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Grants for Individuals - Disaster Prevention and Relief

Explore 19 grant opportunities

CERF+’s Get Ready Program for Individual Craft Artists
$1,000
Craft Emergency Relief Fund (CERF+)
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

May 12, 2025

This grant provides funding to individual craft artists in the U.S. to improve studio safety, enhance emergency preparedness, and protect their careers, with a focus on supporting underrepresented communities.

Disaster Prevention and Relief
Individuals
Water Treaty Grant Program
$280,000,000
Texas Department of Agriculture
State

Application Deadline

May 22, 2025

Date Added

Apr 30, 2025

This grant provides financial assistance to agricultural producers in 14 Texas counties who have experienced water losses due to Mexico's non-compliance with a water treaty, helping them recover from the impacts on their farming operations.

Environment
Individuals
GoAERO Prize
$1,000,000
GoAERO
Private

Application Deadline

Sep 30, 2025

Date Added

Apr 29, 2025

This competition invites individuals and teams worldwide to develop innovative, compact aircraft for emergency response, with substantial cash prizes and mentorship opportunities available for successful submissions.

Disaster Prevention and Relief
Individuals
Governor’s Response and Recovery Fund
Contact for amount
Tennessee Department of Military
State

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Apr 29, 2025

This funding opportunity is designed to assist farmers in 14 designated counties of Upper East Tennessee who have suffered damages or losses due to Tropical Storm Helene, enabling them to recover and rebuild their operations.

Community Development
Individuals
American Farmland Trust announces Emergency Resilience Grant
$10,250
American Farmland Trust
Private
Rolling

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Apr 21, 2025

This funding opportunity provides financial support to small and mid-sized U.S. farms and ranches facing economic challenges due to natural disasters or market disruptions, helping them enhance resilience and promote sustainable agricultural practices.

Agriculture
Individuals
Neighborhood Micro-Grant Program
$1,000
Big Grove For Good
Private
Rolling

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Mar 7, 2025

This program provides funding to individuals and groups for small-scale projects that improve neighborhood accessibility, promote environmental stewardship, and foster community connections.

Environment
Individuals
2025 Worker Relief Fund
$2,000
County and City of Los Angeles
Local

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Feb 10, 2025

This program provides $2,000 in emergency cash assistance to workers in Los Angeles County who have lost income due to recent windstorms and wildfires.

Energy
Individuals
2025 U.S. - Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean Alumni Small Grants Opportunity
$5,000
U.S. Department of State (U.S. Mission to Barbados)
Federal

Application Deadline

Jun 1, 2025

Date Added

Jan 15, 2025

This grant provides funding for alumni of U.S. Department of State exchange programs to implement community-focused projects that address disaster prevention and relief in the Eastern Caribbean.

Disaster Prevention and Relief
Individuals
A Thriving Communities Grantmaker Program
$350,000
Flourishing in Community Grantmaker
Private

Application Deadline

Jun 30, 2025

Date Added

Dec 31, 2024

This program provides financial support and resources to community-driven environmental initiatives in underserved areas of New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and federally recognized Indian Nations.

Environment
Individuals
Boston Dance Grants
$12,500
The Boston Foundation
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Sep 24, 2024

This grant provides financial support and resources to choreographers and circus artists in Massachusetts to help them create original work and advance their careers.

Infrastructure
Individuals
ALBA/Puffin Human Rights Award 2025
$100,000
Abraham Lincoln Brigade Archives
Private

Application Deadline

Oct 15, 2024

Date Added

Sep 23, 2024

The 2025 ALBA/Puffin Human Rights Award is a $100,000 prize offered by the Abraham Lincoln Brigade Archives and the Puffin Foundation to support individuals or organizations continuing the activist legacy of the U.S. volunteers who fought in the Spanish Civil War, with applications including nominee details, a justification for nomination, and an explanation of how the nominee's work is inspired by the International Brigades' activism.

International Development
Individuals
The Neal Peirce Foundation Journalism Travel Grant Program
$10,000
The Neal Peirce Foundation
Private

Application Deadline

Oct 7, 2024

Date Added

Sep 23, 2024

The Neal Peirce Foundation is offering up to seven travel grants of up to $1,500 each in 2024 to journalists, particularly those early in their careers or from underrepresented backgrounds, to support the coverage of underreported stories about urban solutions that improve cities and regions for all people, with the expectation that travel and story submission will occur within three months of receiving the award.

Education
Individuals
City of Atlanta Youth Climate Action Fund
$5,000
City of Atlanta
Local

Application Deadline

Jul 25, 2024

Date Added

Jul 16, 2024

The Youth Climate Action Fund to activate tens of thousands of young people ages of 15 – 24 years to design, produce, and govern urgent climate solutions in their cities Donor Name: City of Atlanta State: Georgia City: Atlanta Type of Grant: Grant Deadline: 07/25/2024 Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000 Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned Details: City of Atlanta, in partnership with 21st Century Leaders, will select projects that demonstrate youth-led innovations that support ambitious sustainability, clean energy and climate resilience goals. In addition to the microgrant program, the Mayor’s Office of Sustainability and Resilience will develop youth-focused activities such a youth climate action summit.  Projects eligible for microgrants may include: Youth-led awareness, education, research, and development initiatives, including: youth-led climate education programs; youth climate hackathons; youth-developed climate surveys and research; youth-informed clubs or curriculum; and youth-designed public art and awareness campaigns.  Youth-driven climate mitigation and adaptation projects, including: youth-led community gardening, tree planting, reforestation, and urban farming campaigns; youth-managed recycling and waste reduction programs; and youth-produced climate resilience workshops and disaster preparedness programs. Co-governed youth climate action plans, including: partnerships between city leaders and youth groups to inform climate-related policy ideas, decisions, or actions or the formation of youth climate ambassadors or advisory boards. Funding Information Award microgrants in the amount of $1,000 to $5,000.  Eligibility Criteria Open to Atlanta youth, ages 15 – 24 years old. Youth can submit applications individually or as a group. For more information, visit City of Atlanta.

