Grants for Nonprofits - Health

The Pigeon River Fund (PRF), managed by The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina (CFWNC), aims to enhance the streams and rivers within Haywood, Buncombe, and Madison counties. This mission directly aligns with CFWNC's strategic priority of improving regional environmental health and quality of life. The fund primarily targets projects that provide direct benefits in areas such as improved surface water quality, enhanced fish and wildlife management and habitats, expanded public access to waterways, and increased citizen awareness regarding their roles in protecting these vital resources. This aligns with a theory of change that by investing in direct improvements and community engagement, the overall health and sustainability of local aquatic ecosystems will be uplifted. The PRF supports a range of projects with specific focuses and priorities. Higher priority is given to efforts that address water quality issues in streams or watersheds identified as priorities in county action plans, especially those promoting collaborative or coordinated projects with long-term benefits. Education and awareness initiatives, particularly those helping individuals understand their impact on the river basin's health, are also highly valued. Furthermore, the installation of water quality Best Management Practices (BMPs) or other stream improvements that are part of a coordinated, multi-faceted effort and result in significant water quality improvement are considered high priority. Conversely, scattered projects, government agency operating support (especially staffing), and projects related to regulation enforcement are generally lower priority. The grant program seeks to achieve measurable results and expected outcomes. Projects are anticipated to lead to tangible improvements in surface water quality, as well as an increase in the health and diversity of fish and wildlife populations. Expanded public access to rivers and streams is another key outcome, fostering greater community engagement with these natural resources. Additionally, the program aims to increase citizens' awareness and understanding of water quality issues, empowering them to take more active roles in environmental protection. Grants typically range from $5,000 to $35,000 for one year, with some exceptions, and are contingent on the leveraging of other funds or in-kind resources to maximize impact. Eligible applicants include tax-exempt organizations described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and governmental entities serving Buncombe, Haywood, or Madison counties. The grant requests are expected to demonstrate how they will address at least one of the four focus areas, contributing to the fund's overall impact goals. The emphasis on coordinated, long-term, and educational projects reflects CFWNC's strategic approach to fostering sustainable environmental improvements and building a more engaged and knowledgeable community in Western North Carolina.

Notice of Funding Opportunity summary:The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is seeking applications for aCooperative Agreement from qualified entities to implement the Urban Health Activity. Eligibilityfor this award is not restricted.USAID intends to make an award to the applicant who best meets the objectives of this fundingopportunity based on the merit review criteria described in SECTION E of this Notice of FundingOpportunity (NOFO), subject to a risk assessment. The applicant receiving an award will be theRecipient. Eligible parties interested in submitting an application are encouraged to read thisNOFO thoroughly to understand the type of program sought, application submissionrequirements, and selection process.Activity short summary:USAID/Uganda plans to award a five-year Cooperative Agreement to enhance health systemresilience and improve the survival and well-being of the residents of Kampala city, Mukono, andWakiso districts (hereafter referred to as the Target Districts) (the Activity). The Activity willstrengthen public and private health systems at the facility and community levels to deliverresponsive, timely, evidence-based, quality services. The Activity will strengthen maternal,newborn, and child health (MNCH); malaria; family planning (FP) / reproductive health (RH);nutrition; and Global Health Security (GHS) services in the Target Districts.

This funding opportunity provides financial support for organizations in Washington state to implement projects that improve access to culturally appropriate dental care, promote healthy food access, and encourage water consumption while reducing sugary beverage intake, particularly for underserved communities.

This funding initiative provides financial support for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship Programs in New Jersey to train new child psychiatrists, addressing the shortage of specialists equipped to work in public and community mental health services.

This funding opportunity provides financial support for U.S.-based institutions to organize scientific conferences that promote collaboration and diverse participation in health and science research.

This grant provides funding for arts projects and programs that enhance the cultural landscape of Issaquah, supporting local artists and organizations while promoting inclusive and diverse arts experiences for the community.

This funding opportunity provides long-term financial support to innovative researchers in environmental health sciences, allowing them to pursue ambitious projects and consolidate existing grants while focusing on mentoring and diversity.

This funding opportunity supports postdoctoral researchers from underrepresented backgrounds in neuroscience, helping them transition to independent faculty positions while providing financial support for their research.

This funding opportunity provides financial support to a variety of organizations working in Kenya to strengthen laboratory systems for diagnosing and treating HIV, TB, and related health threats, ultimately aiming to improve healthcare access and quality.

The Healthy Environment, Healthy Communities Grant Program is a funding initiative by the Chesapeake Bay Trust that supports projects by various organizations to address environmental and public health issues through education, small-scale greening, and large-scale restoration in specific areas affected by wastewater treatment plants and energy companies.

This funding opportunity supports U.S. institutions in creating centers focused on advancing research in nutrition and obesity through collaborative efforts and innovative projects.

The "Ending the HIV Epidemic in the U.S. Technical Assistance Provider" grant aims to fund technical assistance and systems coordination to help reduce new HIV infections in specific U.S. jurisdictions by diagnosing, treating, and preventing HIV, and responding to outbreaks, using innovative strategies and coordinating existing and new resources.

