Business and Commerce Grants

This program provides financial assistance to private homeowners in Phoenix for the exterior rehabilitation and restoration of historic properties, helping to preserve their architectural features and maintain the character of designated historic districts.

This funding opportunity provides financial support to local governments and nonprofit organizations in Texas that offer programs and services benefiting veterans.

FY2025 Weather Program Office Research Program Announcement - Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (SBES): This grant aims to fund interdisciplinary research that integrates social and behavioral sciences with meteorology to enhance public responses to hazardous weather events and improve community safety and resilience.

Grant Title: FY2025 Weather Program Office Research Programs Announcement - VORTEX USA aims to enhance tornado forecasting and public safety by funding interdisciplinary research that improves warning systems, understands societal vulnerabilities, and utilizes advanced technologies.

This grant provides funding to support the establishment of new grocery stores in underserved areas of Illinois, aiming to improve access to fresh and affordable food in food deserts.

The FY2025 Weather Program Office Research Programs Announcement - Air Quality Research and Forecasting (AQRF) aims to enhance the nation's air quality prediction capabilities through innovative research and technology development, with a focus on improving emissions modeling, atmospheric composition predictions, and computational efficiency.

FY2025 Weather Program Office Research Programs Announcement - Observations aims to fund innovative research projects that develop and enhance sensor and observation technologies to improve the accuracy and reliability of weather forecasts, particularly in high-impact weather scenarios.

The "FY25 Ocean Acidification Coastal Research: Uniting Investigations and Shipboard Experiments (OA CRUISE)" grant aims to fund projects that enhance coastal research on ocean acidification, particularly in relation to the upcoming East Coast Ocean Acidification Cruise (ECOA-4) in summer 2026, focusing on the impacts of ocean chemistry changes on marine ecosystems and coastal communities.

FY2025 Weather Program Office Research Programs Announcement - Testbeds aims to fund projects that advance applied weather research and improve forecasting tools for severe weather hazards by collaborating with NOAA's testbeds to ensure practical application in real-world forecasting operations.

FY2025 National Aquaculture Initiative: Strengthening U.S. Coastal, Marine, and Great Lakes Aquaculture Through Business Support aims to enhance the development and efficiency of U.S. aquaculture businesses by funding projects that address critical business needs and promote partnerships between researchers, industry stakeholders, and Sea Grant extension personnel.

This funding opportunity provides financial support for community organizations to educate and assist underserved communities in Illinois with accessing clean energy programs and initiatives.

FY2025 Weather Program Office Research Programs Announcement - Subseasonal to Seasonal: This grant aims to fund projects that enhance weather, water, and earth system forecasting and observations on a subseasonal to seasonal scale, with a focus on improving predictive models and data assimilation techniques, particularly through innovative approaches like artificial intelligence and machine learning.

This initiative provides funding to community-focused projects that improve access to affordable, nutritious food in underserved, low-income areas of New Jersey, addressing food insecurity and promoting economic growth.

This program provides financial support to Oregon-based companies that have received federal SBIR/STTR grants, helping them cover costs related to commercialization activities such as marketing, hiring, and intellectual property protection.

This grant provides financial support to Maryland museums, libraries, and historical organizations to enhance their capacity through projects like digitization, marketing, and strategic planning, fostering long-term sustainability and community engagement.

This funding opportunity provides financial support to individual dancers, choreographers, and small dance organizations based in the Bronx to help them develop their artistic projects and professional skills.

This program provides financial support to property owners in unincorporated San Joaquin County for improving the exteriors of commercial buildings, particularly in economically distressed areas, to help revitalize the community and promote economic recovery after the pandemic.

This grant provides funding to support community-based cultural events and programs in Multnomah County, prioritizing historically underserved groups and promoting diversity and accessibility in the arts.

This grant provides financial and technical support to systemically marginalized local farmers and food businesses in Cook County, Illinois, to enhance access to healthy, sustainable food in community meal programs and institutions.

This program provides financial assistance to young agricultural producers in Texas who are starting or expanding their farming businesses.