. Special districts are either eligible to apply directly, or able to partner with a qualifying entity to apply for any of the grants listed.

New Grant Opportunities

Department of

Energy

FY 2024 Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP): Wetlands Reserve Enhancement Partnership

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to support wetland protection, restoration, and enhancement activities by targeting and leveraging resources for carrying out high priority wetland activities on eligible lands. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State and local governments, Indian Tribes, and non-governmental organizations

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $50 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? August 16, 2024

Department of

Homeland Security

FY 2024 Homeland Security National Training Program (HSNTP): Continuing Training Grants

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program supports building, sustaining, and delivering core capabilities through the development and delivery of training to achieve the funding agency's National Preparedness Goal, which is a secure and resilient nation with the capabilities required across the whole community to prevent, protect against, mitigate, respond to, and recover from the threats and hazards that pose the greatest risk. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local governments, county governments, 501(c)(3) governments, institutions of higher education, and state agencies

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $5.4 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? August 16, 2024

Department of Justice

FY 2024 Project Safe Neighborhood Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to bring together federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement officials, prosecutors, community-based partners, and other stakeholders to identify the most pressing violent crime problems in communities and develop comprehensive solutions to address them. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) team fiscal agents for the federal judicial districts that have been certified by the relevant U.S. Attorney's Office (USAO). Eligible USAO-certified fiscal agents include states, local governments, educational institutions, faith-based and other community organizations, private nonprofit organizations, including tribal nonprofit organizations, and federally recognized Indian tribal governments

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $15,968,319

WHEN'S IT DUE? August 21, 2024 (Grants.gov), August 26, 2024 (JustGrants)

Department of Transportation

FY 2024 Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) Grants Stage 2: Implementation Grants

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to implement the plans and prototypes previously developed in Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) Stage One that will advance smart city or community technologies and systems to improve transportation efficiency and safety. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? States, political subdivisions of a state, federally recognized Tribal governments, public transit agencies or authorities, public toll authorities, metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs), or a group of two or more eligible entities

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $50 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? August 14, 2024

Department of Transportation

FY 2021-2024 Restoration and Enhancement (R&E) Grants Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to provide financial assistance for initiating, restoring, or enhancing intercity rail passenger transportation operations. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? States, the District of Columbia, groups of states, entities implementing an Interstate Rail Compact, public agencies or publicly chartered authorities established by one or more states, political subdivision of states, federally recognized Native American tribes, any rail carrier in partnership with at least one other eligible applicant, and Amtrak or another rail carrier that provides intercity rail passenger transportation

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $153,845,680

WHEN'S IT DUE? September 30, 2024

National Endowment for the Humanities

FY 2024 Spotlight on Humanities in Higher Education

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to support small projects that help students from underserved populations gain access to and benefit from the humanities. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? 501(c)(3) nonprofits, institutions of higher education, state and local governments, and federally recognized Native American tribal governments

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $1 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? October 1, 2024

Corporation of National and Community Service

FY 2025 AmeriCorps Seniors Retired and Senior Volunteer Program Competition

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to improve lives, strengthen communities, and foster civic engagement through service and volunteering. Funding will support projects that engage people who are 55 years old and older in a diverse range of volunteer activities that will improve their own lives by staying active and civically engaged. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Native American tribes, institutions of higher education, local governments, nonprofits, states, and state service commissions

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $10.7 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? September 18, 2024

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