Grants for Nonprofits

Bureau of International Narcotics-Law Enforcement · $500K–$550K

This U.S. State Department (Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement) grant is open to U.S.-based and foreign-based nonprofits/NGOs and educational institutions to strengthen specialized organized-crime and corruption departments in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Awards range from roughly $500,000 to $550,000. The work is country-specific to Bosnia and Herzegovina; review Section C of the full announcement for detailed eligibility.

Office of Elementary and Secondary Education · $0

The Department of Education's Promise Neighborhoods program improves academic and developmental outcomes for children in distressed communities. Eligible applicants are institutions of higher education, Indian Tribes/Tribal organizations, or one or more nonprofit entities working in formal partnership with at least one of a high-need local educational agency, an IHE, a local elected official's office, or a Tribe/Tribal organization. Award amounts are not specified in this record. The partnership requirement makes eligibility moderately restrictive.

National Endowment for the Arts · $820K

This NEA program selects a single organization (a 'Cooperator') to help coordinate the 2027 National Heritage Fellowships Awards events, including an awards ceremony, showcases, and video vignettes, as a roughly $820,000 cooperative agreement. Eligible applicants are 501(c)(3) nonprofits (other than institutions of higher education), private institutions of higher education, units of state or local government, and federally recognized tribal governments. The federal government will be substantially involved in the project. This is a single-award production/coordination opportunity, not a general grant.

U.S. Mission to Indonesia · $100K–$300K

This U.S. Mission Indonesia program funds an immersive public-awareness project to counter cyber scams targeting everyday Indonesians, with awards roughly $100,000 to $300,000. Eligible applicants include not-for-profit organizations (think tanks, civil society NGOs, foundations), public and private educational institutions, individuals, and public international or governmental institutions. For-profit entities are explicitly ineligible. The project is Indonesia-specific.

Department of Housing and Urban Development · $500K–$15M

This HUD competition funds communities to build or improve their response systems for youth homelessness and to implement housing and supportive services projects, with awards ranging from $500,000 to $15 million. Faith-based organizations may apply on the same basis as others. Individuals, foreign entities, and sole proprietorships are explicitly ineligible. Awards target selected communities (a priority for those with substantial rural populations), so eligibility in practice runs through community Continuums of Care and partner organizations rather than any single applicant; review the NOFO to confirm your role.

Bureau of International Narcotics-Law Enforcement · $600K–$700K

This State Department (INL) program funds work to strengthen Bosnia and Herzegovina's ability to combat transnational criminal organizations and related corruption, with awards roughly $600,000 to $700,000. Eligibility is limited to U.S.-based nonprofit/non-governmental organizations and U.S.-based educational institutions with 501(c)(3) tax status. The work is country-specific and focused on law enforcement and anti-corruption capacity building. Review the full announcement's Section C for complete eligibility details.

Department of Education · Up to $3.7M

This Department of Education program funds establishment of a National Center on Academic Interventions to provide technical assistance and disseminate evidence-based practices improving results for children with disabilities, with a maximum award around $3.7 million. Eligibility is broad, including state and local educational agencies, charter schools, institutions of higher education, other public agencies, private nonprofits, tribes and tribal organizations, and for-profit organizations. This is a single-center competition, so it is competitive and narrow in practice despite the wide eligible-applicant list.

Bureau of International Narcotics-Law Enforcement · $400K–$500K

This State Department (INL) program funds work to strengthen Bosnia and Herzegovina's anti-money-laundering system and capacity to investigate and prosecute financial crime linked to transnational criminal organizations, with awards roughly $400,000 to $500,000. Eligibility includes U.S.-based nonprofit/non-governmental organizations and U.S.-based educational institutions with 501(c)(3) status, as well as U.S. for-profit organizations. The work is country-specific. Review the full announcement's Section C for complete eligibility details.

Bureau of Land Management · $50K–$250K

This Bureau of Land Management program funds rangeland inventories, assessments, restoration, soil mapping, and community engagement on public lands, with awards roughly $50,000 to $250,000. Individuals and for-profit organizations are not eligible. Projects must address high-priority work that crosses state boundaries. The program does not support hiring interns or crews under the Public Lands Corps Act; Youth Conservation Corps must apply under a separate NOFO.

Bureau Of Educational and Cultural Affairs · $8.7M

This State Department program supports the Fulbright U.S. and Visiting Scholar Programs, which provide roughly 970 awards to U.S. scholars to lecture or research overseas and about 1,025 awards to visiting non-U.S. scholars. The funding opportunity itself is a single cooperative agreement (around $8.65 million) to an organization that administers these programs, not direct grants to individual scholars. Eligibility details are deferred to the full announcement, so review it to confirm which organizations may apply.

