GrantStation Insider: May 16, 2024

Application deadline: June 26, 2024, at 6 PM ET
Grant amount: $10,000 to $100,000
Description: P.E.A.R.L. Pledge is Pearl Milling Company’s community funding initiative focused on championing the empowerment and success of Black women and girls across the U.S. A total of $1 million will be provided to nonprofit organizations doing work or offering programming that serves Black women and girls in alignment with the following P.E.A.R.L. Pledge pillars: prosperity, with a focus on alleviating systemic barriers and inequities in areas such as food, housing, employment, financial support, and generational wealth; empowerment, including inspiring and encouraging Black women and girls to attain holistic wellness and success in areas such as confidence building, self-esteem, and mental and physical health; access, with a focus on enhancing equal opportunity to education and entrepreneurship in areas such as scholarships, grants, capital, and financial literacy; representation, with a focus on elevating Black women and girls in areas such as culinary arts, food innovation, science, and media; and leadership, including advancing skill development and access to resources for emerging talent in areas such as public speaking, strategic thinking, teambuilding, and mentorship. Applicants must be 501(c)(3) public charities based in the United States and align with one or more P.E.A.R.L. Pledge pillars.

Application deadline: July 8, 2024
Grant amount: Five winners receive $100,000 each in seed funding.
Description: The Morgan Stanley Alliance for Children’s Mental Health Innovation Awards provide seed funding for transformative mental healthcare solutions for children and youth across the U.S. The Awards seek new or piloted projects from direct-service organizations that will help address the far-reaching challenges of stress, anxiety, depression, or other mental health issues in children and young adults in the U.S. Projects must tackle specific issues and address unmet needs, with a goal of reducing stigma, increasing access to care, improving equity in mental health, enabling early identification and prevention, or enhancing intervention, especially among disadvantaged and vulnerable populations. U.S.-based 501(c)(3) public charities are eligible, with a focus on those with an annual total revenue under $5 million. Five winners will receive grants to scale their innovative work as well as leadership training and other opportunities, while a broader group of applicants will be invited to join a leadership learning series. 

Application deadline: Applications will be accepted from May 27 to June 24, 2024.
Geographic scope: United States and Canada
Description: The Nature’s Path Gardens for Good grant program supports nonprofit organizations with community garden projects in the U.S. and Canada. For 2024, grants will be provided to nonprofit organizations that have an urban organic agriculture feeding project or program providing food to serve low-income communities, soup kitchens, food banks, emergency pantries, school feeding programs, shelters, or similar types of organizations.

Application deadline: June 5, 2024
Geographic scope: United States, including U.S. territories (Some grants will target California specifically.)
Grant amount: $20,000 to $60,000 over two years
Description: First Nations Development Institute’s Native Youth and Culture Fund supports Native youth programs and projects in the U.S. that focus on increasing youth leadership and providing opportunities for intergenerational transfer of knowledge. Ten to 12 grants will be awarded to structured day or overnight camp programs that focus on recreational, cultural, educational, language, Native youth leadership, and intergenerational mentoring activities. Four to eight grants will be awarded to programs supporting Native youth by California-based tribes or tribally controlled nonprofit organizations. Ten to 12 grants will be awarded to programs supporting Native youth that demonstrate alignment with one or more of the following program priorities: day or overnight camp activities; preservation, strengthening, and renewal of cultural or spiritual practices, beliefs, and values of Native youth; engaging youth and elders in documenting traditional knowledge systems, practices, and beliefs; increasing youth leadership and capacity through intergenerational educational or mentoring programs; and increasing youth access to and sharing of cultural customs and beliefs and traditional Native art forms. Tribes, Native-controlled nonprofits, and Native-controlled community organizations using a fiscal sponsor are eligible to apply.

Application deadline: Applications will be accepted from May 28 to June 11, 2024.
Geographic scope: California
Grant amount: Up to $25,000
Description: The Michelson 20MM Foundation’s Digital Equity Spark Grants funding cycle provides support for efforts to close the digital divide in all its forms in California, particularly among underserved and historically excluded communities. This funding cycle seeks to fund projects that support systems-level strategies to advance digital equity, with potential to create positive impact at scale, and inform public policy. Support will be provided to nonprofits and educational institutions for projects in the following focus areas: eliminating digital discrimination, digital equity in tribal communities, policy advocacy and civic engagement, digital equity as a social determinant of health, and digital equity and artificial intelligence.

Application deadline: The upcoming deadline for letters of inquiry is July 15, 2024.
Geographic scope: Ohio and selected counties in IN, IL, MI, PA, NY, and WI (A list of eligible counties is available on the Foundation’s website.)
Description: The Kenneth A. Scott Charitable Trust provides support to humane organizations for projects to enhance the well-being of animals in Ohio and other states in the Great Lakes Region. The Trust is focused on preventing cruelty to animals and promoting the humane treatment of animals, particularly companion animals such as dogs and cats, and other species of animals commonly kept as household pets. Support is also provided for efforts to protect the well-being of urban-suburban native wildlife and working animals. Program areas include animal adoption, behavior training, and fostering; continuing education and training; humane and wildlife education; medical care, rehabilitation, and wellness care for animals; pet and feral animal population control through spay/neuter; equipment; and other animal care initiatives. Supported organizations include humane societies, animal welfare organizations focused on companion animals, nonprofit spay/neuter clinics, native wildlife rehabilitation and nature centers, educational institutions, equine organizations providing therapeutic programs or focused on adoption, and other state or community organizations dedicated to companion animals.

