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U.S. National Science Foundation · Amount varies

NSF's GRANTED initiative funds innovative models to build research enterprise administrative capacity and research workforce training infrastructure at U.S. organizations, such as research development/administration, technology transfer, compliance, and research leadership. Eligibility is broad and unrestricted, open to any type of entity, subject to any clarification in the program's additional eligibility text. Specific award amounts and deadlines are not posted in this listing; review the full solicitation for budget and timeline details.

U.S. National Science Foundation · $200K–$700K

The NSF, in partnership with the German Research Foundation (DFG), offers this Lead Agency opportunity in Chemistry and Chemical Process and Transport Systems, letting U.S. and German researchers submit a single collaborative proposal under one review. Eligibility is limited to U.S.-based institutions of higher education (including community colleges) and non-profit, non-academic research organizations directly tied to research or education; for-profit firms and individuals are not eligible. Awards roughly range from $200,000 to $700,000 and require a German research partner. No deadline is posted.

State Treasurer's Office · $25K–$1.5M

A loan program (not a grant) for California nonprofit 501(c)(3) small or rural health facilities, or public health facilities, licensed by the state and operating at least three years. Loans range from $25,000 to $1.5 million (up to $1 million for refinancing) at 3-4% interest, for real property, equipment, or debt refinancing; small facilities must have annual gross revenue of $30 million or less, and borrowers must contribute at least 5% of project cost themselves.

Natural Resources · $10K–$8M

Illinois' Sport Fish Restoration program (Dingell-Johnson Act, FY24) funds government agencies, educational institutions, and nonprofits for a wide range of activities including fisheries research, boat access development, habitat enhancement, and hatchery construction, with awards from $10,000 up to $8,000,000. Eligibility is broad across public and nonprofit sectors. No application deadline is listed.

Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy · Amount varies

Nonprofits, public agencies, and tribal governments in the Los Angeles area can apply for this Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy program funded by Proposition 4. It funds projects that protect or restore rivers, wetlands, streams, lakes, or watersheds, or improve fish/wildlife and climate resilience, with a required focus on the Los Angeles River Watershed or the ULART revitalization plan. Award amounts are not published; applicants should confirm project fit against Section 91032 requirements before applying.

Department of Commerce · Up to $300K

The U.S. Economic Development Administration's Planning and Local Technical Assistance program (Chicago region, FY2021-2023) funds economic development planning and capacity building in economically distressed areas. Eligible applicants include EDA-designated District Organizations, Indian tribes, states and local governments, institutions of higher education, and nonprofits acting in cooperation with a political subdivision — individuals and stand-alone for-profit businesses are not eligible. Awards run up to $300,000. Note that applications are now submitted through EDA's EDGE platform (not Grants.gov), and Partnership Planning is by invitation.

Economic Development Administration · Up to $50M

This Economic Development Administration program funds disaster-recovery economic development projects (up to $50 million) for communities affected by hurricanes, wildfires, tornadoes, floods, and other disasters occurring in 2023 or 2024. Eligible applicants include EDA-designated Economic Development Districts, Indian tribes, state and local governments, higher-education institutions, and nonprofits acting with a local government partner; individuals and for-profit businesses are explicitly not eligible. Funding supports readiness planning, standalone recovery construction/non-construction projects, or large-scale multi-year industry transformation efforts.

U.S. National Science Foundation · Amount varies

The National Science Foundation's Fluid Dynamics program funds fundamental research into the physics of fluid phenomena — turbulence, transition, bio-fluids, non-Newtonian flows, microfluidics, and wind/ocean energy harvesting — through experiments, theory, and computation. Eligibility is described as unrestricted (open to any entity type), though NSF research awards in practice go mainly to universities and research organizations. No specific award ceiling or deadline is stated; consult the full solicitation for eligibility clarifications.

State Treasurer's Office · Amount varies

Open to nonprofits and public agencies operating charter schools, administered by the California State Treasurer's Office. Uses a $20 million federal Credit Enhancement grant to fully or partially fund debt service reserve accounts on charter school bond transactions, lowering borrowing costs. No specific per-applicant award amount or deadline is listed, and eligibility is narrowly limited to charter school bond financing.

