Grant Opportunities

grant opportunities

BJA FY25 The Kevin and Avonte Program: Reducing Injury and Death of Missing Individuals with Dementia and Developmental Disabilities — Deadline Feb. 20, 2026

Funding opportunity from the Department of Justice

This grant is to support public safety efforts to decrease deaths and injuries of people living with dementia or developmental disabilities who tend to wonder from safe spaces. This will be utilized to find solutions that will minimize restrictive interventions, allow for a direct link between individuals and their families, and impose limits whenever it is necessary for an individual's safety and well-being. There are 16 expected awards.

Estimated Total Program Funding: $-
Award Ceiling: $150,000
Award Floor: $- 

Deadline: Feb. 20, 2026

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Youth Build 2025 — Deadline March 2, 2026

Funding opportunity from the Department of Labor

This grant is to support a public or nonprofit organization to provide pre-apprenticeship training to build skills and job placement services to youth.

Estimated Total Program Funding: $98,000,000
Award Ceiling: $2,000,000
Award Floor: $1,000,000 

Deadline: March 2, 2026

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Homeless Veterans’ Reintegration Program (HVRP) — Deadline March 17, 2026

Funding opportunity from the Veterans Employment and Training Service

FORECASTED Homeless Veterans’ Reintegration Program, Incarcerated Veterans’ Transition Program, and the Homeless Women Veterans’ and Homeless Veterans with Children Reintegration Grant Program 

This grant is for assisting in employment-focused reintegration for America’s veterans and assisting them to meet their full career potential and assisting those experiencing homelessness.

Estimated Total Program Funding: $24,000,000
Award Ceiling: $500,000
Award Floor: $150,000 

Deadline: March 17, 2026

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2026 AmeriCorps State and National Competitive Grants — Deadline March 31, 2026

Funding opportunity from AmeriCorps

AmeriCorps improves lives, strengthens communities, and fosters civic engagement through service and volunteering. AmeriCorps brings people together to tackle some of the country’s most pressing challenges through national service and volunteerism. AmeriCorps members serve with organizations dedicated to the improvement of communities and those serving. AmeriCorps grants are awarded to eligible organizations that engage AmeriCorps members in evidence-based or evidence-informed interventions to strengthen communities. An AmeriCorps member is a person who does community service through AmeriCorps. Members may receive a living allowance and other benefits. After successful completion of their service, members earn a Segal AmeriCorps Education Award they can use to pay for higher education expenses or apply to qualified student loans.

Estimated Total Program Funding: -
Award Ceiling: -
Award Floor: - 

Deadline: March 31, 2026

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Small Surface Water and Groundwater Storage Projects (Small Storage Program) — Deadline April 17, 2026

Funding opportunity from the Bureau of Reclamation

This grant is to support small water and groundwater storage projects authorized by Section 40903 of the Infrastructure Investments and Jobs Act (2021) Public Law 117-58.

Estimated Total Program Funding: $43,500,000
Award Ceiling: $30,000,000
Award Floor: -- 

Deadline: April 17, 2026

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Department of the Interior Office of Wildland Fire- Slip-on Tanker Units — Deadline April 23, 2026 

Funding opportunity from the Interior Business Center

This grant is to support local governments that provide fire protection and other emergency services that are in need of slip-on tankers to improve wildland firefighting readiness that serve a population of 50,000 or less.

Estimated Total Program Funding: $20,000,000
Award Ceiling: $249,000
Award Floor: $10,000 

Deadline: April 23, 2026 

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FY 2025 NAGPRA Repatriation Grants — Deadline Sept. 30, 2026

Funding opportunity from the National Park Service

This grant is to support the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act of 1990 supporting grants designative for museums, Indian Tribes, and Native Hawaiian organizations for consultation, documentation, and reparation of funerary objects, human remains, sacred objects, and objects of cultural patrimony. 

Estimated Total Program Funding: $3,407,000
Award Ceiling: $25,000
Award Floor: $1,000 

Deadline: Sept. 30, 2026

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 FY 2024-2026 Broad Agency Announcement — Deadline Oct. 30, 2026

Funding opportunity from DOC NOAA - ERA Production

This grant is to support special projects and programs associated with the NWS’s strategic plan and goals, as well as provide the public information and guidelines for how financial assistance is utilized.

Estimated Total Program Funding: -
Award Ceiling: -
Award Floor: - 

Deadline: Oct. 30, 2026

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Economic Adjustment Assistance Program — Deadline (N/A)

Federal funding opportunity from the Department of Transportation

The EDA is looking to support funding for technical, planning, public works, and infrastructure projects where economic change is occurring or presented over a period of time. 

Estimated Total Program Funding: $37,000,000
Award Ceiling: $1,000,000
Award Floor: $150,000

Deadline(s): N/A

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Community Facilities Program Disaster Repair Grants - Deadline ongoing

This grant is to support any area that is considered to have a disaster declaration as designated by the President and notice from FEMA. This is for primarily rural counties/cities that have a population of less than 20,000. Read more here. 

Estimated Total Program Funding: $50,000,000
Award Ceiling: $10
Award Floor: $1

Deadline: ongoing

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EDA FY25 Disaster Supplemental — Deadline ongoing (see details below)

Federal funding opportunity from the Department of Commerce

This program is an NOFO investment for regions that are facing economic hardship from a natural disaster occurring in FY23 or FY24.

Estimated Total Program Funding: $1,447,000,000
Award Ceiling: $50,000,000
Award Floor: $0 

Deadline: None, until all funds have been expended, a new NOFO is released, or a cancellation of NOFO occurs. 

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FY25 Emergency and Long-Term Recovery Cycle - Deadline ongoing

This grant is to support a local government within the state of Missouri that needs alleviation on existing conditions that pose a current threat to the community, unable to finance activity on their own, other funding sources are not immediately available, or of recent origin if critical within 18 months. 

Estimated Total Program Funding: $16,700,000

Deadline(s): Open until funding is exhausted.

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Community Facilities Loan and Grant Program — Deadline ongoing

Community Facilities Loan and Grant Program

The USDA is offering funding for rural communities to improve infrastructure and provide essential facilities like public schools, courthouses and hospitals. Funding for the improvements is offered through low-interest direct loans, grants or a combination of both. Public organizations, community-based nonprofits, and federally-recognized tribes are encouraged to apply.

Deadline ongoing

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Water and Waste Disposal Program — Deadline ongoing

Water and Waste Disposal Program

The USDA Rural Development program is offering funding for rural areas with populations of 10,000 or less in the form of loans and grants. Funds can be used for sanitary sewage disposal, clean and reliable drinking water systems, sanitary solid waste disposal, and stormwater drainage to households and businesses. Most state and local government organizations, private nonprofits, and federally-recognized tribes are encouraged to apply. 

Deadline ongoing

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Community Facilities Loan & Grant Program — Deadline ongoing

Community Facilities Loan & Grant Program

USDA Rural Development offers funding to support rural communities to make infrastructure improvements and provide essential facilities like schools, libraries, courthouses, public safety buildings, hospitals and daycare centers. A loan guarantee program is also available. 

Deadline ongoing

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MARC Solid Waste Management District Mini-Grants — Deadline ongoing

MARC Solid Waste Management District Mini-Grants

The Mid-America Regional Council Solid Waste Management District (MARC SWMD) is offering small grants of up to $2,999 for waste reduction, reuse, or recycling projects. Projects must be located within Cass, Clay, Jackson, Platte and Ray counties in Missouri.

Deadline ongoing

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