Application deadline: June 15 and December 1, annually
Geographic scope: Virginia
Description: The mission of the Virginia Environmental Endowment (VEE) is to improve the quality of the environment by encouraging all sectors to work together to prevent pollution, conserve natural resources, and promote environmental literacy. VEE’s Virginia Program provides support to nonprofit organizations and institutions and governmental agencies for specific projects that promise measurable results to improve the environment in Virginia. The focus is on improvement of local rivers and protection of water quality, restoration of the Chesapeake Bay, innovative land conservation and sustainable land use practices, environmental literacy and public awareness, and emerging issues of concern. Projects are required to have matching funds in amounts equal to or in excess of the grant request.

Application deadline: Last day of each month
Geographic scope: New Hampshire
Grant amount: Typically $1,000 to $20,000
Description: The Endowment for Health works to improve the health and reduce the burden of illness for the people of New Hampshire, especially the vulnerable and underserved. The Endowment’s priority areas of interest are children’s behavioral health, early childhood, health equity, health policy, healthy aging, and expanding the healthcare workforce. Interested applicants in these areas can contact the appropriate program officer for each priority. In addition, Opportunity Grants provide funding for projects that address urgent needs and emerging opportunities, innovative projects, and projects that build and disseminate knowledge to improve the health of New Hampshire’s people. Nonprofit organizations, government agencies, schools, colleges and universities are eligible to apply.

Grants.gov deadline: June 24, 2024
JustGrants deadline: July 8, 2024
Description: The National Crime Victims’ Rights Week Community Awareness Projects program seeks to enable organizations to provide financial and technical assistance to approximately 300 communities (100 each year) nationwide to conduct public education and awareness activities on crime victims’ rights and services in their jurisdictions during the 2025–2027 National Crime Victims’ Rights Weeks. The program furthers the DOJ’s mission to uphold the rule of law, to keep our country safe, and to protect civil rights.

Application deadline: June 28, 2024
Description: The Refugee Family Child Care Microenterprise Development Project (RFCCMED) seeks to provide refugee participants with training and technical assistance in professional childcare, microenterprise development, and financial literacy; assist refugee participants in navigating the childcare licensing process; and provide direct financial assistance as needed to enable participants to prepare their homes for childcare business operation. The three main objectives of RFCCMED are to help refugees achieve economic self-sufficiency by establishing licensed family childcare businesses, help refugee families gain access to licensed family childcare businesses which will meet the early care and developmental needs of refugee children, and assist refugees in learning how to navigate mainstream childcare services.

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In recent years, extremely wealthy philanthropists have been making headlines with lavish gifts to nonprofits. Are you interested in learning more about giving trends among this group? If so, you should read Ultra High Net Worth Philanthropy 2024, a new report by Altrata. This report gives a detailed view of wealthy donor activity, focusing on the world’s ultra high net worth (UHNW) population, defined as people with a net worth of $30 million or more. It provides an overview of the global giving landscape and recent UHNW developments, and explores the upward trend in overall philanthropic activity on the part of wealthy donors.

Webinar date: May 20, 2024, 2:00 to 2:45 PM Eastern Time
Description: Working collaboratively with local and state governments could be a win-win situation for your organization. These entities tend to have larger sums of money to distribute, so their support can be an avenue to sustaining your organization. However, partnering with any level of government can feel intimidating to nonprofit organizations, especially those without much experience. During this TargetED, GrantStation President Alice Ruhnke will show you the steps and resources you need to create these impactful relationships and grow your organization.

Webinar date: May 22, 2024, 2:00 to 3:00 PM Eastern Time
Description: For most nonprofit employees, versatility is not just an asset, it’s a necessity. As an executive director, you’re not only the leader of the organization but also an active participant in its various functions. As a development director, your responsibilities likely encompass much more than just proposal writing. As a program director, you are busy running the programs in addition to securing additional funds to sustain the programs. Maximizing your grant success while balancing your other responsibilities is essential to the success of your nonprofit. During this webinar, GrantStation President Alice Ruhnke will share practical strategies to generate additional funding requests for nonprofit organizations with limited staff.

Webinar date: May 28, 2024, 2:00 to 3:30 PM Eastern Time
Description: As a faith-based organization, you may assume that your organization isn't eligible for funds from government or private funders, but this is not necessarily the case. If you provide community-based services which grow out of a faith teaching but are secular in nature (e.g., feeding the hungry or housing the homeless), then you may be eligible for funding from nonreligious grantmakers. However, it can be challenging to understand how to align your activities with the diverse requirements of different funders. During this 90-minute webinar, Alice Ruhnke will help you understand the types of funding your organization may be eligible for and how to approach funders.

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Does your organization struggle with the grant application process? Do you spend too much time writing proposals that do not get funded? Do you want to take your grantwriting to the next level? If so, then GrantStation’s new online course, Turbocharge Your Grantwriting Skills, is right for you!

A successful grantseeking program can provide your nonprofit with vital financial resources so you can enhance your capacity and fulfill your mission. Consistently writing winning grant proposals, however, can feel like a daunting task that leaves many nonprofits stressed, confused, and overwhelmed.

Throughout this course, GrantStation President Alice Ruhnke will guide you through the entire grant proposal process step-by-step. You’ll learn how to craft an organizational background, compelling statement of need, process and outcome evaluation, approach, and budget with detailed videos, downloads, examples, and other resources. 

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More funding opportunities are featured on the GrantStation homepage. Current opportunities include Evangelical Lutheran Church in America World Hunger: Domestic Hunger Grants (U.S. national), the Nusenda Foundation (U.S. local: specific counties in New Mexico), RONA Foundation: Build from the Heart (Canada local: AB, BC, MB, NB, NL, NS, ON, QC, and SK), and International Union for Conservation of Nature: Resilient, Inclusive and Sustainable Environments (global initiatives and efforts in Brazil, Colombia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ecuador, Ghana, Guatemala, Indonesia, Kenya, Madagascar, Mexico, Mozambique, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Tanzania, Thailand, Vietnam, and Zambia).