Grants for State, Local & Tribal Governments

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Adminis · $0–$20.2M

Eligibility is limited to State and territorial government agencies, including the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa. This SAMHSA program funds improvements to state and territory response to 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline contacts and service for populations at high risk of suicide and overdose. The maximum award is about $20.2 million. The application deadline is July 17, 2026, which is soon.

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Adminis · $0–$3M

Eligibility is limited to political subdivisions of states (cities, counties), Indian tribes, and tribal organizations. This SAMHSA program funds comprehensive street-based engagement, treatment, and recovery support services for people who are homeless and have serious mental illness, serious emotional disturbance, or substance use disorders. The maximum award is about $3 million. The application deadline is July 17, 2026, which is soon.

Health Resources and Services Administration · $0–$500K

Eligibility is limited to states, Indian Tribes, and Tribal organizations, where states include the 50 states, D.C., and the listed U.S. territories and freely associated states. This HRSA program funds teleconsultation, training, and care coordination to help maternal health providers improve mental health and substance use disorder outcomes for pregnant and postpartum women. The maximum award is about $500,000. The application deadline is July 17, 2026, which is soon.

National Institute of Food and Agriculture-eRA · $400K–$550K

Open to a range of entities including State Cooperative Extension Services; federal, state, local, or Tribal agencies; nonprofit community-based or non-governmental organizations; organizations representing farms or small food processors; institutions of higher education or their foundations; or collaborations of two or more of these. The USDA NIFA Food Safety Outreach Program funds new collaborative education and training projects to expand food safety training, education, and outreach. Awards range from roughly $400,000 to $550,000. The application deadline is July 20, 2026, which is soon.

Health Resources and Services Administration · $0–$3M

Open to all domestic public, private, nonprofit, and for-profit entities, where domestic includes the 50 states, D.C., U.S. territories, and the freely associated states. This HRSA program funds maternal health emergency management training to strengthen the capacity of clinicians and first responders who care for pregnant and postpartum women in non-delivery or low-resource clinical settings. The maximum award is about $3 million. The application deadline is July 20, 2026, which is soon.

National Institute of Food and Agriculture-eRA · $200K–$230K

Eligibility is limited to a defined list: state agricultural experiment stations; colleges and universities; university research foundations; other research institutions and organizations; federal agencies; national laboratories; private or nonprofit organizations, foundations, or corporations; individuals; or groups of two or more of these. The USDA NIFA Food and Agriculture Service Learning Program funds projects to increase children's knowledge of agriculture and improve their nutritional health. Awards range from roughly $200,000 to $230,000. The application deadline is July 20, 2026, which is soon.

National Institute of Corrections · $0–$175K

Open to nonprofit organizations (including faith-based, community, and tribal organizations), for-profit organizations (including tribal for-profits), and institutions of higher education; all recipients, including for-profits, must waive any profit or fee, and 501(c)(3) proof or a tribal resolution is required. Foreign governments and international organizations are not eligible. This National Institute of Corrections program funds a 36-hour security-audit training program in which teams conduct hands-on prison security audits and produce findings reports. The maximum award is about $175,000. The application deadline is July 20, 2026, which is soon.

National Institute of Food and Agriculture-eRA · $200K–$450K

Open to a broad list of entities: state agricultural experiment stations; colleges and universities; university research foundations; other research institutions and organizations; federal agencies; national laboratories; private organizations or corporations; individuals; or groups of two or more of these. This USDA NIFA program supports extension and collaborative efforts to maintain and expand the national farm financial management database (FINBIN) and build farm management knowledge. Awards range from roughly $200,000 to $450,000. The application deadline is July 20, 2026, which is soon.

National Institute of Food and Agriculture · $550K

Eligibility is limited to 1862, 1890, and 1994 Land-Grant Institutions (including Tuskegee University, West Virginia State University, and Central State University) and the University of the District of Columbia. This USDA NIFA program funds professional development and technical assistance to support the 4-H Military Partnership and educational programs for military-connected youth. The award is fixed at about $550,000. The application deadline is July 20, 2026, which is soon.

National Institute of Food and Agriculture-eRA · $75K–$300K

Open to a range of entities including State Cooperative Extension Services; federal, state, local, or Tribal agencies; nonprofit community-based or non-governmental organizations; organizations representing farms or small food processors; institutions of higher education or their foundations; or collaborations of two or more of these. This USDA NIFA Food Safety Outreach Program funds new technical assistance projects focused on grant-writing skills to expand food safety training and outreach. Awards range from roughly $75,000 to $300,000. The application deadline is July 20, 2026, which is soon.

Department of Education · Up to $1M

Open to a broad set of applicants, including state educational agencies, Part C lead agencies, local educational agencies (including charter schools that are LEAs), institutions of higher education, other public agencies, private nonprofit organizations, freely associated states, Indian Tribes or Tribal organizations, and for-profit organizations. This Department of Education program funds a National Assessment Center to improve the participation and performance of children with disabilities on state and districtwide assessments. The maximum award is about $1 million. The application deadline is July 20, 2026, which is soon.

