Congratulations to Center of Hope Family Services in Toledo, Ohio, for its award of $140,136 from the Lucas County Department of Job & Family Services to provide Family Navigator and other services to parents involved in child support cases with the local juvenile court.
Congratulations to Familias Unidas for its award of $25,000 from Chevron to support its Youth Matters trauma-informed violence prevention and mental health program for youth in West Contra Costa County.
Grants In Education
ASES Frontier Transportation Grant Purpose: To provide supplemental funding for existing ASES grantees that have transportation needs due to their after school program site being located in Frontier Areas as specified in California Education Code (EC) Section 8483.7(a)(5). The Expanded Learning Division will determine annually whether transportation funds are available for ASES grantees that have sites located in Frontier Areas. Funder: California Department of Education Applicant: Local educational agencies Amount: Maximum of $15,000 per site per school year Projected Number of Awards: Varies depending on funding; Total funding $1,500,000 Deadline: Wednesday, January 22, 2020
After School Education and Safety (ASES) Purpose: To: (1) maintain existing before and after school program funding; and (2) provide eligibility to all elementary and middle schools that submit quality applications throughout California. The application is for new grantees as well as existing grant recipients who wish to increase funding. Funder: California Department of Education Applicant: Local educational agencies Amount: Maximum of $133,169.40 for Elementary Schools. Maximum of $177,559.20 for Middle Schools. Projected Number of Awards: Varies depending on funding; Amount: Up to $541,750,000 Deadline: Wednesday, January 22, 2020
New! Student Support Services (SSS) Program Purpose: to increase the number of disadvantaged, low-income college students, first-generation college students, and college students with disabilities in the United States who successfully complete a program of study at the postsecondary level. The support services that are provided should increase the retention and graduation rates for these categories of students and facilitate their transfer from two-year to four-year colleges and universities. Funder: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education Applicant: Institutions of higher education Amount: Up to $253,032 Projected Number of Awards: Varies Deadline: Monday, January 27, 2020
High School Equivalency Program (HEP) Purpose: The HEP is designed to assist migratory or seasonal farmworkers (or immediate family members of such workers) to obtain the equivalent of a secondary school diploma and subsequently to gain improved employment, enter into military service, or be placed in an institution of higher education (IHE) or other postsecondary education or training. Funder: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education Applicant: Institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations Amount: Up to $475,000 Projected Number of Awards: 12 Deadline: Tuesday, January 28, 2020
College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP) Purpose: CAMP is designed to assist migratory or seasonal farmworkers (or immediate family members of such workers) who are enrolled or are admitted for enrollment on a full-time basis at an institution of higher education (IHE) complete their first academic year. Funder: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education Applicant: Institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations Amount: Up to $425,000 Projected Number of Awards: 13 Deadline: Tuesday, January 28, 2020
Hispanic-Serving Institutions – Education Grants Program Purpose: To encourage innovative teaching or education proposals with potential to impact and become models for other institutions that serve underrepresented students, at the regional or national level. Projects supported by this program:
1. Attract and support undergraduate and graduate students from underrepresented groups in order to prepare them for careers related to the food, agriculture, natural resources and human (FANH) sciences in the United States.