CA Energy Commission · Amount varies

Open to businesses, individuals, nonprofits, public agencies, and tribal governments, but only to applicants who have already received (or are applying for) an eligible federal clean energy funding opportunity or qualifying DOE follow-on funding — this program provides matching cost-share funds, not standalone project grants. Retroactive cost share for already-received federal awards is not eligible. No set award amount or deadline is listed; eligibility depends on holding or pursuing a specific federal award first.

San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy · Amount varies

Open to nonprofits, public agencies, and tribal governments applying to Prop 68 funding programs through the San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy. This is a technical-assistance program, not a direct cash grant: it provides application help, mentoring, and grant-writing support, with priority access for applicants in High-Need or Very-High-Need Areas. No award amount or deadline applies since this funds assistance services rather than projects.

Department of Fish and Wildlife · Amount varies

Open to nonprofits, public agencies, and tribal governments in California working on climate adaptation, habitat restoration, drought resilience, or coastal/agricultural protection. Funded under Proposition 68, with at least 15% of program funds reserved for projects serving severely disadvantaged communities. No award amount or deadline is listed in the current posting, and eligibility is limited to California-based projects.

Natural Resources · $50K–$800K

Government agencies, educational institutions, nonprofit organizations, and for-profit businesses can apply for this Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) grant to Great Lakes states, administered via Illinois Natural Resources, which funds habitat and species protection, conservation, and restoration priorities in the Great Lakes Basin. Awards range from $50,000 to $800,000.

U.S. National Science Foundation · Amount varies

The National Science Foundation's Life and Environments Through Time program funds research on the origin and evolution of Earth's climate, environments, life, and sedimentary record from the Archean to the Holocene. Only non-profit non-academic organizations (such as independent museums and research labs in the U.S.) and accredited two- and four-year institutions of higher education acting for their faculty may apply; for-profit businesses and individuals are not eligible applicants. Funding to international branch campuses of U.S. institutions requires special justification; no award range or deadline is stated.

U.S. National Science Foundation · Amount varies

The National Science Foundation's Geospace Cluster funds fundamental research on Earth's near-space environment and the Sun-Earth system, including aeronomy, magnetospheric physics, and solar-terrestrial physics using ground- or space-based observations, modeling, and lab work. Eligibility is described as unrestricted (open to any entity type), but in practice NSF research awards go primarily to universities and research organizations. No specific award ceiling or deadline is stated; check the full solicitation for any eligibility clarifications.

Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy · Amount varies

Nonprofits, public agencies, and tribal governments can apply for this Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy grant funded under California's Proposition 68 (2018), a $4 billion bond for drought, water, parks, climate, and coastal protection projects statewide. No specific award amount or deadline is listed here; applicants should review the Conservancy's Proposition 68 Grant Program Guidelines for eligible activities and funding details.

San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy · Amount varies

This California Proposition 1 grant program, administered by the San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy, funds watershed protection, river parkway restoration, wetland and habitat restoration, wildfire fuel treatment, and water quality projects; nonprofits, public agencies, and tribal governments may apply. Each proposed project must meet at least four of the thirteen listed program objectives, and funding is geographically limited to the RMC's service region in California. No specific award amount or deadline is listed in this posting.

Natural Resources · $10K–$1M

Open to government agencies, schools, and nonprofits for sport fish restoration work such as fisheries improvement and boat access projects. No project description is provided beyond the funding category, so applicants should confirm specific eligible activities with the funder. Awards range from $10,000 to $1 million; no deadline listed.

U.S. National Science Foundation · Amount varies

The NSF Condensed Matter and Materials Theory (CMMT) program funds fundamental theoretical and computational research on hard and soft materials and materials phenomena, including data-centric and machine-learning approaches. Eligible applicants are limited to U.S. institutions of higher education and U.S. non-profit, non-academic research organizations such as museums and research laboratories; for-profit firms and individuals cannot submit. No specific award amount or deadline is listed, and there are limits on the number of proposals per principal investigator.

Department of Commerce · Up to $300K

This Department of Commerce / EDA program funds economic development planning and local technical assistance in economically distressed areas of the Atlanta region. Eligible applicants include EDA-designated District Organizations, Indian tribes, states and local governments, institutions of higher education, and public or private nonprofits acting in cooperation with a political subdivision; individuals and standalone for-profit firms are not eligible. Awards run up to about $300,000, applications must now be submitted through EDA's EDGE platform rather than Grants.gov, and no deadline is listed.