This funding opportunity supports researchers investigating new biological, environmental, and social factors contributing to liver cancer in the U.S., particularly in relation to established risk factors and health disparities.

This funding opportunity supports community-based arts programs designed to enhance the health and well-being of military personnel, veterans, and their families through creative engagement.

The Community Good Grants Program provides funding requests once a year according to its grant cycle. These grants are intended to support a wide variety of needs within Knox County, including one-time project support, additional support, or expansions of initial projects. The funding is made possible through Community Good Unrestricted Funds and Field of Interest Funds. Applications for the 2024 cycle are accepted from August 1, 2024, through September 11, 2024, with a deadline at noon. Eligible applicants include 501(c)(3) and 509(a) tax-exempt nonprofit organizations and governmental agencies serving Knox County. Nonprofit organizations not classified as 501(c)(3) public charities may be considered if the project is charitable and supports a community need, potentially requiring a fiscal sponsor.

Through this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), the National Cancer Institute (NCI) invites U01 cooperative agreement applications for Physical Sciences-Oncology Network (PS-ON). The goal of the PS-ON is to foster the convergence of physical sciences approaches and perspectives with cancer research to advance our understanding of cancer biology and oncology by forming transdisciplinary teams of physical scientists and cancer biologists/physician scientists. Examples of physical scientists may include engineers, physicists, mathematicians, chemists, and computer scientists. The research projects funded through this FOA, individually and as a collaborative Network along with other funded research projects, will support transdisciplinary research that: (1) drives a physical sciences perspective within the cancer research community; (2) facilitates team science and field convergence at the intersection of physical sciences and cancer research; and (3) collectively tests physical sciences-based experimental and theoretical concepts of cancer and promotes innovative solutions to address outstanding questions in cancer research.

The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) intends to publish a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to solicit applications to support the archiving and documentation of existing data sets within the scientific mission of the NICHD in order to enable secondary analysis of these data by the scientific community. The highest priority is to archive original data collected with NICHD funding. This Notice is being provided to allow potential applicants sufficient time to develop meaningful collaborations and responsive projects. The NOFO is expected to be published in July 2024 with an expected application due date in October 2024. This NOFO will utilize the R03 activity code. Details of the planned NOFO are provided below.

The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) Gives Back Grant Program, now in its second round for 2024, is an initiative by the Boston Athletic Association to support nonprofit organizations in Massachusetts. Launched in 2023, the program has already benefited 32 organizations, distributing $400,000 to date. This grant program is a direct reflection of the B.A.A.'s core mission, which is to promote a healthy lifestyle through sports, particularly running, with the overarching goal of building healthy communities. The program aligns with the B.A.A.'s strategic priorities by investing in local nonprofits that share this commitment to community well-being through athletic engagement. The primary beneficiaries of this grant program are nonprofit organizations that are registered 501(c)(3)s or public agencies, are non-political, and are located in and serve residents of Massachusetts. These organizations must demonstrate a program that directly advances the B.A.A.'s mission of fostering healthy lifestyles through sports, especially running. The impact goal is to strengthen communities statewide by supporting initiatives that encourage physical activity and promote overall health. The program's priorities and focuses are centered on supporting organizations that use sports, particularly running, as a vehicle for community health and development. The grants range from $5,000 to $15,000 in this funding round, indicating a focus on providing accessible funding to a broad range of qualifying organizations. The B.A.A. emphasizes that organizations are eligible to receive funding once per calendar year, suggesting a commitment to sustained support for its partners. The expected outcomes of the B.A.A. Gives Back Grant Program include an increase in community engagement in healthy lifestyle activities, improved access to sports and running programs for Massachusetts residents, and the empowerment of local nonprofits to expand their reach and impact. While specific measurable results are not detailed in this description, the historical data of 32 organizations benefiting and $400,000 awarded statewide since inception serve as initial indicators of the program's reach and the B.A.A.'s theory of change—that by investing in local sports and running initiatives, they can foster healthier, more vibrant communities across the state.

