Local Government Grants for Nonprofits

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Grant Range:
$500 - $121000
Grant Details:

Occasionally, larger grants are made.

Application Deadlines:

None

Description:

The Dillon Foundation is a private foundation that provides support to nonprofit organizations located in Sterling, IL, and the immediate area.

The Foundation's areas of interest include:…

Grant Range:
$3000 - $200000
Average Grant:
$10000 - $100000
Application Deadlines:

Healthy People Healthy Places grants: February 15, annually
Animal Welfare grants: June 1, annually
Rapid Response Fund: Requests are accepted on a rolling basis through September 1, 2024.
(The 2025 Rapid Response window will be available early in the year.)

Description:

The Elmina B. Sewall Foundation supports work in Maine to improve the well-being of people, animals, and the environment while fostering relationships that strive for social equity and community…

Grant Details:

Research stipends of $20,000 are provided.

Application Deadlines:

March 1 and October 1, 2024
(The 2025 deadlines may be available in the winter.)

Description:

The IBM Center for The Business of Government connects public management research with practice. The Center helps public sector executives and managers improve the effectiveness of government with…

Grant Range:
$15000 - $100000
Grant Details:

Occasionally, larger grants are made.

Application Deadlines:

Letters of inquiry: none

Description:

The mission of the Indian Land Tenure Foundation is to ensure that land within the original boundaries of every reservation and other areas of high significance where tribes retain aboriginal…

Grant Range:
$2000 - $54000
Grant Details:

Occasionally, larger grants are made.

Application Deadlines:

December 1, annually

Description:

The Joslin-Needham Family Foundation provides support to nonprofit organizations, government agencies, and educational institutions in the community of Brush, CO.

The Foundation's primary…

Grant Details:

Travel, lodging, and educational stipends are awarded.

Application Deadlines:

January 24, 2025
(The 2026 deadline will be available in the fall.)

Description:

The Native American Congressional Internship Program, funded by the Native Nations Institute for Leadership, Management, and Policy, provides an opportunity for Native American and Alaska Native…

Grant Range:
$800 - $25000
Grant Details:

Occasionally, larger grants are made.

Application Deadlines:

Varies by grant program

Description:

The John Randolph and Dora Haynes Foundation supports research on major economic, social, and political problems of the greater Los Angeles, CA, area.

The Foundation's policy research…

Grant Range:
$5000 - $150000
Grant Details:

Occasionally, larger grants are made.

Application Deadlines:

Letters of intent: February 1 and August 1, annually
Formal grant applications: March 1 and September 1, annually

Description:

The Priddy Foundation is dedicated to the support of programs in human services, education, the arts, and health, which offer significant potential for individual development and community…