October 29, 2024

Grant Watch: Week of 10/28/2024

The Grant Plant routinely reviews funder websites and notices and is pleased to share some upcoming opportunities with you.

AmeriCorps New Mexico State Program Grants

  • Deadline: November 15, 2024
  • Purpose: This grant supports programs aimed at community improvement, civic participation, and service. Applicants need to submit full applications to the Serve New Mexico Commission to compete for state-level AmeriCorps program funding. This opportunity is ideal for nonprofits focused on community service and engagement projects.
  • Award Size: Varies based on the project scope. In previous cycles, some grants reached hundreds of thousands of dollars depending on the number of AmeriCorps members and services provided. Programs also offer education awards to members involved in the projects.
  • More Info: Serve New Mexico Commission

SeedMoney Challenge Grant

  • Deadline: November 12, 2024
  • Purpose: Grants are available to support public food garden projects across New Mexico. This grant is aimed at improving local food systems and increasing access to nutritious food.
  • Award Size: Up to $1,000 for individual projects focused on public food gardens. This program helps nonprofits launch or expand community garden projects​
  • More Info: New Mexico MainStreet

Healthy Food Financing Fund (HFFF)

  • Deadline: November 13, 2024
  • Purpose: This fund supports nonprofits and other entities working to improve access to healthy food options in underserved communities. Organizations addressing food deserts or implementing food security programs are encouraged to apply. This fund encourages sustainable retail and food supply projects, promoting healthy food availability.
  • Award Size: Grant sizes vary, supporting both nonprofits and businesses that improve food access in underserved areas.
  • More Info: New Mexico Economic Development Department

Seventh Generation Fund for Indigenous Peoples

  • Deadline: December 2, 2024
  • Purpose: This grant focuses on initiatives led by or benefiting Native communities, providing operational support and funding for projects centered on cultural preservation, wellness, and environmental sustainability.
  • Award Size: Grants typically range from $5,000 to $50,000, supporting Indigenous-led initiatives focusing on cultural sustainability, environmental justice, and community wellness.
  • More Info: Seventh Generation Fund

New Mexico Library Foundation – Development Grants

  • Deadline: November 30, 2024
  • Purpose: These grants support library programs that promote lifelong learning, including literacy initiatives. Funding may cover books, technology upgrades, or programming needs to enhance community literacy efforts.
  • Award Size: Up to $2,000.
  • Eligibility: Open to public, tribal, and school libraries in New Mexico.
  • More Info: New Mexico Library Foundation

Climate Intervention Environmental Impact Fund

  • Deadline: December 1, 2024
  • Purpose: This fund supports environmental impact analyses, predictive modeling, and stakeholder engagement for innovative climate intervention technologies approaching field testing. It excludes certain projects like Solar Radiation Management or carbon capture technologies due to other available funding sources.
  • Award Size: Up to $75,000 per project, with the funding disbursed in phases based on progress.
  • More Info: Climate Intervention Environmental Impact Fund

Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training (BHWET) Program for Professionals

  • Deadline: January 21, 2025
  • Purpose: This grant aims to increase the supply of behavioral health providers and enhance their distribution, particularly in underserved and rural areas. The program emphasizes practical, experiential training through field placements and internships, focusing on mental health services for children, adolescents, and transitional-age youth.
  • Award Size: The total available funding is approximately $59.6 million, with around 101 awards expected.
  • More Information: Grants.gov

New Schools Venture Fund

  • Deadlines: Priority applications are due by December 10, 2024, and the final deadline is January 8, 2025
  • Purpose: New Schools Venture Fund supports innovative education initiatives across several focus areas, including new school development, math and literacy learning solutions, teacher role reimagining, and support for students with learning differences.
  • Award Size: One-year operating grants typically range from $150,000 to $250,000. Additional funding may be available to support the first three years of operation for new schools.
  • More Information: New Schools Venture Fund

Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) National Security Supplemental

