Upcoming Grants Related to Economic Development/Job Training/Financial Literacy

U.S. Department of Transportation: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

Deadline: Sep 7, 2017

The Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act) authorizes and provides funding for the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration’s (PHMSA’s) Community Safety Grant Program. PHMSA has identified two areas of focus for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 Community Safety Grant: 1) Training state and local personnel responsible for enforcing the safe transportation of hazardous...

U.S. Department of Labor: Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations Technical Assistance Grant

Deadline: Aug 23, 2017

The Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations (WANTO) program is intended to provide technical assistance (TA) to employers and labor unions to encourage employment of women in apprenticeable occupations and nontraditional occupations (A/NTO), specifically by: Developing (establishing, expanding or enhancing) pre-apprenticeship or nontraditional skills training programs designed to prepare women for careers in A/NTO Providing...

McCune Charitable Foundation: Cultivate/Continuity and Focus Tiers

Deadline: Sep 15, 2017

The Marshall L. and Perrine D. McCune Charitable Foundation is dedicated to enriching the health, education, environment, cultural, and spiritual life of New Mexicans. The Foundation memorializes its benefactors through proactive grantmaking that seeks to foster positive social change. The McCune Foundation focuses on the following nine priorities in its grantmaking: Capacity building in the...

McCune Foundation: Lead Tier Funding

Deadline: Jul 31, 2017

U.S. Department of Labor: Susan Harwood Training Grant Program

Deadline: Aug 28, 2017

The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA’s) discretionary grant program offers an opportunity for nonprofit organizations to compete annually for funding so they may develop and conduct training and education programs for small business employers and workers on the recognition, avoidance, and prevention of occupational safety and health hazards in their...

U.S. Department of Interior: Grant Program to Build Tribal Energy Development Capacity (TEDC)

Deadline: Oct 9, 2017

The Grant Program to Build Tribal Energy Development Capacity (TEDC) seeks to support programs to build tribal capacity for energy resource development or management. For this program, capacity building refers to developing organizational structures, business entity structures, or developing or enhancing regulatory functions, all related to tribal energy development for the purpose of strengthening tribal...

U.S. Department of Labor: Disability Employment Initiative Grants

Deadline: Jul 31, 2017

The Disability Employment Initiative (DEI) Grants program aims to provide funding to expand the capacity of American Job Centers (AJCs), also known as One-Stop Centers, to promote the use of existing career pathways to serve two populations: 1) adults (ages 18 and older) with visible, non-visible, and significant disabilities, including those who have acquired disabilities...

American Honda Foundation

Deadline: Aug 1, 2017

The America Honda Foundation’s mission is to help meet the needs of American society in the areas of youth and scientific education by awarding grants to nonprofits, while strategically assisting communities in deriving long-term benefits. Its funding priority is youth education, specifically in the areas of science, technology, engineering, mathematics, the environment, job training, and...

Los Alamos National Laboratory Major Subcontractors Consortium: Economic Development Industry Cluster Grants

Deadline: Aug 4, 2017

The Los Alamos National Laboratory Major Subcontractors Consortium (LANL MSC), in partnership with New Mexico Community Foundation and Los Alamos National Security, is accepting proposals for the 2017 Economic Development Industry Cluster Grant cycle. Created in 2006, LANL MSC is a collaboration of Los Alamos National Laboratory major subcontractors that strategically aligns and pools resources...

U.S. Department of the Interior: Historic Preservation Fund Grants to Underrepresented Communities

Deadline: Jul 31, 2017

Historic Preservation Grant projects will increase the number of listings in the National Register of Historic Places associated with communities that are currently underrepresented, such as communities including African Americans, Latinos, Asian Americans, and LGBT Americans. Grants will support projects that include the survey, inventory, and designation of historic properties associated with communities that are...

U.S. Department of Treasury: Capital Magnet Fund

Deadline: Jul 28, 2017

The Capital Magnet Fund (CMF) is administered by the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund). CMF awards can be used to finance affordable housing activities, as well as related economic development activities and community service facilities. The objective is attract private capital for and increase investment in the development, preservation, rehabilitation, or purchase of...

Bloomberg Philanthropies: 2017 Mayors Challenge

Deadline: Aug 18, 2017

U.S. mayors face bigger challenges than ever before. Innovation is no longer optional; it is necessary so cities can continue to deliver results and improve life for residents. The 2017 Mayors Challenge is designed with this urgency in mind. It is an initiative to help city leaders think big, be bold, and uncover inventive —...

U.S. Department of Education: High School Career and Technical Education Teacher Pathway Initiative

Deadline: Jul 28, 2017

The purpose of the High School Career and Technical Education (CTE) Teacher Pathway Initiative is to improve CTE programs assisted under the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (Perkins Act) by increasing the supply of high school CTE teachers available to teach students in CTE programs that align to in-demand industry...

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: Community Economic Development Projects

Deadline: Jul 24, 2017

The Community Economic Development (CED) program provides funding for projects aimed at business development opportunities and creating employment for individuals with low incomes located in geographic areas with a demonstrated need for the proposed project. To accomplish this, the program requires that all businesses and positions created support a service area with unemployment and poverty...

Walmart Foundation: State Giving Program – Community Engagement and Hunger Relief (Cycle Three)

Deadline: Aug 11, 2017

Through the State Giving Program, the Walmart Foundation awards grants at the state and regional levels to support unmet needs not directly addressed by other Walmart Foundation programs. To help facilitate this process, the Foundation has created State Giving Advisory Councils, made up of Walmart store associates, for every state. The Advisory Councils determine the...