The purpose of this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is to support milestone-driven projects focused on developing and utilizing novel predictive models, assays, tools, and/or platforms based on penetration and efflux of small molecules to facilitate therapeutic discovery for select Gram-negative bacterial pathogens: carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter, carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE), and multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa. A number of Gram-negative bacterial pathogens are associated with the alarming increase in rates of drug resistance in healthcare and community settings. This group includes carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter , carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE), and MDR Pseudomonas aeruginosa that have been designated as “urgent” or “serious” threats in a recent report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). A significant threat arises from the lack of effective therapeutic options available to treat some of these infections and is exacerbated by the scarcity of novel compounds effective against antimicrobial resistant (AR) and multidrug-resistant (MDR) Gram-negative bacteria in the discovery and development pipeline. In recent years, several public forums (including NIAID-sponsored workshops) identified the lack of understanding of the principles that govern compound penetration into, and efflux out of, Gram-negative bacteria as a key bottleneck for the rational discovery of novel lead therapeutic compounds. The paucity of suitable assays/tools/models to inform structure-activity relationships and guide optimization of whole cell penetration (and efflux avoidance) is reflected in the failure of medicinal chemistry efforts to advance novel chemical classes of compounds with Gram-negative activity. As more Gram-negative bacteria become resistant to antimicrobials and therapeutic options become limited or nonexistent, it becomes imperative to understand and rationalize the principles that allow molecules to penetrate Gram-negative bacteria, while avoiding efflux and overt toxicity toward eukaryotic cells. Therefore, developing new assays, tools, and models is paramount for overcoming this key bottleneck and facilitating the development of novel compounds targeting Gram-negative pathogens. Research Objectives and Scope The objective of this NOFO is to support milestone-driven projects focused on developing and utilizing novel predictive models, assays, tools, and/or platforms aimed at gaining a better understanding of the rules and compound properties that govern the penetration and efflux of drug-like small molecules into Gram-negative bacterial pathogens. This NOFO also supports the preclinical development of novel Gram-negative antibacterial therapeutics based on the tools and models hereby developed. Applications must focus on one or more of the following Gram-negative bacterial pathogens: carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter, carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE), and/or MDR Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Projects should complete assay/tool/model development prior to the end of the third year of the project period and initiate discovery activities to demonstrate its utility in supporting a corresponding medicinal chemistry program to generate a lead chemical series with demonstrated activity against one or more targeted Gram-negative bacteria. This NOFO will also support subsequent preclinical development of a promising lead antibacterial. Given the complex challenges of this research, this initiative encourages applications from multi-disciplinary teams composed of relevant experts in areas such as bacterial physiology, microbiology, bacterial membrane biology, medicinal chemistry, pharmacology, computation, and specialized technologies (microscopy, spectroscopy, electrophysiology, machine learning, etc.), as appropriate. Collaboration with, and utilization of, the NIAID Chemistry Center for Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria (CC4CARB), is recommended for completion of project relevant medicinal chemistry tasks. Close collaboration between academic and industry partners is highly encouraged to optimally combine innovative basic science with drug discovery expertise and proper access to compound libraries more typically available from industry. Examples of assay and model development activities include, but are not limited to: Quantitative cellular (or model system) assays to measure drug penetration and efflux, independent from standard minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) testing; Innovative quantitative assays to measure drug concentrations in the bacterial cytoplasm and/or periplasmic space; Innovative technologies for dissecting and assessment of the kinetics of drug penetration and efflux from bacteria; and Computational algorithms for describing/predicting physical-chemical properties/guidelines needed by small molecules for optimal Gram-negative penetration and efflux avoidance. Applicants should demonstrate the utility of the developed tools and/or assays to predict and measure potency of candidate therapeutics against Gram-negative targets through one or more approaches. For example, using the developed models and/or assays to guide a medicinal chemistry campaign aimed at producing a novel chemical series with Gram-negative activity; screening existing libraries using the computational algorithms developed as a tool to find compounds with Gram-negative activity; or profiling existing libraries of compounds with known Gram-negative activity. Applications including the following will be considered non-responsive and will not be reviewed: Projects that do not focus on at least one select Gram-negative pathogen (carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter, carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales, or MDR Pseudomonas aeruginosa); Projects focused only on Gram-positive bacteria or Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Projects that do not focus on penetration and efflux of small molecules; Applications not containing a Milestone and Timeline attachment; Applications proposing Clinical trials; and Research on HIV/AIDS.

Talbot Arts invites grant applications for its Community Arts Development (CAD) Program, aimed at funding arts activities that serve Talbot County, Maryland. This program aligns with Talbot Arts' mission to engage all community members through targeted outreach, fostering equitable access to diverse and inclusive local arts activities. The simplified application process, accessible support, and transparent evaluations are designed to create an even playing field for all applicants, ensuring that the focus remains on the artistic merit and community impact of proposed activities. The CAD program primarily targets non-profit and government-related organizations that provide artistic experiences for citizens and visitors to Talbot County. A particular emphasis is placed on bringing arts to underserved communities, including individuals in healthcare settings, the economically disadvantaged, seniors, and those with special needs. The impact goal is to broaden participation in the arts, enriching the lives of these specific groups and the wider community by making artistic expression and engagement more accessible. Priorities for funding include proposals demonstrating strong artistic merit and organizational effectiveness—the ability of the applying organization to successfully carry out the proposed activity. Crucially, Talbot Arts seeks projects that exemplify service to the community, focusing on how well the proposed activity or program will benefit students, residents, and guests of Talbot County. This strategic focus ensures that grants are awarded to initiatives that can demonstrate both artistic quality and tangible community benefit. Expected outcomes include an increase in diverse and inclusive local arts activities, particularly in underserved areas, and a more engaged community through participation in the arts. While specific measurable results are not detailed in terms of quantifiable metrics within the provided text, the criteria of "organizational effectiveness" and "service to the community" imply an expectation of successful project implementation and positive community reception. Grants typically range from $1,000 to $24,000, with an overall program size between $100,000 and $500,000, supporting activities for a duration of one year, specifically from July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025.