  • Deadline: January 24, 2025
  • Purpose: Provides funding to nonprofits at high risk of terrorist attacks to enhance physical and cybersecurity, integrate with local preparedness efforts, and protect soft targets.
  • Award Size: Up to $200,000 per site, with a maximum of $650,000 for multiple locations per nonprofit, per state.
  • More Info: Link to NSGP

Rural Business Development Grants (RBDG)

  • Deadline: Applications for New Mexico projects are due by February 28, 2025.
  • Purpose: Supports economic development and job creation by funding business opportunity and enterprise grants. Eligible projects must benefit rural areas outside cities with populations over 50,000.
  • Eligibility: Open to nonprofits, tribal entities, and local government bodies serving rural areas.
  • Award Size: Grants typically range from $10,000 to $500,000. While there is no official maximum grant amount, smaller funding requests are prioritized to ensure the broadest impact.
  • More Info: USDA RBDG

People with Disabilities Foundation

  • Deadline: November 6, 2024
  • Purpose: Supports programs benefiting individuals with psychiatric or developmental disabilities, including advocacy, vocational efforts, and education.
  • Award Size: $5,000 – $12,500
  • More Info: PWDF Grant Programs

Permanent Supportive Housing Voucher Program

  • Deadline: Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until funds are allocated, but the final application deadline is December 31, 2024.
  • Purpose: The City of Albuquerque is seeking qualified, not-for-profit organizations to administer Permanent Supportive Housing voucher programs using a housing first approach.
  • Award Size: Not specified.
  • Eligibility: Must have experience successfully administering supportive housing programs and/or providing supportive services to vulnerable populations; must have the organizational capacity to administer a supportive housing program and comply with the City’s Administrative Requirements; must be able to operate a PSH program with reasonable project costs, including staffing and administrative costs; must have a completed financial audit with no major deficiencies identified in the report, which must be recent (within the last two years).
  • More Info: City of Albuquerque

PATH (Providing Addiction Treatment and Healing) Program

  • Deadline: Applications are open until January 31, 2025.
  • Purpose: The City of Albuquerque is seeking organizations to become members of the PATH Program, which aims to provide addiction treatment and healing services.
  • Award Size: Not specified.
  • More Info: City of Albuquerque

New Mexico Economic Development Grant

  • Deadline: January 10, 2025, at 11:59 PM
  • Purpose: This grant supports private businesses, projects, and organizations that make a measurable difference in achieving economic growth and development, expanding and diversifying the tax base, and creating new quality jobs within El Paso Electric’s New Mexico service territory.
  • Award Size: Not specified
  • Eligibility: Private businesses, projects, and organizations within El Paso Electric’s New Mexico service territory. Applicants must demonstrate their ability to create economic growth and prosperity by expanding the tax base, creating quality economic-based jobs, increasing private capital investment, and spurring development.
  • More Info: Community Foundation of Southern New Mexico

New Mexico Economic Initiative Grant

  • Deadline: December 31, 2024
  • Purpose: This grant supports sectors that export goods and/or services to customers outside of the region, stimulating local economic growth by bringing jobs and income into Doña Ana, Luna, Otero, and Sierra counties.
  • Award Size: Not specified
  • Eligibility: Applicants must demonstrate their ability to create economic-based industries/jobs that stimulate local economic growth. The project must show a clear demonstration of public purpose and economic benefit through advancing the region’s economic goals.
  • More Info: Community Foundation of Southern New Mexico

FY 2025 Farm to School Implementation Grant

  • Deadline: January 10, 2025
  • Purpose: This grant supports the implementation of farm to school programs, aiming to increase the availability of locally sourced foods in schools.
  •  Award Size: $50,000-$500,000
  • More Info: USDA Food and Nutrition Service

FY 2025 Farm to School Grant Turnkey

  •  Deadline: January 10, 2025
  •  Purpose: This grant supports the planning, development, and implementation of farm to school programs, focusing on simplifying the proposal-writing process by providing pre-designed activities for frequently proposed farm to school projects.
  •  Award Size: $5,000-$50,000
  • More Info: USDA Food and Nutrition Service

 

 

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