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Week of September 17, 2021

New Grant Opportunities

Department of Agriculture
FY 2021 Emergency Rural Health Care (ERHC) Grant Program
WHAT DOES IT FUND?
This program provides recovery funding for immediate relief to rural health care services to address the economic conditions arising from the COVID-19 emergency, as well as Impact Grants to advance solutions to regional rural health care problems to support the long-term sustainability of rural health. Click here for more information.
WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State and local governments, tribal governments, and nonprofits
WHEN'S IT DUE? Recovery funds may be requested on a rolling basis. Impact Grants applications are due October 12, 2021.

 

Department of Commerce
FY 2022 Environmental Literacy Program: Increasing community resilience to extreme weather & climate change
WHAT DOES IT FUND?
The goal of this program is for communities to have sufficient collective environmental literacy to take actions that build resilience to extreme weather and climate change in ways that contribute to community health, social cohesion, and socio-economic equity. Efforts to build environmental literacy should ultimately aim to reduce risks from current and future environmental hazards through climate-smart and inclusive decision making and long-term stewardship of healthy ecosystems, all the while promoting a low-carbon economy. Click here for more information.
WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State and local governments, Native American tribal governments, institutions of higher education, K-12 school systems, and nonprofits
WHEN'S IT DUE? March 17, 2022

 

Department of Commerce
FY 2022 Marine Debris Prevention Program
WHAT DOES IT FUND?
This program supports the development and implementation of locally-driven, marine debris assessment, removal and prevention projects that benefit coastal habitat, waterways, and marine and Great Lake resources. Click here for more information.
WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State, local, tribal, and territory governments, institutions of higher education, nonprofits, and for-profit commercial organizations
WHEN'S IT DUE? October 29, 2021 (Letter of Intent)

 

Corporation for National and Community Service
FY 2022 AmeriCorps State and National Grants
WHAT DOES IT FUND?
AmeriCorps grants are awarded to eligible organizations proposing to engage AmeriCorps members in evidence-based or evidence-informed interventions/practices to strengthen communities. Click here for more information.
WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State and local governments, Native American tribes, institutions of higher education, and nonprofits
WHEN'S IT DUE? January 5, 2022

 

Environmental Protection Agency
FY 2021 Cumulative Health Impacts at the Intersection of Climate Change, Environmental Justice, and Vulnerable Populations/Lifestages: Community-Based Research for Solutions
WHAT DOES IT FUND?
This program will support transdisciplinary research to analyze environmental problems at the intersection of climate change, environmental justice (EJ), and vulnerable populations and lifestages. Research will focus on health impacts and vulnerabilities related to climate change, and the translation of research into effective solutions. Click here for more information.
WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State and local governments, federally recognized Native American tribal governments, institutions of higher education, hospitals, and nonprofits
WHEN'S IT DUE? November 16, 2021

 

Department of Health and Human Services
FY 2022 E-Learning Collaborative for Sexual Violence and Intimate Partner Violence Prevention
WHAT DOES IT FUND?
This program will support a crosscutting sexual violence (SV) and intimate partner violence (IPV) E-Learning community and peer learning and online dialogue platform for the benefit of the SV/IPV prevention field. Click here for more information.
WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Unrestricted eligibility
WHEN'S IT DUE? October 14, 2021 (Letter of Intent)

 

Department of Transportation
FY 2021 Route Planning Restoration Program
WHAT DOES IT FUND?
This program is intended to assist transit systems affected by the COVID-19 pandemic by supporting planning designed to increase ridership and reduce travel times, while maintaining or expanding the total level of vehicle revenue miles of service provided in the planning period, or making service adjustments to increase the quality or frequency of service provided to low-income riders and disadvantaged neighborhoods or communities. Click here for more information.
WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State, local, and tribal governments which receive federal funding for public transportation systems through Urbanized Area Formula funds
WHEN'S IT DUE? November 15, 2021

 

Department of Treasury
FY 2021 Capital Magnet Fund 
WHAT DOES IT FUND?
This program offers competitively awarded grants to finance affordable housing solutions and community revitalization efforts that benefit low-income people and communities nationwide. Click here for more information.
WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Certified community development financial institutions and nonprofit organizations that have affordable housing as one of their principal purposes
WHEN'S IT DUE? November 9, 2021

 

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