New Grant Opportunities

National Science Foundation
FY 2022 Smart and Connected Communities
WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program provides funding to accelerate the creation of the scientific and engineering foundations that will enable smart and connected communities to bring about new levels of economic opportunity and growth, safety and security, health and wellness, accessibility and inclusivity, and overall quality of life. This program supports both research and planning. Click here for more information.
WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Universities and colleges, nonprofit and nonacademic organizations such as museums, observatories, and professional societies, for-profit organizations including small businesses, and state and local governments
WHEN'S IT DUE? Rolling through April 1, 2024

National Endowment for the Arts
FY 2023 Challenge America
WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program supports projects proposed primarily by small arts organizations that extend the reach of the arts to populations that are underserved, including those that have limited access to the arts because of geography, ethnicity, economics, or disability. Projects may address any artistic discipline and must address barriers faced by small arts organizations. Click here for more information.
WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Arts organizations, local arts agencies, arts service organizations, local education agencies, school districts, nonprofits, federally recognized tribal communities or tribes, and units of state or local government
WHEN'S IT DUE? April 21, 2022

National Endowment for the Arts
FY 2023 Grants for Arts Projects
WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program provides project-based funding to support public engagement with, and access to, various forms of art across the nation; the creation of art; learning in the arts in all stages of life; and the integration of arts into the fabric of community life. Click here for more information.
WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Nonprofits, federally recognized tribal communities or tribes, and units of state or local government
WHEN'S IT DUE? July 7, 2022

National Archives and Records Administration
FY 2023 Major Collaborative Archival Initiatives
WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program aims to improve public discovery and use of major historical records collections. Projects must be collaborations among multiple institutions that either digitize and publish online historical records or create and test new tools and methods for the archival field to enhance public access. Click here for more information.
WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Nonprofits, academic institutions, state or local government agencies, federally recognized and state recognized Native American tribes
WHEN'S IT DUE? June 8, 2022

Department of Transportation
FY 2022 Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act Program (TIFIA)
WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program provides low-interest and flexible credit assistance to support large-scale, surface transportation improvements related to highway, transit, railroad, intermodal freight, and port access projects of regional and national significance. The program is designed to fill market gaps and leverage substantial private co-investment by providing supplemental and subordinate capital. Click here for more information.
WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Public and private including state governments and state departments of transportation, local governments, transit agencies, railroad companies, special authorities, special districts, private firms, consortia that may include companies specializing in engineering, construction, materials, and/or the operation of transportation facilities, state infrastructure banks (SIBs), and transportation improvement districts
WHEN'S IT DUE? Rolling through September 30, 2022

Department of Health and Human Services
FY 2022 Family Planning Telehealth Infrastructure Enhancement and Expansion Grants
WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to enhance and expand the telehealth infrastructure of awarded Title X networks, increasing access to Title X family planning services nationwide. Click here for more information.
WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Awarded recipients through the Title X Family Planning Services Grants program
WHEN'S IT DUE? February 3, 2022

Department of Agriculture
FY 2022 Telecommunications Infrastructure Loans and Loan Guarantees Program
WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program supports the construction, maintenance, improvement, and expansion of telephone service and broadband in rural areas. Projects are intended to help maintain a seamless nationwide telecommunications network that also provides access to broadband for education, health care, public safety, and jobs for all Americans regardless of where they live. Click here for more information.
WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State and local government entities, federally recognized tribes, nonprofit organizations, for-profit businesses. Projects must serve rural areas or towns with a population of 5,000 or fewer.
WHEN'S IT DUE? Rolling through September 30, 2022

Department of Agriculture
FY 2022 Emergency Community Water Assistance Grants
WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program helps rural communities prepare for, or recover from, an emergency that threatens the availability of safe, reliable drinking water. Eligible projects may take place in communities that have experienced a significant decline in quantity or quality of drinking water due to an emergency, or in which such decline is considered imminent. Click here for more information.
WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State and local governments, nonprofit organizations, and federally recognized tribes which serve rural areas and towns with a population no greater than 10,000
WHEN'S IT DUE? Rolling through September 30, 2022

Department of Agriculture
FY 2022 Emergency Watershed Protection Program
WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to respond to emergencies created by natural disasters by offering technical and financial assistance to help local communities mitigate imminent hazards to life and property caused by floods, fires, windstorms, and other natural occurrences that impair a watershed. The goal of the program is to allow communities to quickly address serious and long-lasting damage to infrastructure and land. Click here for more information.
WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Public and private landowners applying through local sponsors or legal subdivisions of state or tribal government
WHEN'S IT DUE? Rolling through September 30, 2022

Department of Agriculture
FY 2022 Water and Waste Disposal Predevelopment Planning Grants 
WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program supports the provision of clean and reliable drinking water systems, sanitary sewage disposal, sanitary solid waste disposal, and stormwater drainage for households and businesses in eligible rural areas. Funding will support low-income communities with the initial planning and development of complete applications for the funding agency's Water and Waste Disposal Loan and Grant Program and the funding agency's Water and Waste Disposal Loan Guarantees program. Click here for more information.
WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State and local governments, nonprofit organizations, federally recognized tribes which serve rural areas and towns with a population no greater than 10,000
WHEN'S IT DUE? Rolling through September 30, 2022

Department of Agriculture
FY 2022 Environmental Quality Incentives Program
WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to provide financial and technical assistance to agricultural producers to plan and implement improvements to conservation practices. These practices are expected to lead to cleaner water and air, as well as healthier soil and better wildlife habitat, all while improving agricultural operations. Click here for more information.
WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners who own or rent agricultural land including agricultural producers, owners of non-industrial private forestland, Indian tribes, and others with an interest in agricultural or forestry operations, and water management entities, including state entities, irrigation districts, groundwater management districts, or similar entities that have jurisdiction or responsibilities related to water delivery or management to eligible lands
WHEN'S IT DUE? Rolling through September 30, 2022

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