2. Enhance the quality of postsecondary instruction within the above disciplines.
3. Provide opportunities and access to FANH careers in the public and private sector.
4. Align the efforts of HSIs and other non-profit organizations to support academic development and career attainment of underrepresented groups. Funder: National Institute of Food and Agriculture Applicant: Hispanic serving institutions Amount: Up to $1,000,000 Projected Number of Awards: Varies Deadline: Thursday, January 30, 2020
Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Pathways into the Earth, Ocean, Polar and Atmospheric & Geospace Sciences Purpose: To increase the number of students pursuing undergraduate and/or postgraduate degrees through the design and testing of novel approaches that engage students in authentic, career-relevant experiences in geoscience. In order to broaden participation in the geosciences, engaging students from historically excluded groups or from non-geoscience degree programs is a priority. Funder: National Science Foundation Applicant: Institutions of higher education; nonprofit, non-academic organizations: such as research and labs Amount: Ranges $300,000 to $350,000 Projected Number of Awards: 18 Deadline: Friday, February 14, 2020
National Robotics Initiative 2.0: Ubiquitous Collaborative Robots Purpose: To support fundamental research in the United States that will accelerate the development and use of collaborative robots (co-robots). A co-robot is a robot whose main purpose is to work with people or other robots to accomplish a goal. An ideal co-robot is an adaptable partner, not limited to a narrow set of specified interactions or functions, but able to significantly enhance team performance despite changes in its role, its teammates, or the team’s collective goals. The focus of the NRI-2.0 program is onubiquity, which in this context means seamless integration of co-robots to assist humans in every aspect of life. Funder: National Science Foundation Applicant: Nonprofit, non-academic organizations, institutions of higher education Amount: Varies $250,000 to $1,500,000 Projected Number of Awards: 60 Deadline: Wednesday, February 26, 2020
Higher Education Challenge (HEC) Grants Program Purpose: Projects supported by the Higher Education Challenge Grants Program will: (1) address a state, regional, national, or international educational need; (2) involve a creative or non-traditional approach toward addressing that need that can serve as a model to others; (3) encourage and facilitate better working relationships in the university science and education community, as well as between universities and the private sector, to enhance program quality and supplement available resources; and (4) result in benefits that will likely transcend the project duration and USDA support. Funder: U.S. Department of Agriculture Applicant: U.S. public or private nonprofit colleges and universities offering a baccalaureate or first professional degree in at least one discipline or area of the FANH sciences Amount: Ranges $30,000 to $750,000 Projected Number of Awards: Varies Deadline: Monday, March 23, 2020
Health & Social Services
Primary Prevention Services for Youth Purpose: To provide Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Primary Prevention (PPv) services for Alameda County youth between the ages of 12 and 17, and their families/caregivers. This population includes all ethnicities, gender and gender-non-confirming identities, cultures, and abilities. Program services shall be evidenced-based, youth-led, and delivered primarily through environmental, community-based, educational, alternative, and social media information dissemination activities. Funder: Alameda County Behavioral Health Applicant: Public agencies, nonprofit organizations Amount: Total available funding $1,694,540 Projected Number of Awards: 5 Deadline: Wednesday, January 15, 2020
Assisted Outpatient Treatment Program for Individuals with Serious Mental Illness Purpose: This four-year program is intended to implement and evaluate new Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) programs and identify evidence-based practices in order to reduce the incidence and duration of psychiatric hospitalization, homelessness, incarcerations, and interactions with the criminal justice system while improving the health and social outcomes of individuals with a serious mental illness (SMI). This program is designed to work with courts to allow these individuals to obtain treatment while continuing to live in the community and their homes. Funder: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Applicant: States, counties, cities, mental health systems (including state mental health authorities), and mental health courts Amount: Up to $1,000,000 per year Projected Number of Awards: 14 Deadline: Friday, January 24, 2020
Sugary Drink Distributor Tax (SDDT) – Community Programs Purpose: To mitigate the impact of sugary drink consumption particularly for the “Priority Populations” most impacted by related chronic diseases and industry targeting. Including interventions that will make Policy/Systems/Environmental (PSE) changes to prevent and mitigate diet-sensitive chronic conditions. Funder: San Francisco Department of Public Health Applicant: Nonprofit organizations Amount: Up to $350,000 Projected Number of Awards: 5 Deadline: Wednesday, January 29, 2020
New! Equity Grants Open Cycle Purpose: To support and recognize the work being done by nonprofit organizations. The Open Cycle allows SFF to build new relationships with emerging organizations making strides to advance equity collectively in the Bay Area. In the 2020 Equity Grants Open Cycle, SFF will support strategies that build community wealth, create positive school climates, preserve and produce affordable housing and change the housing narrative through arts and culture. Funder: San Francisco Foundation Applicant: Nonprofit organizations; Application period opens on January 13, 2020 Amount: Ranges $50,000 to $150,000 Projected Number of Awards: 45 Deadline: Monday, February 3, 2020
New! Fair Housing Initiative Program – Fair Housing Organization Initiative Purpose: The Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP) provides funding to fair housing organizations and other non-profits that assist individuals who believe that they have been victims of housing discrimination. Currently FHIP provides funds to eligible organizations through competitive grants under three initiatives to carry out enforcement activities to prevent or eliminate discriminatory housing practices and inform individuals of their rights and responsibilities under the Fair Housing Act. Funder: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Applicant: Qualified Fair Housing Enforcement Organizations (QFHOs), Fair Housing Enforcement Organizations (FHOs), or nonprofit groups organizing to build capacity to provide fair housing enforcement Amount: Ranges $100,000 to $250,000 Projected Number of Awards: 2 Deadline: Thursday, February 6, 2020
