July 27, 2026

Grant Watch: Week of 7/27/26

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

DAV Charitable Service Trust Grants
  • Deadline: July 31, 2026. Application cycles will open and close on the first and last business days of January, April, July and October, annually.
  • Award Size: $15,000 – $25,000.
  • Purpose: Empowering veterans to lead high-quality lives with respect and dignity. To carry out this responsibility, the DAV Charitable Service Trust supports: Physical and psychological rehabilitation programs; Research and mobility for veterans with amputations and spinal cord injuries; Aging veterans; Aid and shelter for homeless veterans; The needs of veterans wounded in recent wars and conflicts.
  • Eligibility: Tax-exempt organizations.
  • Funder: Disabled American Veterans Charitable Service Trust
WaterSMART Cooperative Watershed Management Program
  • Deadline: October 7, 2026 (Round 1)
  • Award Size: Up to $300,000 over a three-year period (maximum of $100,000 available per year).
  • Purpose: Provides funding to support local watershed groups in developing collaborative, consensus-based solutions to community water management needs. Grants support the development of new or existing watershed groups, stakeholder outreach, watershed restoration planning, and project design.
  • Eligibility: Open to states, Tribes, local or special districts (e.g., irrigation, water, or water conservation districts), local governmental entities, interstate organizations, non-profit organizations, and institutes of higher education. Applicants must be an existing grassroots watershed group or sponsoring the establishment of a new watershed group located in the Western United States (including New Mexico), Alaska, Hawaii, or eligible U.S. territories.
  • Funder: Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Department of the Interior
Native American Language Preservation and Maintenance (P&M)
  • Deadline: August 7, 2026.
  • Award Size: A total $10,000,000, is available to make an estimated 12 total awards. The award floor is $100,000, and the award ceiling scales by project period: up to $300,000 for 12-month projects, up to $600,000 for 24-month projects, and up to $900,000 for 36-month projects. A 20% non-federal cost-sharing/match requirement applies.
  • Purpose: The Native American Language Preservation and Maintenance (P&M) program supports community-based projects designed to ensure the survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages. The program provides funding for a broad array of language-related activities, including assessing the status of native languages in established communities, establishing or improving native language programs, and developing language instruction and educational curricula. Projects funded through this opportunity focus on promoting the daily use of Native American languages within communities. Eligible initiatives may involve teacher training, resource creation, and structured language preservation goals, helping communities maintain their linguistic heritage across generations.
  • Eligibility: Federally recognized Indian tribes, incorporated non-federally recognized and state-recognized Indian tribes, consortia of Indian tribes, incorporated non-profit organizations, tribal colleges and universities, urban Indian centers, Native Community Development Financial Institutions (Native CDFIs), Alaska Native villages, and non-profit Native organizations in Alaska. Unless the applicant is a tribe, Alaska Native village government, or public government agency in U.S. territories, organizations must provide documentation showing that a majority of their board members are representative of the targeted Native American communities.
  • Funder: Administration for Children and Families, Administration for Native Americans.
Native American Language Preservation and Maintenance – Esther Martinez Immersion (EMI)
  • Deadline: August 7, 2026.
  • Award Size: A total of $4,500,000 is available to make an estimated 6 total awards. The award floor is $100,000, and the award ceiling scales by project period up to $900,000. A 20% non-federal cost-sharing/match requirement applies.
  • Purpose: The Native American Language Preservation and Maintenance – Esther Martinez Immersion (EMI) program supports community-based projects designed to ensure the continuing vitality of Native American languages through intensive, immersion-based instruction. Funded projects must operate as one of two legally defined immersion models: a Native American Language Nest (site-based early childhood programs providing instruction and child care in a Native language for at least 5 children under age 7 for an average of 500+ hours per year per student) or a Native American Survival School (site-based educational programs for school-age students providing an average of 500+ hours of instruction in a Native language for at least 10 students as their principal place of instruction). The program prioritizes full, consistent language immersion as the core strategy for language survival and intergenerational transmission. It is rooted in the Esther Martinez Native American Languages Preservation Act to help communities keep their traditional languages actively spoken and taught. Occasional classes or periodic cultural events do not meet the core requirements of this intensive immersion framework.
  • Eligibility: Eligible applicants include federally recognized Indian tribes, incorporated non-federally recognized and state-recognized Indian tribes, consortia of Indian tribes, incorporated non-profit multi-purpose community-based Indian organizations (including Urban Indian Organizations and Urban Indian Centers), Native Community Development Financial Institutions (Native CDFIs), Alaska Native villages, and non-profit Native organizations in Alaska. Unless the applicant is a tribe or Alaska Native village government, organizations must typically provide documentation showing that a majority of their board members are representative of the targeted Native American communities.
  • Funder: Administration for Children and Families, Administration for Native Americans.
Older Adults Home Modification Grant Program
  • Deadline: August 31, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. ET
