Grants Update

Week of July 26, 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

Commerce

FY 2025 Marine Debris Interception Technologies under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to support the installation, monitoring, and maintenance of proven marine debris interception technologies to benefit marine and coastal NOAA trust resources. Click here  for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State, local, tribal and territory governments whose activities affect research or regulation of marine debris; federally and non-federally recognized Tribes and Native or Indigenous organizations; institutions of higher education; non-profit organizations; and commercial (for-profit) organizations

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $7 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? October 9, 2024 (Letter of Intent) – February 7, 2025 (Application)

Department of

Homeland Security

FY 2024 Community Noise Mitigation Program  

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to facilitate the installation of sound insulation in covered facilities which include hospitals, daycare facilities, schools, facilities serving senior citizens, and private residences. These facilities must be located either within one (1) mile of a military installation or another location at which military aircraft are stationed (one mile is determined from the location’s outermost boundary), or within an area experiencing a day-night average sound level of 65 decibels or greater due to military fixed-wing aviation noise. Click here   for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State and local governments and Native American tribal governments

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $75 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? October 22, 2024 (Grants.gov); December 2024 (full proposal by invitation, specific deadline TBD)

Department of Energy

FY 2024 Connected Communities 2.0: Innovations to Manage Growing Transportation, Building, and Industrial Loads to the Grid

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to support research, development, and demonstration (RD&D) at the grid edge – the portion of the electric grid between the feeder and the plug – to evaluate how to right size future electricity infrastructure using various technical measures, which can also improve customer benefits and grid resilience. Click here  for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local governments, institutions of higher education, nonprofits, forprofit entities, and Indian tribes

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $65 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? August 20, 2024 (Concept Papers), October 10, 2024 (Full Application)

Department of Transportation

FY 2024 Promoting Vaccine Confidence in Local Communities Through Partnership with Regional Health Offices 

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program aims to expand traditional immunization partnerships to plan, implement, and evaluate evidencebased practices and develop novel approaches to increase confidence in vaccines in local communities, particularly partnerships with minority-serving or other advocacy organizations that work with populations with low vaccination rates, such as African Americans and residents in rural communities. Click here  for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Public or private entities located in any state, the District of Columbia or U.S. territories

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $1 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? August 21, 2024

Department of Housing and Urban Development

FY 2024 Continuum of Care (CoC) Builds

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to target efforts within Continuum of Care (CoC) geographic areas to address and reduce persons experiencing homelessness by adding new units of permanent supportive housing (PSH) through new construction, acquisition, or rehabilitation through one-time awards under this program. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State governments, county governments, city or township governments, special district governments, federally recognized Native American tribal governments, public housing authorities (PHAs)/Indian housing authorities, Native American tribal organizations (other than federally recognized tribal governments), and nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, and faith-based organizations

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $175 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? November 21, 2024

Department of Housing and Urban Development

FY 2024 Healthy Homes Production (HHP) Grant Program 

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to support a comprehensive approach to addressing multiple childhood diseases and injuries in the home by focusing on housing-related hazards in a coordinated fashion, rather than addressing a single hazard at a time. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State, local, and tribal governments as well as nonprofit organizations

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $40 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? September 3, 2024

Department of Housing and Urban Development

FY 2024 Lead Hazard Reduction Capacity Building Grant Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to assist states, tribes, and local governments with developing and expanding the infrastructure necessary to undertake comprehensive programs to identify and control lead-based paint hazards in eligible privately owned rental or owner-occupied housing. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State governments, county governments, city or township governments, special district governments, and Native American tribal governments

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $50 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? September 4, 2024

Department of the Interior

FY 2025 WaterSMART Drought Response Program Drought Resiliency Project Grants

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to support a proactive approach to drought by providing financial assistance to develop and update comprehensive drought plans and implement projects that will build long-term resilience to drought. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? States, tribes, irrigation districts, water districts, and other state, regional, or local authorities with water or power delivery authority located in the Western United States, as well as nonprofit conservation organizations working in partnership with the entities listed above

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? Unspecified

WHEN'S IT DUE? October 7, 2024 

Department of Transportation

FY 2024-2026 Nationally Significant Federal Lands and Tribal Projects Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to provide federal financial assistance to projects of national significance for construction, reconstruction, or rehabilitation of transportation facilities within, adjacent to, or providing access to Federal or Tribal Lands. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Federal Land Management Agencies and tribal governments. States, counties, and units of local government may also apply but only if sponsored by an eligible Federal Land Management Agency or federally recognized tribal government.

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $165 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? October 16, 2024 (FY 2024), August 1, 2025 (FY 2025), August 1, 2026 (FY 2026) 

Institute of Museum and Library Services

FY 2025 Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to support projects that provide training and professional development to library and archives professionals; develop faculty and information leaders; and recruit, educate, and retain the next generation of library and archives professionals. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? States, local governments, tribal governments, and non-profit organizations  

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $8.5 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? September 20, 2024 (pre-proposal), March 10, 2025 (full application)

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