Foreign Agricultural Service · Amount varies

This USDA Foreign Agricultural Service program (Foreign Market Development Cooperator Program) shares the costs of maintaining and developing foreign markets for U.S. agricultural commodities. Eligibility is limited to nonprofit U.S. agricultural trade organizations that promote exports of one or more U.S. commodities and do not have a business interest in or receive remuneration from specific commodity sales. Active SAM.gov registration is required. All U.S. agricultural commodities except tobacco are eligible. No award amount is stated.

Bureau of Land Management · $30K–$250K

This Bureau of Land Management program funds archaeological resource study, protection, and management in Lincoln County, Nevada, with awards roughly $30,000 to $250,000. Only proposals concerning resources at least 100 years old qualify under the Archaeological Resources Protection Act definition. Individuals and for-profit organizations are not eligible. The program does not support hiring interns or crews under the Public Lands Corps Act; Youth Conservation Corps must apply under a separate NOFO.

Bureau of Land Management · $30K–$75K

This Bureau of Land Management program funds partnerships to study, protect, and manage cultural and paleontological heritage resources on public lands, including inventory, stabilization, collections care, education, and tribal engagement, with awards roughly $30,000 to $75,000. Individuals and for-profit organizations are not eligible. The program does not support hiring interns or crews under the Public Lands Corps Act; Youth Conservation Corps must apply under a separate NOFO.

Environmental Protection Agency · Up to $3M

This EPA program funds technical assistance and training to help rural, small, and tribal municipalities and wastewater systems plan projects, build capacity, access infrastructure funding, and meet Clean Water Act requirements, with a maximum award around $3 million. Specific eligibility is deferred to Section 2 of the Notice of Funding Opportunity, so review it to confirm whether your organization qualifies. Applicants are generally expected to deliver assistance to small and tribal communities rather than be those communities themselves.

Foreign Agricultural Service · Amount varies

This USDA Foreign Agricultural Service program (Emerging Markets Program) funds work to develop, maintain, or expand markets for U.S. agricultural exports in emerging markets, including needs assessments and projects to improve food and rural business systems. Eligibility is broad: any U.S. private or government entity with a demonstrated role or interest in exporting U.S. agricultural commodities, including nonprofit trade associations, colleges and universities, cooperatives, state regional trade groups, and private companies. Foreign organizations may only participate as subrecipients or in-kind partners. Active SAM.gov registration is required. No award amount is stated.

Foreign Agricultural Service · Amount varies

This USDA Foreign Agricultural Service program (Market Access Program) shares the cost of marketing and promotion activities to expand exports of U.S. agricultural commodities. Eligibility is limited to nonprofit U.S. agricultural trade organizations, state regional trade groups, U.S. agricultural cooperatives, and state agencies. Active SAM.gov registration is required before the deadline. All U.S. agricultural commodities except tobacco are eligible. No award amount is stated; note this is a cost-share/cooperative marketing program.

Foreign Agricultural Service · Amount varies

This USDA Foreign Agricultural Service program (Quality Samples Program) helps U.S. entities provide commodity samples to potential foreign importers to promote U.S. agricultural commodities. Eligibility is broad: any U.S. private or government entity (excluding FAS overseas posts) with a demonstrated role and interest in exporting U.S. agricultural commodities, including nonprofit trade associations, universities, cooperatives, state regional trade groups, and for-profit entities. Active SAM.gov registration is required. No award amount is stated.

Foreign Agricultural Service · Amount varies

This USDA Foreign Agricultural Service program (Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops) funds projects to remove, resolve, or mitigate sanitary, phytosanitary, or technical barriers that threaten U.S. specialty crop exports. Eligibility is broad: any U.S. private or government entity with a demonstrated role or interest in exporting U.S. specialty crops, including nonprofit trade associations, universities, cooperatives, state regional trade groups, and private companies. Foreign organizations may participate only as subrecipients or in-kind partners. Active SAM.gov registration is required. No award amount is stated.

Bureau Of Educational and Cultural Affairs · $1.1M

This State Department (ECA) program invites proposals for cooperative agreements to implement the Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals and a related staff exchange between the U.S. and Germany, as a single award around $1.1 million. The program places roughly 65 American and 65 German young professionals in year-long academic and professional exchanges, plus a short staff exchange. Eligibility details are deferred to the full announcement, so review it to confirm which organizations may apply. This is an exchange-administration award, not a grant to individual participants.

U.S. Mission to Bolivia · $5K–$40K

This U.S. Embassy La Paz (Bolivia) program statement invites a broad range of applicants, including U.S. or Bolivian not-for-profit and non-governmental organizations, think tanks, public and private educational institutions, individuals, and public international or governmental institutions, to carry out public diplomacy projects in Bolivia. Awards range from about $5,000 to $40,000. Projects must align with stated U.S. priorities such as showcasing American excellence, countering transnational crime, and promoting anti-corruption and rule of law. Eligibility is broad but the work is Bolivia-specific.