July 20, 2026

Grant Watch: Week of 7/20/26

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

Child Abuse Prevention in Migrant and Tribal Communities
  • Deadline: August 7, 2026 (Applications must be submitted electronically no later than 11:59 p.m. ET).
  • Purpose: This program supports community-based efforts in tribal and migrant communities to prevent child abuse and neglect and to strengthen and support families. Funded projects will implement family support programs—such as voluntary home visiting, respite care, parenting education, and family resource centers—to help children and families build resilience, develop positive skills, and decrease risk factors. ACF will fund at least one tribal organization or Indian tribe and at least one migrant organization for this program.
  • Award Size: $150,000 to $235,500 per year for a five-year project period. (Total estimated program funding is $706,600, with three expected awards).
  • Eligibility: Eligibility is limited to federally recognized Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and migrant programs. Non-profit organizations (with and without 501(c)(3) status) can apply if they operate or plan to operate migrant or tribal programs. Collaborative efforts are acceptable, but applications must identify a primary applicant responsible for administering the grant.
  • Funder: Administration for Children and Families – Children’s Bureau (ACYF/CB), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Kinship Navigator Programs: Replication and Tribal Adaptation
  • Deadline: August 7, 2026 (Applications must be submitted electronically no later than 11:59 p.m. ET).
  • Purpose: This program aims to increase the number of state and tribal child welfare agencies that replicate and implement evidence-based Kinship Navigator Programs (KNP). Funding supports either the replication of existing clearinghouse-rated models or the development of tribal adaptations that align with tribal policies, practices, and culture while maintaining core program components.
  • Award Size: $150,000 to $500,000 per year for a project period of up to three years. Eligibility: State, local, and tribal child welfare agencies, special district governments, independent school districts, higher education institutions, and nonprofit organizations. Organizations that are not state or tribal Title IV-E child welfare agencies must provide documentation of a partnership with a Title IV-E agency. A 25% cost share is required.
  • Funder: Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Tribal Court Improvement Program
  • Deadline: August 7, 2026 (Applications must be submitted electronically no later than 11:59 p.m. ET).
  • Purpose: This program provides funding to tribal courts to assess their effectiveness and support improvements in how these courts and/or their legal representation handle American Indian and Alaska Native child welfare cases. Funded projects aim to strengthen tribal court systems and ensure that children are safe, families are supported, and court proceedings involving family preservation, reunification, guardianship, and adoption are timely, fair, and legally sound.
  • Award Size: $50,000 to $250,000 per year (Awards will be made for a five-year project period. Estimated total program funding is $943,000 with 7 expected awards). Eligibility: Indian tribes (as defined by the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act) or tribal consortia that are either operating an approved Title IV-E program, planning to operate one and have received a Tribal Title IV-E Plan Development Grant, or have a court that handles foster care or adoption cases.
  • Funder: Administration for Children and Families (ACF) – Children’s Bureau, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Fiscal Year 2027 Expanding Nutrition Services
  • Deadline: September 9, 2026
  • Purpose: This program provides supplemental funding to increase access to nutrition services at HRSA-funded health centers. The grant supports the expansion of services like nutritional assessment, counseling, medical nutrition therapy, and other food-based interventions designed to prevent, manage, and treat chronic diseases.
  • Award Size: Up to $350,000 per year for a two-year project period.
  • Eligibility: Limited to current Health Center Program award recipients holding an active H80 award under section 330(e) of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act.
  • Funder: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Innovative Coordinated Access and Mobility (ICAM) Pilot Program
  • Deadline: September 9, 2026 (Applications must be submitted electronically via Grants.gov no later than 11:59 p.m. ET).
  • Purpose: This program funds innovative capital projects that improve the coordination of public transportation and non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT) services for older adults, people with disabilities, and people of low income. Supported projects aim to build partnerships among health, transportation, and human service providers to enhance access to essential community services, healthcare, education, and employment.
  • Award Size: Varies depending on project scope (Total estimated program funding is approximately $12,000,000. A minimum 20% non-federal cost match is generally required). Eligibility: State departments of transportation, designated recipients, and local governmental entities that operate a public transportation service, as well as their eligible subrecipients (which can include private non-profit organizations and private entities providing shared-ride on-demand public transportation). For-profit organizations that do not operate public transportation are not eligible.
