Grants for Nonprofits

Historical & Museum Commission · $2.5K–$65K

This grant is open to Pennsylvania museums and official county historical societies that are legally organized nonprofit institutions with professional staff, as well as eligible municipalities, schools, higher-education institutions, and public authorities. It funds general operating expenses, with awards of $2,500-$65,000 calculated from the applicant's most recent fiscal-year operating budget, and no single county can receive more than 37.5% of available funds. Applicants must meet the American Alliance of Museums' definition of a museum, and funding depends on the Commonwealth's budget being finalized with money allocated to the program.

Transportation · Amount varies

This Illinois DOT program funds organizations to serve as Cycle Rider Safety Training Course Providers, delivering state-approved motorcycle safety courses to Illinois residents. Eligible applicants include community colleges, state universities, state/local government agencies, and for-profit or nonprofit businesses in good standing operating in Illinois, but motorcycle dealerships and businesses that derive income from motorcycle sales are not eligible.

U.S. National Science Foundation · $100K–$3.3M

This NSF Robert Noyce program supports recruiting and preparing K-12 STEM teachers for high-need school districts, and proposals may only be submitted by U.S. institutions of higher education (including community colleges), consortia, or U.S. nonprofits offering teacher education or residency programs. PI teams generally must include STEM and education faculty. Awards range from about $100,000 up to $3,250,000, with a deadline of August 25, 2026, so this is restricted to higher-education and certain nonprofit applicants rather than individuals or businesses.

Department of Housing and Urban Development · $2.5K–$25M

This HUD Continuum of Care and Youth Homelessness Demonstration program funds efforts to rehouse people experiencing homelessness and prevent youth homelessness. Eligible applicants include nonprofits, state and local governments and their instrumentalities, Indian Tribes and tribally designated housing entities, and public housing agencies; individuals, foreign entities, and sole proprietorships are not eligible. Awards range widely, from about $2,500 up to $25,000,000, with a deadline of August 26, 2026.

Department of Health · Up to $5.5M

This opportunity is open to governmental entities and not-for-profit organizations, not individuals or for-profit businesses. The Department of Health's Bureau of Child and Adolescent Health is contracting a five-year program (1/1/28–12/31/32) to provide training, technical assistance, evaluation, and data support to 64 community-based adolescent sexual health and adolescent health programs, plus expert guidance to the Bureau itself. The contract is worth up to $5.5 million over the five-year term. Given the scale and subject-matter-expert requirement, this likely favors applicants with an established track record in adolescent health program support.

Workforce Development Board · Amount varies

This workforce development funding is open to businesses, nonprofits, and public agencies that form partnerships to build career pathway programs in the Quantum or Fusion technology sectors, covering everything from K-12 career exploration through community college credentialing and job placement. The Workforce Development Board plans to fund two or more partnerships, including both participant-serving and planning/development projects, but the listing does not specify a funding amount. Because the model requires multi-partner collaboration rather than a single applicant, solo organizations without partners may not fit the intended structure.

Off of Children & Family Serv · Up to $12.5M

Open only to established not-for-profit, community-based Child Care Resource and Referral (CCR&R) agencies already serving a New York OCFS-defined region; new organizations without an existing CCR&R designation are not eligible. Funds up to four regional Child Care Support Centers (one per OCFS region) to run substitute caregiver pools for licensed child care programs, with roughly $625,000 per awardee annually over five years (about $12.5 million total). Application deadline was extended; per this amended posting it is July 31, 2026.

Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security · Amount varies

This Illinois State Indoor Radon Grant program funds local health departments and other eligible organizations to conduct outreach and community education on radon health hazards, covering federal fiscal years 2026-2028. Eligible applicants include county, local, municipal, district, and areawide governments, as well as colleges, universities, and nonprofit organizations; this round targets unspent year-one funds for new second-year awards.

U.S. National Science Foundation · Amount varies

This NSF PESOSE program supports turning open-source science and engineering research products into secure, sustainable ecosystems, and eligibility is broad: U.S.-based for-profit organizations (including small businesses), non-profit non-academic organizations, federal agencies and FFRDCs, state and local governments, U.S. institutions of higher education, and federally recognized Tribal Nations may apply. PIs generally must be U.S.-resident employees of the applicant; foreign organizations and overseas branch campuses are not eligible. No specific award amount is stated; the deadline is September 1, 2026.