New! Fair Housing Initiatives Program – Private Enforcement Initiative Purpose: To increase compliance with the Fair Housing Act. This Initiative provides funding to private, non-profit fair housing enforcement organizations that meet statutory requirements to conduct investigations and enforcement of alleged violations of the Fair Housing Act. Funder: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Applicant: Qualified Fair Housing Enforcement Organizations (QFHO), Fair Housing Enforcement Organizations (FHO) Amount: Ranges $100,000 to $300,000 Projected Number of Awards: 32 Deadline: Thursday, February 6, 2020
New! Fair Housing Initiative Program – Education and Outreach Initiative Purpose: To develop, implement, carry out, and coordinate education and outreach programs designed to inform members of the public concerning their rights and obligations under the provisions of the Fair Housing Act. Under the EOI NOFA, activities eligible for funding include but are not limited to: developing educational advertising campaigns, developing and distributing material, and conducting educational activities (workshops, conferences, seminars etc.) that inform people of their rights and responsibilities under the Fair Housing Act (see Section III.A for detailed eligible activities). Funder: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Applicant: Qualified Fair Housing Enforcement Organizations (QFHOs) and Fair Housing Enforcement Organizations (FHOs), public or private not-for-profit organizations or institutions Amount: Ranges $125,000 to $1,000,000 Projected Number of Awards: 55 Deadline: Thursday, February 6, 2020
New! Transitional Housing Assistance Grants for Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault and Stalking Purpose: The Transitional Housing Assistance Grants for Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault and Stalking (Transitional Housing Program) supports programs that provide 6-24 months of transitional housing with support services for victims who are homeless or in need of transitional housing as a result of a situation of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault or stalking; and for whom emergency shelter services or other crisis intervention services are unavailable or insufficient. Funder: U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women Applicant: State, county governments, city or township governments, nonprofit organizations Amount: Up to $500,000 Projected Number of Awards: 70 Deadline: Thursday, February 6, 2020
Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving (EJCPS) Cooperative Agreement Program Purpose: To support community-based organizations in their efforts to collaborate and partner with local stakeholder groups (e.g., local businesses and industry, local government, medical service providers, and academia) as they develop and implement community-driven solutions that address environmental and/or public health issues for underserved communities. Funder: Environmental Protection Agency Applicant: nonprofit organizations, federally recognized tribal governments and organizations Amount: Up to $120,000 Projected Number of Awards: 10 Deadline: Friday, February 7, 2020
Project Rental Assistance Program of Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities Purpose: To identify, stimulate, and support sustainable state approaches that will transform the provision of housing for persons with disabilities while providing access to appropriate supports and services. This NOFA will provide project-based rental assistance funding to housing agencies. These funds are available to be used as project-based rental assistance for housing units integrated within multifamily properties that are set-aside for extremely low-income persons with disabilities who are eligible for community-based long-term care services and supports provided under a State Medicaid Program or other comparable long-term services program. Funder: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Applicant: State, regional, or local housing agency or agencies; or a partnership or collaboration of state and local/regional housing agencies Amount: Up to $7 million Projected Number of Awards: 8 Deadline: Monday, February 10, 2020
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities (Capital Advance) Purpose: To expand the supply of integrated affordable housing by providing Capital Advance funding for the development of permanent supportive rental housing for very-low-income persons with disabilities age 18 years or older. The program also provides project rental subsidies in the form of a Project Rental Assistance Contract (“PRAC”) to maintain ongoing affordability over the next forty years. These units provide persons with disabilities the opportunity to live with dignity and independence within the community in an integrated environment that provides access to appropriate and voluntary supportive services. Funder: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Applicant: Sponsors or Co-Sponsors that are nonprofit organizations with a section 501(c)(3) tax exemption from the Internal Revenue Service; must meet the threshold requirements contained in Section III (refer to NOFA) Amount: Up to $2.5 million Projected Number of Awards: 25-30 Deadline: Monday, February 10, 2020
New! Supportive Housing Community Land Alliance Purpose: To support the incorporation of the Community Land Trust (CLT) as an independent nonprofit organization. In addition to incorporating the CLT, the selected bidder agency will also be responsible for implementing fiscal, technical, and administrative support to the new entity. Funder: Alameda County Health Care Services Agency Applicant: Community Land Trust entity, nonprofit affordable housing developer, mental health service provider, a fiscal and administrative sponsor for newly created nonprofit organizations Amount: Not to exceed $1,000,000 Projected Number of Awards: Varies Deadline: Friday, February 28, 2020
Justice Grants
Training and Services to End Violence Against Women with Disabilities Purpose: To create sustainable change within and between organizations that improves the response to individuals with disabilities and Deaf individuals who are victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking and to hold perpetrators of such crimes accountable. Funder: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Violence Against Women Applicant: Public agencies, nonprofit organizations, Native American tribal governments and organizations Amount: Up to $500,000 Projected Number of Awards: 12 Deadline: Thursday, January 16, 2020
