November 11, 2024

Grant Watch: Week of 11/11/2024

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

New Mexico Energy, Minerals, and Natural Resources Department

  • Deadline: November 25, 2024
  • Purpose: This grant funds conservation and land restoration projects, primarily through conservation easements, agricultural easements, and associated costs. Eligible projects focus on protecting and restoring New Mexico’s natural heritage.
  • Award Size: Project funding amount not specified; funds are distributed as reimbursements for actual costs, with restrictions on indirect costs and equipment purchases.
  • Eligibility: Open to New Mexico state agencies, public educational institutions, political subdivisions, and tribes or pueblos. Nonprofit conservation entities may participate in partnership with an eligible applicant.
  • More Info: Natural Heritage Conservation Act RFA Document

Native American Library Services Basic Grants

  • Deadline: February 4, 2025
  • Purpose: The program aims to assist Native American Tribes in establishing, sustaining, and improving library services and operations to meet the evolving information needs of their communities.
  • Award Size: Grants range from $6,000 to $10,000 for a one-year period. There is no cost-sharing requirement.
  • Eligibility: Eligible applicants include federally recognized Native American Tribes and Alaska Native villages, corporations, and regional corporations that offer library and/or archival services to their communities. These services may encompass access to books, electronic media, research databases, and various programs and activities.
  • More Info: Native American Library Services Basic Grants

Classics for Kids Foundation

  • Deadline: December 31, 2024
  • Purpose: The foundation offers matching grants to help K-12 schools and nonprofit organizations acquire high-quality string instruments. This program aims to enhance music education for young students, focusing on providing long-lasting, quality instruments that contribute to better learning and engagement in classical music.
  • Award Size: Matching grants vary based on project and funding needs.
  • Eligibility: K-12 schools, nonprofit organizations, and community music programs are eligible, particularly those that serve economically disadvantaged or underserved communities.
  • More Info: Classics for Kids Foundation grants page

Reimagining Nursing Initiative – American Nurses Foundation

  • Deadline: January 10, 2025
  • Purpose: This initiative provides grants to support innovative projects aimed at transforming nursing education, practice, and care delivery. It focuses on projects that address challenges in the nursing profession and promote sustainability and equity in healthcare.
  • Award Size: $2 million is available. Award amounts vary based on project scope and funding needs.
  • Eligibility: Projects should be submitted by nurse-led teams.
  • More Info: Reimagining Nursing Initiative

ACLS Digital Justice Development Grants

  • Deadline: December 3, 2024
  • Purpose: Funded by the Mellon Foundation, these grants support digital projects that engage with the histories and interests of marginalized communities using ethical digital tools. The program encourages projects that extend beyond initial development, promoting openness, community engagement, and infrastructure-building for sustained impact.
  • Award Size: Grants range from $50,000 to $100,000 for 12–18 month project terms.
  • Eligibility: Open to humanities and social sciences scholars at U.S.-based institutions. Projects should demonstrate prior development, aim for wide accessibility, and involve open licensing where possible.
  • More Info: ACLS Digital Justice Development Grants

Assistance to Firefighters Program

  • Deadline: December 20, 2024 ​
  • Purpose: The Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program aims to enhance the safety of firefighters and the public regarding fire and fire-related hazards by providing financial assistance for critical training and equipment. This includes outfitting responders with compliant personal protective equipment, funding to retrofit or modify facilities to protect personnel from known health hazards, acquiring emergency response vehicles, designing and implementing health, wellness and resiliency programs that prepare responders for incident response, enhancing operational efficiencies, fostering interoperability, and supporting community resilience. ​
  • Award Amount: The available funding for the NOFO is $291,600,000, with a projected number of 2,000 awards. ​
  • Eligibility: Fire departments, nonaffiliated EMS organizations, State Fire Training Academies, and non-federal airport/port authority fire or EMS organizations with specific arrangements.
  • More Info: Assistance to Firefights Grants Documents

RAISE Transportation Discretionary Grants: FY 2025 National Infrastructure Investments

  • Deadline: January 30, 2025
  • Purpose: This program funds capital investments in surface transportation projects that address unmet infrastructure needs. Eligible projects include highways, bridges, public transit, rail, ports, airport components, and other multimodal transportation projects, with specific support for projects on tribal lands and those improving aquatic habitat.
  • Award Size: Awards range from $1,000,000 for rural projects and $5,000,000 for other projects, with a ceiling of $25,000,000. Total funding available is $1.5 billion.
  • Eligibility: Open to U.S. states, local governments, tribal entities, transit agencies, port authorities, and multijurisdictional groups, among others.
  • More Info: RAISE Transportation Discretionary Grants page

 

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