Office on Violence Against Women · $350K–$500K

Eligibility is limited to Indian Tribes, Tribal consortia, Tribal organizations, and Tribal nonprofit organizations, so other applicants are not eligible. The program funds intervention, advocacy, support services, and related assistance for adult, youth, and child victims of sexual assault in Tribal communities. Awards range roughly from $350,000 to $500,000, with a deadline of September 1, 2026.

Department of Pesticide Regulation · $100K–$1M

California's Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) 2027 Sustainable Pest Management Grants Program is open to a broad range of applicants, including nonprofits, businesses, individuals, universities, and government and tribal agencies. It funds projects that advance integrated pest management practices, such as alternatives to weed, rodent, and fumigant use, through research, outreach, and implementation in agricultural, urban, or wildland settings, with award budgets ranging from $100,000 to $1,000,000. Principal investigators may submit at most two proposals per year, and all applicants must meet DPR's specific eligibility requirements outlined in the official solicitation. Applications are due by September 2, 2026.

Governor's Office of Emergency Services · $1–$250K

This California grant (up to $250,000) funds nonprofit or government organizations to provide child abduction training. Applicants must have a SAM.gov Unique Entity Identifier with no exclusion record, be in good standing with California's Registry of Charitable Trusts, and maintain current IRS tax-exempt status — proposals missing any of these requirements are disqualified without review.

Governor's Office of Emergency Services · Amount varies

This California supplemental grant funds a full-time Sexual Assault Counselor to serve as a Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) Advocate coordinating local sexual assault response and services. It is limited to nonprofit organizations meeting Cal OES's standard eligibility requirements, and no award amount was published with this listing.

Governor's Office of Emergency Services · $1–$201K

This California supplemental grant (up to $201,000) funds nonprofit organizations providing court-ordered on-site supervised visitation services. Applicants must meet standard Cal OES nonprofit eligibility requirements, including active SAM.gov registration, no debarment/exclusion record, and current California charitable trust and IRS tax-exempt status.

Governor's Office of Emergency Services · $1–$194K

This California supplemental grant (up to $194,000) funds nonprofits to provide advocacy and support services to unserved or underserved child and youth crime victims/survivors, such as culturally-responsive staffing, training, and outreach. Applicants must meet standard Cal OES nonprofit eligibility requirements including SAM.gov registration and current charitable trust/IRS status.

Strategic Growth Council · $100K–$500K

This Strategic Growth Council program funds planning activities (community engagement, design prep, funding readiness) to prepare communities to later apply for a Community Resilience Centers Implementation Grant, with awards of $100,000-$500,000. Nonprofits, public agencies, and tribal governments may apply, but each application needs at least one partner organization and a signed letter of commitment. The deadline is September 5, 2026.

Tahoe Conservancy · Amount varies

The Tahoe Conservancy is funding programs and projects that reduce barriers to accessing Lake Tahoe recreation for underserved communities on the California side of the basin. Nonprofits, public agencies, and tribal governments may apply, but the process requires a pre-application (letter of intent) by July 31, 2026 before a full application (due September 4, 2026) is invited. The pre-application deadline is coming up soon, well ahead of the later full-application date.

National Park Service · $15K–$50K

This National Park Service program provides financial assistance for natural and cultural resource protection along the U.S.-Mexico border, open to NPS units, educational institutions, nonprofits, tribes, and state and local agencies. Projects must work with and benefit a specified NPS unit and a protected area in Mexico. Foreign entities cannot receive funding directly, though recipients may subcontract to them. Awards range from about $15,000 to $50,000, making this a small-award opportunity.

Department of Forestry and Fire Protection · Amount varies

Nonprofits and California tribal governments can apply for CAL FIRE's Tribal Wildfire Resilience Grants to fund forest health, cultural/prescribed burns, Traditional Ecological Knowledge programs, and related wildfire-resilience or workforce-development projects serving California Native American tribes. This is a forecasted 2026 solicitation with no award amount or deadline published yet, and eligibility is limited to nonprofits and tribal governments rather than the general public.

Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency · Amount varies

Nonprofit organizations that principally serve individuals or groups covered by the FBI's hate-crime bias motivation categories can apply to PCCD's Nonprofit Security Grant Fund for security-related funding. The listing does not specify an award amount range. Eligibility is narrow — it targets nonprofits serving specific hate-crime-affected communities, not nonprofits generally. Applications are due September 10, 2026.