Recreation
Individuals
Shirley Smith Youth Service Fund 2024
Contact for amount
Adams County Community Foundation
Private

Application Deadline

Sep 30, 2025

Date Added

Jun 26, 2024

This funding opportunity supports young people aged 14 to 24 in the greater Adams County area to engage in meaningful service projects or mission work, covering up to 75% of their participation costs.

Youth
Individuals
Artist Trust Endurance Grants in Washington
$2,500
Artist Trust
Local

Application Deadline

Jul 29, 2024

Date Added

Jun 10, 2024

The Artist Trust (AT) Endurance Grants (END) are unrestricted emergency need-based grants of $2,500 to artists working in all disciplines across Washington State to assist with an unforeseen emergency, crisis, or catastrophic event. Donor Name: Artist Trust State: Washington County: King County (WA) Type of Grant: Grant Deadline: 07/29/2024 Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000 Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned Details: These 40 grants will fund artists who identify with one or more of the following communities: Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) and/or Native, LGBTQIA+, immunocompromised, with immigrant status, have or are living with a disability, residing outside King County, and/or low income. Funding for this program comes in part from a grant from the CERF+ Artist Readiness Program (CARP) with support through the Mellon Foundation, their individual donors, and the Artist Trust Board of Trustees. Disciplinary Categories Literary Arts Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Experimental/ Hybrid Works, Poetry, Graphic Novels, Zines. Media Arts Animation, Film, Immersive Audio & Video Works, Podcasts, Screenplays, Teleplays, Video, VR & Webbased Art. Performing Arts Music, Music Composition, Dance, Costume Design, Set Design, Sound Design, Theater, Playwriting, Spoken Word or Storytelling, Traditional/Folk Performance, Performance Art. Visual Arts Drawing, Illustration, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture, Installation, Interactive Installation & Sculpture, Environmental Design, Digital Arts, Traditional/Folk Art, Craft. Eligibility Criteria The 2024 Artist Trust Endurance Grants are open to artists residing in Washington State working in all disciplines. This grant is also open to 2024 Artist Trust recipients of other awards. Recipients of the 2024 Artist Trust Endurance Grants are still eligible for other Artist Trust grants of the same year. Applicants must be: An artist practicing in one or more of their disciplinary categories 18 years of age or older by application deadline and payment (payment will be made in October 2023) Individual artists who are the originators of works of art Identifying with one or more of the following communities: Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) and/or Native, LGBTQIA+, immunocompromised, with immigrant status, having or are living with a disability, residing outside King County, and/or low income AND Applicants must not be: Current graduate or undergraduate students enrolled at the time of both the application deadline and payment (payment will be made October 2023) Applying as cultural organizers, curators, or applying on behalf of a company, nonprofit, organization, fiscal sponsorship, or community group Current AT staff, Board of Trustees, END panelists, or their family For more information, visit Artist Trust.

Disaster Prevention and Relief
Individuals
Single Family Housing Rural Disaster Home Repair Grants
$40,675
U.S. Department of Agriculture (Rural Development)
Federal
Rolling

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

May 21, 2024

This grant provides financial assistance to very-low and low-income homeowners in rural areas to repair homes damaged by disasters declared by the President in 2022.

Agriculture
Individuals
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Recovery Reimbursement Grant Round Five
$25,000
Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
State

Application Deadline

May 2, 2024

Date Added

Mar 8, 2024

The Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) Recovery Reimbursement Grant, administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, aims to support farms, integrators, and allied industries directly impacted by HPAI, particularly those within control or quarantine zones. The program is designed to mitigate financial losses by reimbursing eligible costs related to the outbreak. With five rounds of funding, the latest round focuses on biosecurity enhancement reimbursements up to $25,000 per premises, with a total fund allocation of $2 million. This initiative encourages the implementation or improvement of biosecurity practices to elevate poultry farm and business biosecurity standards, address weaknesses, and decrease HPAI cases. The application deadline for Round Five has been extended to May 2, 2024, with eligible expenses including loss of income, mortgage interest, rent, utility payments, working capital for reopening, and payroll costs among others.

Disaster Prevention and Relief
Individuals
City of New Carrollton’s Home Improvement Assistance Program
$25,000
City of New Carrollton
Local
Rolling

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Dec 7, 2023

This program provides up to $25,000 in financial assistance to homeowners in New Carrollton for home repairs and improvements, specifically targeting those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Health
Individuals
Hurricane Recovery Grants for Homeowners, Renters and Business Owners in FloridaHurricane Recovery Grants for Homeowners, Renters and Business Owners in Florida
$9,000
City of Daytona Beach
Local
Rolling

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Dec 7, 2023

Hurricane Recovery Grants are available for homeowners, renters, and business owners in Daytona Beach, Florida. Eligible residents with moderate or low income can receive up to $9,000 for reimbursement of costs such as mortgage payments, rent assistance, insurance deductibles, mold remediation (for owner-occupied homes), and relocation assistance. Applicants must be Daytona Beach residents, qualify as a "qualifying household," and submit a formal insurance or FEMA claim related to Hurricane Ian or Hurricane Nicole. The total amount of assistance shall not exceed $9,000 per household. Additionally, small businesses with 50 or fewer employees can receive up to $3,000 for reimbursement of business-related losses.

Business and Commerce
Individuals