National Institute of Food and Agriculture-eRA · $80K–$300K

Open to a range of entities including State Cooperative Extension Services; federal, state, local, or Tribal agencies; nonprofit community-based or non-governmental organizations; organizations representing farms or small food processors; institutions of higher education or their foundations; or collaborations of two or more of these. This USDA NIFA Food Safety Outreach Program funds new community outreach projects to expand food safety training, education, and outreach. Awards range from roughly $80,000 to $300,000. The application deadline is July 20, 2026, which is soon.

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health · $500K–$1.9M

Open to a broad set of applicants including 501(c)(3) and non-501(c)(3) nonprofits, public and private institutions of higher education, state, county, city/township, and special-district governments, Federally recognized tribal governments and tribal organizations, public/Indian housing authorities, independent school districts, and for-profit organizations other than small businesses. This HHS Office on Women's Health program funds founding or replicating long-term safe homes providing housing and comprehensive multidisciplinary care for sexually exploited or abused women and girls. Awards range from roughly $500,000 to $1.9 million. The application deadline is July 20, 2026, which is soon.

Centers for Disease Control-GHC · $0

This CDC global health program supports Ukraine's Ministry of Health Public Health Center in sustaining HIV testing, prevention, and treatment services amid instability, including community-based case finding, mobile services, and differentiated service delivery. Eligibility is listed very broadly, spanning governments, tribal entities, nonprofits with and without 501(c)(3) status, institutions of higher education, small businesses, and other for-profit organizations. The Year 1 award ceiling is listed as zero, though CDC anticipates roughly $10,000,000 total for Year 1 subject to available funds. The work is centered on Ukraine, which is an important practical constraint.

Bureau of Arms Control and Nonproliferation · $0–$4M

This State Department Nonproliferation and Disarmament Fund program funds projects to develop safeguards countering proliferation risks from AI-enabled chemical and biological molecular models. Eligibility includes domestic non-profit and non-governmental organizations, educational institutions, for-profit organizations, and U.S. federal government entities, but organizations must be based in the U.S. Awards run up to roughly $4 million. The U.S.-based requirement and specialized subject matter narrow the realistic applicant pool.

U.S. National Science Foundation · Amount varies

This NSF EPSCoR program (E-CORE) funds jurisdiction-wide efforts to build research infrastructure and capacity in eligible EPSCoR jurisdictions. Eligibility is limited to accredited U.S. institutions of higher education, certain non-profit non-degree-granting research organizations with 501(c)(3) status, jurisdictional or state governments, and Tribal governments, and proposals must come from organizations within EPSCoR-eligible jurisdictions. Submissions must be multi-organizational. Specific award amounts are not provided here, and the EPSCoR-jurisdiction restriction significantly narrows eligibility.

National Park Service · $15K–$750K

This National Park Service History of Equal Rights program funds preservation of historic sites related to Americans' struggle to achieve equal rights, including architectural services, preservation plans, and physical preservation work. Eligible applicants include state and local governments, nonprofits, educational institutions, and federally recognized Tribes, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiian Organizations; NPS-owned or leased sites are not eligible. Awards range from about $15,000 to $750,000 and do not require a non-federal match.

Fish and Wildlife Service · $0–$1.5M

The Clean Vessel Act grant program provides cost-sharing awards to build facilities that help recreational boaters dispose of waste properly. Eligibility is limited to governor-designated agencies of the states, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and listed U.S. territories; private marinas may only participate as subrecipients through a recipient. Awards run up to about $1.5 million. This is a cost-share program restricted to designated state and territory agencies, so most organizations cannot apply directly.

Small Business Administration · $1–$180K

The SBA Federal and State Technology (FAST) Partnership Program funds organizations to provide outreach, technical assistance, and support to small businesses to increase SBIR/STTR applications and awards. Eligible applicants may be a public or private entity, organization, or individual, but must be endorsed by the state governor as the only approved applicant from that state, and must be located in one of a specific list of states and territories. Awards run up to about $180,000. The single-applicant-per-state endorsement and the limited list of eligible states make this very narrow.

DOC NOAA - ERA Production · $50K–$200K

This NOAA program funds projects to sustainably manage coral reef fisheries, including developing fishery management plans and addressing science gaps. Eligibility is limited to regional fishery management councils, nongovernmental organizations or research institutions with demonstrated coral reef expertise, designated coral reef research centers, U.S. states, territories or local governments with reef authority, and Native entities. Awards are expected to range from $50,000 to $200,000, and proposals under $50,000 will not be accepted. Applicants must demonstrate specific coral reef conservation expertise, so this is narrowly targeted.