GrantStation Insider: May 23, 2024

Application deadline: July 15, 2024
Grant amount: Up to $25,000 for new clinics and up to $10,000 for existing clinics
Description: Family Medicine Cares USA, a program of the American Academy of Family Physicians Foundation, supports clinics in the United States providing services at no cost to uninsured and medically underserved patients. The grants support the purchase of durable medical equipment and instruments necessary for diagnosis and treatment related to primary care. Priority is given to new clinic applications, but when funds are available, existing clinic applications will be considered for funding. Applicants for a new clinic grant must have opened or will open within six months of the application deadline, have received or are in the process of receiving the National Association of Free and Charitable Clinics Seal of Excellence, and have an American Academy of Family Physicians member in a leadership role within the clinic.

Application deadline: June 21, 2024
Description: Circle for Justice Innovations’s Leadership Circle supports grassroots organizations working to transform and reimagine the current U.S. criminal legal system, build new alternative community-based solutions, and organize to stop the criminalization of marginalized identities and communities. Support will be provided for movement-building organizing efforts that build alternatives to create safe and healthy communities that don't rely on arrest and incarceration, invest in approaches to end mass criminalization and incarceration, create policies to reform and dismantle current repressive criminal legal systems, lift up the leadership and experience of those affected by the criminal legal system, reestablish rights and access to those formerly incarcerated and newly criminalized, and promote transformative and restorative justice that heals. Eligible organizations must be led by people who have been incarcerated or others who have been directly impacted by the system, have budgets of $1 million or less, and be committed to achieving systems change through organizing.

Application deadline: March 1 and August 1, annually
Grant amount: Generally $1,000 to $4,000
Description: Access Fund’s Climbing Conservation Grant Program funds projects that preserve or enhance climbing access and opportunities and conserve the climbing environment throughout the U.S. Projects should demonstrate local climber support, collaboration with land managers, and a commitment to long-term change. Funded projects generally fall into one of the following categories: educational outreach, including signs and kiosks; brochures, multilingual integration, etc.; climbing area facilities or improvements and stewardship; local support and mobilization (e.g., local climbing organization start-up costs, capacity building, and strategic planning); land acquisition, easements, and access agreements; research; and policy and advocacy. Applications may be submitted by local climbing organizations, government agencies, conservation organizations, land trusts, grassroots organizations, community organizations, and individuals.

Application deadline: July 15, annually
Geographic scope: United States, including U.S. territories
Description: The American Legion Child Welfare Foundation seeks to contribute to the welfare of children and youth in the United States by aiding progress in the field of child welfare. Support is provided for programs that benefit the welfare of children and youth physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. Support is also provided for research aimed at discovering and interpreting facts or revisions of accepted philosophies to create new or revised theories that benefit the welfare of children and youth. Grants must have the potential to help children nationally or at least in a large geographic area. Nonprofit organizations are eligible to apply.

Application deadline: June 15, 2024
Geographic scope: AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, and WV
Description: Southern Partners Fund serves rural Southeastern communities and organizations seeking racial, economic, and environmental justice. The Fund’s Hubert E. Sapp Regular Grant Cycle provides support to rural community organizations, coalitions, and networks located in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia that are using grassroots organizing strategies in their fight for justice. Areas of interest include voter rights and engagement, immigration rights, and education reform, as well as environmental justice, housing reform, incarceration reform, economic justice, healthcare reform, women and girls’ leadership, disability rights, youth leadership, and LGBTQ+ rights. General support and project support are available. (Applicants with operating budgets of $350,000 or less are eligible to receive general support; applicants with operating budgets over $350,000 can apply for project support only.)

Application deadline: Applications will be accepted from May 28 to June 28, 2024.
Geographic scope: New Mexico
Grant amount: Up to $5,000
Description: The Hancock Family Foundation, administered by the Albuquerque Community Foundation, provides grants to nonprofit organizations throughout New Mexico. Areas of interest include education, with a focus on causes such as children's literacy programs, ESL education, and primary education enrichment; women and children's health and welfare, including shelters dedicated to women and children, services for survivors of domestic violence, and women's health and family planning services; and community-based arts initiatives, with a focus on enriching the lives of youth. Preference is given to organizations with operating budgets of less than $2 million.