  • Purpose: This program assists experienced organizations in implementing comprehensive safety and functional home modifications for low-income seniors. These low-cost, high-impact repairs and renovations aim to reduce the risk of falling and improve accessibility, enabling older adults to safely age in place rather than move to assisted care facilities. Award Size: $2,000,000 to $3,000,000
  • Eligibility: State, county, city, or township governments; special district governments; public and Indian housing authorities; and 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations (excluding institutions of higher education). Applicants must have at least three years of experience providing services to elderly adults.
  • Funder: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
Consolidated Grant Program to Assist Children and Youth Affected by and to Engage Men and Youth in Preventing Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking
  • Deadline: September 8, 2026 (Deadline to complete SF-424 form and submit in Grants.gov); September 10, 2026 (Full application deadline in JustGrants).
  • Purpose: This program provides funding for the development or expansion of community-based prevention, intervention, treatment, and response programming that addresses the needs of children and youth affected by domestic/dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and sex trafficking. It also supports projects that create educational programming and community organizing to encourage men and boys to work as allies to prevent these crimes. Award Size: $350,000 to $500,000 over a 36-month grant period.
  • Eligibility: Eligible applicants include units of local government (including tribal governments), tribal organizations, nonprofit organizations (including victim service providers), and independent school districts.
  • Funder: U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women (OVW)
NSLP Afterschool Snack Service
  • Deadline: Applications are accepted on an ongoing/rolling basis. Schools typically apply through their state agency responsible for child nutrition programs prior to the start of the school year.
  • Purpose: The NSLP Afterschool Snack Service offers cash reimbursement to help schools fully engage children in afterschool programming by filling the afternoon hunger gap. The funding supports organized, supervised afterschool care programs that include an educational or enrichment activity, such as homework assistance, tutoring, or arts and crafts. Award Size: Variable. The USDA provides a cash reimbursement for each qualifying snack served based on standard rates (for the contiguous states, current rates are $1.30 for free snacks, $0.65 for reduced-price snacks, and $0.12 for paid snacks).
  • Eligibility: Public or nonprofit private schools of high school grade or under, and public or nonprofit private residential child care institutions. To participate, a school district must run the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and sponsor or operate an afterschool care program with regularly scheduled educational or enrichment activities.
  • Funder: Food and Nutrition Administration (FNA), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Advancing Visual Arts Education, Exhibitions, and Scholarship
  • Deadline: September 15, 2026 (for the Fall grant cycle; the application portal opens August 15). The Foundation also reviews proposals in the Spring, with a deadline of April 1.
  • Purpose: This opportunity supports museum exhibitions, art education programs, scholarly publications, and art history lectureships that enhance the role of the visual arts within American and world culture. The Foundation prioritizes projects whose intellectual content and scholarly contributions advance both classical and contemporary art while complementing the strengths of the Robert Lehman Collection.
  • Award Size: Varies based on the scope of the exhibition, program, or project. (Note: Edwin L. Weisl, Jr. lectureship grants are limited to $7,500 per application).
  • Eligibility: 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations, including museums, arts organizations, educational institutions, and other cultural entities. The Foundation does not fund individuals. Organizations that have received a grant for four consecutive years are ineligible for consideration for a period of two years (this policy does not apply to the lectureship program).
  • Funder: The Robert Lehman Foundation
Calvin K. Kazanjian Economics Foundation Grants
  • Deadline: Letters of Interest (LOIs) are accepted twice a year on September 10th and March 10th. Selected organizations will then receive an invitation to submit a full proposal.
  • Purpose: To support impactful and innovative economic education programs that raise the nation’s level of economic literacy. Priorities include leveraging AI in economic education, behavioral economics, and initiatives that generate greater excitement, capability, and demand for economic and financial education.
  • Award Size: The Foundation is open to various reasonable dollar amounts, including multi-year requests (grants historically range between $10,000 and $25,000).
  • Eligibility: U.S.-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations with at least five years of history. The Foundation expects to be one of several funders for a project and does not support overhead/indirect costs or projects based outside of the United States.
  • Funder: The Calvin K. Kazanjian Economics Foundation
Disability Frontlines Fund
  • Deadline: August 7, 2026
  • Purpose: The Disability Frontlines Fund provides multi-year support to directly resource grassroots organizations, groups, and individuals working on the frontlines of disability justice organizing. The fund specifically centers and builds the leadership of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) who identify as disabled, Deaf, hard of hearing, chronically ill, or neurodivergent.
  • Award Size: General operating grants of $25,000 or $50,000 per year for four years (for organizations and groups); project-based grants of $10,000 per year for four years (for individuals).
  • Eligibility: Grassroots organizations, fiscally sponsored projects, groups, and individuals based in the United States or U.S. Territories that practice Disability Justice and are rooted in and accountable to directly impacted disabled BIPOC communities.
  • Funder: Third Wave Fund

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