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

United Way of Northern New Mexico: Interim Summer Grant Cycle

Deadline: May 3, 2019

The United Way of Northern New Mexico’s (UWNNM’s) mission is to improve the lives of children and families through service and collaboration in Los Alamos and Rio Arriba Counties. UWNNM supports programs in its service area that address: Health (physical and behavioral) Education (early childhood, academic, and workforce development) Financial Stability (economic development and workforce...

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: Refugee Individual Development Accounts Program

Deadline: Jun 18, 2019

The Refugee Individual Development Accounts (IDA) Program represents an anti-poverty strategy built on asset accumulation for low-income refugee individuals and families with the goal of promoting refugee economic independence. The Refugee IDA Program will support projects that establish and manage refugee IDAs for low-income refugee participants. Eligible refugee participants who enroll in these projects will...

Bank of America Charitable Foundation: Economic Mobility Focused on the Needs of the Community

Deadline: Jun 28, 2019

The Bank of America Foundation is committed to advancing a more diverse and inclusive society by expanding opportunities and supporting equitable solutions that will enable low-income communities to grow and prosper. The Foundation’s focus on Economic Mobility and Social Progress Focused on the Needs of the Community supports critical issues to ensure communities are resilient...

Wells Fargo Foundation: Community Development

Deadline: May 15, 2019

Wells Fargo makes contributions in areas that it believes are important to the future of the nation’s vitality and success. Its first priority is to support programs and organizations whose chief purpose is to benefit low- and moderate-income individuals and families. Through the focus on Community Development, Wells Fargo Foundation supports programs improving low- and...

Albuquerque Involved

Deadline: Jun 7, 2019

Albuquerque Involved serves those who want to connect with their community but who struggle to find the time or place to start. It makes it easy for busy individuals and families to get involved in giving and service to nonprofits in the greater Albuquerque community. The hope is for members to find agencies that ignite...

Environmental Protection Agency: Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training Grants

Deadline: Jun 10, 2019

Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training Grants (EWDJT Grants) will fund programs that recruit, train, and place local, unemployed, and under-employed residents with the skills needed to secure full-time employment in the environmental field. While Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training Grants require training in brownfield assessment and/or cleanup activities, these grants also require that...

U.S. Department of Agriculture: Rural Cooperative Development Grant

Deadline: Jun 3, 2019

The Rural Cooperative Development Grant (RCDG) program will provide financial assistance to improve the economic condition of rural areas through cooperative development. Applicants are encouraged to consider projects that provide measurable results in helping rural communities build robust and sustainable economies through strategic investments in infrastructure, partnerships, and innovation. Key strategies include: Achieving e-Connectivity for...

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: Transforming Lives Through Supported Employment

Deadline: May 17, 2019

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is accepting applications for the Transforming Lives Through Supported Employment (Supported Employment) program. This program seeks to support state and community efforts to refine, implement, and sustain evidence-based supported employment programs and mutually compatible and supportive evidence-based practices (e.g., supported education) for transition-aged youth/young adults (ages...

U.S. Department of Agriculture: Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program

Deadline: May 16, 2019

The Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP) will support the delivery of education, mentoring, and technical assistance programs to help beginning farmers and ranchers in the U.S. and its territories with entering, establishing, building, and managing successful farm and ranch enterprises. The primary goal of BFRDP is to help beginning farmers and ranchers enter...

U.S. Department of the Treasury: Native American CDFI Assistance Program (NACA Program)

Deadline: May 3, 2019

Native American, Native Alaskan, and Native Hawaiian communities face unique challenges to economic growth. These obstacles include heightened barriers to accessing capital and basic financial services, as well as increased difficultly interacting with private and public sector programs. With this in mind, the Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) Fund created the Native Initiatives to further...

U.S. Department of the Treasury: Community Development Financial Institutions

Deadline: May 3, 2019

Access to affordable financial products and services is a staple of economically vibrant communities. Yet at least one quarter of American households do not have a bank account or rely on costly payday lenders and check-cashing outlets. Additionally, many small businesses and critical community development projects lack access to the capital investment necessary to spark...

U.S. Department of Agriculture: Revolving Fund Program

Deadline: May 27, 2019

The Revolving Fund Program provides financial and technical assistance to help communities bring safe drinking water and sanitary, environmentally sound waste disposal facilities to rural Americans. It supports the sound development of rural communities and the growth of the economy without endangering the environment. The Program will assist communities to extend and improve water and...

New Mexico Commission for Community Volunteerism: New Mexico State AmeriCorps Grant (Formula Pool)

Deadline: Apr 30, 2019

The mission of the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) is to improve lives, strengthen communities, and foster civic participation through service and volunteering. Through AmeriCorps, Senior Corps, and the Volunteer Generation Fund, CNCS has helped to engage millions of citizens in meeting community and national challenges through service and volunteer action. AmeriCorps grants...

PNM Resources Foundation: PNM Power Up Grants

Deadline: Apr 5, 2019

The PNM Resources Foundation will focus on three impact areas in 2019: Education: Grants will support STEM education for students Economic Vitality: Grants will support creating and sustaining jobs in New Mexico, and job or skills training Reduce Your Use: Grants will support energy saving improvements for organizations Eligibility: Tax-exempt, nonprofit organizations. Amount: Education: Grants...

U.S. Department of Transportation: High Priority – Commercial Motor Vehicle Program

Deadline: Apr 16, 2019

The Commercial Motor Vehicle (HP-CMV) Program will support entities to support the HP-CMV program activities. As the lead government agency responsible for the regulation and safety oversight of commercial motor vehicles (CMV), the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) may award HP-CMV funds to support innovative and impactful projects that advance...