Application deadline: None for letters of inquiry
Geographic scope: New Jersey
Description: The Fund for New Jersey works to improve the quality of public policy decision-making on the most significant issues affecting the people of New Jersey and the region. The Fund’s grantmaking advances systemic and sustainable solutions to public problems through the work of policy, advocacy, analysis, and organizing. The Fund rarely provides grants for local activities or direct services unless these projects are designed to support systemic change (for example, a demonstration project to inform public policy). Nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations are eligible to apply.

Application deadline: None
Geographic scope: Oregon and Siskiyou County, CA
Description: The Ford Family Foundation supports the people and places of rural Oregon and Siskiyou County, CA. The Foundation seeks projects that aim to make a difference in the lives of rural children. Priorities include 1) family, with a focus on strengthening connections between parents or other primary caregivers and children, ensuring that children have nurturing attachments from their earliest years, and promoting financial stability so that families have the resources they need to care for their children; 2) education, with emphasis on early childhood education, helping children start strong in their early grades, and preparing students for the transition from high school to postsecondary education or a career; and 3) community, with a focus on the conditions that help children and families thrive in rural communities, including local economies, social capital, community visioning and planning capacity, and public gathering spaces. The Foundation’s Good Neighbor grants of up to $25,000 support initiatives that matter in communities. Technical assistance grants of up to $5,000 to strengthen organizations’ internal capacity are also available. Requests that exceed $25,000 must align with the funding priorities, and applicants must contact the Foundation’s staff before submitting an application.

Application deadline: June 20, 2024
Description: The Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly program provides capital advance funding for the development of supportive rental housing for very-low-income persons aged 62 years or older and project rental subsidies in the form of a Project Rental Assistance Contract (PRAC) to maintain ongoing affordability. This program provides elderly persons with the opportunity to live independently, but with important voluntary support services such as nutritional, transportation, continuing education, and health-related services. In addition, this year’s NOFO includes funding to support the development of intergenerational housing for elderly caregivers raising children.

Grants.gov deadline: August 1, 2024
NEA Portal deadline: August 15, 2024
Description: Our Town is the National Endowment for the Arts’ creative placemaking grants program. Through project-based funding, the program supports projects that integrate arts, culture, and design activities into efforts that strengthen communities over the long term. Successful projects demonstrate a specific role for arts, culture, and design as part of strategies for strengthening local communities, ultimately centering equity and laying the groundwork for long-term systems change tailored to community needs and opportunities. All applications must be submitted by one organization and require one partner organization. The applicant/partner pair must include a nonprofit organization and a local government or quasi-government entity.

If you have ever written a grant proposal, you are probably familiar with this scenario. You worked on a proposal intensively for a week, only to receive news from the grantmaker that they have decided against funding your organization. Rather than toss the email into the recycle bin, you can turn this into an opportunity. Elevate’s latest blog article, “‘We Regret to Inform You. . .’ 5 Tips for Converting a Funder ‘No’ into a Future ‘Yes,’” discusses how to proceed when a grant proposal has been declined in order to increase your chances of future funding.

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.

Webinar date: May 29, 2024, 2:00 to 3:00 PM Eastern Time
Description: Finding the funds needed to fulfill your mission is a never-ending challenge for all nonprofits. During this live demo and Q&A session, Jeremy Smith, Director of Communications Technology, and Kerry Glauser, Senior Research Specialist, will show you how you can use GrantStation to complete your grant research quickly and get high-quality results. You’ll see how you can find and vet funding opportunities in a quick, streamlined fashion, so you and your staff can focus on what's most important—serving your community.

Webinar date: May 30, 2024, 2:00 to 3:30 PM Eastern Time
Description: Crafting compelling grant proposals is a critical challenge you face in the nonprofit sector, especially when your mission is to support individuals with disabilities. The complexity of grant requirements, fierce competition, and the need to compellingly articulate the unique needs of those you serve can make grantwriting feel daunting. During this tailored session, Alice Ruhnke will provide you with the knowledge and tools to create impactful proposals to fund your services for individuals with disabilities.

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Interested in GrantStation's funder profiles? View the weekly Funding Spotlights to see profiles of grantmakers currently accepting applications. Current opportunities include Hunger to Health Collaboratory: Prizes for Innovation (U.S. national), Helping Education with Love and Pizza (H.E.L.P.) (U.S. local: MT, OR, WA, and WI), Press Start (Canada national), and the Guru Nanak Interfaith Prize (global).