Improving Criminal Justice Responses to Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Grant Program Purpose: The Improving Criminal Justice Responses Program encourages state, local, and tribal governments and courts to treat domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking as serious violations of criminal law requiring the coordinated involvement of the entire criminal justice system. Funder: U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women Applicant: Public agencies, nonprofit organizations, Native American tribal governments Amount: Up to $1,250,000 Projected Number of Awards: 45 Deadline: Monday, January 27, 2020
Legal Assistance for Victims Grant Program Purpose: To increase the availability of civil and criminal legal assistance needed to effectively aid adult and youth victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking who are seeking relief in legal matters relating to or arising out of that abuse or violence, at minimum or no cost to the victims. Funder: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Violence Against Women Applicant: Nonprofit organizations, institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments and organizations Amount: Ranges $600,000 to $800,000 Projected Number of Awards: 58 Deadline: Wednesday, January 29, 2020
Housing Assistance Grants for Victims of Human Trafficking Purpose: The program will support the following types of housing assistance for victims of all forms of human trafficking: (1) transitional housing, including funding for the operating expenses of a newly developed or existing transitional housing program; (2) short-term housing assistance, including rental or utilities payment assistance and assistance with related expenses. Funder: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Victims of Crime Applicant: Units of local government, Indian tribes, nonprofit organizations Amount: Up to $750,000 Projected Number of Awards: 18 Deadline: Monday, February 3, 2020
Grants to Enhance Culturally Specific Services for Victims of Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Dating Violence and Stalking Purpose: Grants to Enhance Culturally Specific Services for Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Program supports community-based organizations in providing culturally relevant services to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking. Funder: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Violence Against Women Applicant: Nonprofit organizations, Native American tribal organizations Amount: Up to $300,000 Projected Number of Awards: 20 Deadline: Wednesday, February 12, 2020
New! Sexual Assault Services Culturally Specific Program Purpose: The goal of the SAS Culturally Specific Program is create, maintain, and expand sustainable sexual assault services provided by culturally specific organizations, which are uniquely situated to respond to respond to the needs of sexual assault victims within culturally specific populations. Funder: U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women Applicant: Nonprofits Amount: Up to $300,000 Projected Number of Awards: 12 Deadline: Wednesday, February 12, 2020
Youth Reinvestment Grant Program Purpose: To provide programs and services that will divert youth who are at risk of system involvement away from the juvenile justice system. Selected grant programs will do so by funding evidence-based, trauma-informed, culturally relevant, and developmentally appropriate diversion options at various points of entry to the juvenile justice system. Funder: California Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) Applicant: Local governmental entities, nonprofit organizations Amount: Ranges $50,000 to $2 million Projected Number of Awards: Varies Deadline: Friday, February 14, 2020
Economic & Workforce Development Grants
New! High Road Construction Careers SB 1 Program Purpose: To establish sustainable, regionally based pre-apprenticeship partnerships that systematically connect disadvantaged workers and communities to
long-term middle-class careers through state-approved apprenticeship. Funder: California Workforce Development Board Applicant: Labor organizations, WDBs, public education entities, non-proits and CBOs Amount: Up to $1.5 million Projected Number of Awards: Varies Deadline: Monday, January 20, 2020
New! Career Pathways Employment and Training Purpose: To set up and manage Career Pathways Employment and Training (CPET) sites within the County of Alameda, and to procure the most environmentally preferable products with equivalent or higher performance and at equal or lower cost than traditional products. Funder: Alameda County Applicant: Community-based organizations, educational entities, faith-based organizations, nonprofit and for-profit agencies (private and public) Amount: TBD Projected Number of Awards: Varies Deadline: Friday, January 31, 2020
Arts
New! NEA Grants for Arts Projects 1 Purpose: To support public engagement with, and access to, various forms of excellent art across the nation, the creation of art that meets the highest standards of excellence, learning in the arts at all stages of life, and the integration of the arts into the fabric of community life. Projects may be large or small, existing or new, and may take place in any part of the nation’s 50 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories. Funder: National Endowment for the Arts Applicant: Public agencies, nonprofit organizations, institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments Amount: Ranges $10,000 to $100,000 Projected Number of Awards: Varies Deadline: Thursday, February 13, 2020
New! NEA Challenge America Purpose: The Challenge America category offers support primarily to small and mid-sized organizations for projects that extend the reach of the arts to under served populations — those whose opportunities to experience the arts are limited by geography, ethnicity, economics, or disability. Funder: National Endowment for the Arts Applicant: Public agencies, nonprofit organizations, institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments Amount: Up to $10,000 Projected Number of Awards: Varies Deadline: Thursday, April 9, 2020
Art Grant Programs
The California Arts Council provides funding to arts programs, with funding available for youth programs, creative projects, and operation support. Click here to view the list of open programs.
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