  • Funder: Federal Transit Administration (FTA), U.S. Department of Transportation
Game On-Community Places to Play Initiative
  • Deadline: August 15, 2026. A recording of the previously held informational webinar is available on the LISC website.
  • Purpose: Provides funding and technical assistance to community-rooted organizations working to create and renovate multi-use youth sports spaces in under-resourced, low-to-moderate-income communities. The goal is to improve the quality, safety, and accessibility of local indoor and outdoor athletic facilities for youth.
  • Award Size: $50,000 to $100,000 (A minimum 1:1 local match funding is required). Eligibility: Non-profit 501(c)(3) community-based organizations, as well as elementary, middle, or high schools, and local parks and recreation departments collaborating with local non-profits. Applicants must have at least one full-time staff member and have been in existence for at least three years. Universities and college campuses are not eligible.
  • Funder: Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) and The DICK’S Sporting Goods Foundation
Private Higher Education Program
  • Deadline: The next Letter of Inquiry (LOI) deadline is August 27, 2026. Applicants invited to submit a full proposal will receive an invitation by October 8, 2026, with a full proposal deadline of November 13, 2026.
  • Purpose: This program supports private four-year residential colleges and universities that prioritize undergraduate education and the liberal arts. The Foundations seek to fund discrete projects that improve student outcomes, enhance faculty leadership, or strengthen civil discourse and civic engagement on campus.
  • Award Size: Typical grant awards range from $25,000 to $300,000; larger requests may be entertained. Eligibility: Open to private 501(c)(3) colleges and universities based in the United States. Projects should support undergraduate education. The Foundations do not fund capital projects, endowments, scholarships, or individuals.
  • Funder: The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations
Ittleson Foundation Mental Health Grants
  • Deadline: September 1, 2026 (Initial Letters of Inquiry must be received by this date). Purpose: The Ittleson Foundation provides seed money for the start-up of innovative, pilot, test, and demonstration programs in mental health that have the potential to inform public policy and improve social welfare in the United States. Priority is given to projects that fight mental health stigma, utilize and disseminate new knowledge or technology, and implement preventative mental health efforts targeted at youth and adolescents.
  • Award Size: Not explicitly specified (Historically, grants have typically ranged from $15,000 to $35,000).
  • Eligibility: U.S.-based, tax-exempt 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations. Proposed projects must be of national scope or significance beyond the local area of implementation. The Foundation does not fund individuals, direct services, capital projects, continuing/general support, endowments, international projects, or biomedical research.
  • Funder: Ittleson Foundation
Community Policing Development (CPD) Microgrants
  • Deadline: August 24, 2026 (An initial SF-424 must be submitted via Grants.gov by August 17, 2026, at 4:59 p.m. ET, followed by the full application in JustGrants by August 24, 2026, at 4:59 p.m. ET).
  • Purpose: This program provides funding to law enforcement agencies to implement demonstration or pilot projects that address specific problems within the agency or community. These initiatives aim to advance crime fighting, community engagement, problem-solving, and organizational changes in support of community policing across targeted subcategories like human trafficking, gang violence, and cybercrime.
  • Award Size: Up to $200,000.
  • Eligibility: State, local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement agencies.
  • Funder: Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), U.S. Department of Justice
Alzheimer’s Disease Programs Initiative (ADPI) – Dementia Capable Community Health Worker Programs
  • Deadline: August 3, 2026 (Applications must be submitted electronically no later than 11:59 p.m. ET).
  • Purpose: This program aims to strengthen dementia-capable Community Health Worker (CHW) programs within the National Aging Network to enhance early detection, care navigation, and support services. The initiative focuses on reducing barriers to care and improving outcomes for people living with dementia and their caregivers, especially in rural and underserved communities.
  • Award Size: $200,000 to $250,000 per year over a three-year project period (A minimum 25% non-federal cost match is required).
  • Eligibility: Eligible applicants are limited to Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs), State Units on Aging operating as a single planning and service area, and Indian Tribal, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian organizations receiving federal funds to carry out Title VI programs.
  • Funder: Administration for Community Living (ACL), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

 

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