Grants for Nonprofits - Safety

This program is authorized by 34 U.S.C. 10441(d) and 12511(d). The OVW Grants to Tribal Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Coalitions Program (Tribal Coalitions Program (CFDA 16.557) is authorized by 34 U.S.C. 10441(d) and 34 U.S.C. 12511(d). This grant program supports the development and operation of nonprofit, nongovernmental Tribal domestic violence and sexual assault coalitions. Each recognized coalition will receive the same amount of base funding. Sexual assault coalitions and dual domestic violence/sexual assault coalitions will receive an additional amount for sexual assault-focused activities.

The Colorado Gives Foundation is seeking applications for its Food Security Grant Program. Donor Name: Colorado Gives Foundation State: Colorado County: Jefferson County (CO) Type of Grant: Grant Deadline: 08/09/2024 Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000 Grant Duration: 1 Year Details: Funding to support improving access to food for Jeffco residents. This ensures the availability of local, healthy and culturally relevant food. Funding Information Typical Grant Funding Range: $5,000-$25,000 per year. Grant Period October 1, 2024 to March 30, 2025. Eligibility Requirements This grant opportunity provides general operating support to community partners who are advancing work in one or more of the following: Support organizations increasing SNAP, WIC and other public assistance program enrollment, navigation and utilization. Support efforts that increase food availability through enrollment, expand programs like Double Up Food Bucks that increase purchasing power and pilot new concepts in Jeffco. Bring together local food producers and pantries to develop a systematic approach to increasing access to local, culturally relevant and nutritious food. Support advocacy in local, regional and statewide public policy to increase food access in Jeffco. Your organization must also meet the following requirements to be eligible for this grant: Organization Eligibility: Your organization must be a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, or an organization operating under fiscal sponsorship of a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Geographic Eligibility: Colorado Gives Foundation is focused on helping Jefferson County thrive. As such we only fund organizations who are committed to serving Jefferson County residents and can demonstrate their impact in Jeffco with number of Jeffco residents served, percentage of budget applied to Jeffco or concrete programs that are specific to or focused on Jeffco populations. For more information, visit Colorado Gives Foundation.

This grant provides funding to nonprofit organizations and government units for programs that enhance community facilities, health, education, and overall well-being in San Bruno, California.

The Montgomery County Office of Grants Management is accepting applications for its 2025 School-Based Food Assistance Grant Program to support programs that increase food security for students and their families and are co-located at an MCPS school site. Donor Name: Montgomery County Office of Grants Management State: Maryland County: Montgomery County (MD) Type of Grant: Grant Deadline: (mm/dd/yyyy) 07/26/2024 Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000 Grant Duration: Less than 1 Year Details: Funding may be awarded to new initiatives or expansion or continuation of programs at current or additional sites. All awarded programs through the FY25 School-Based Food Assistance Grant Program must:  Demonstrate past experience with successful operation of school-based food assistance programs in partnership with MCPS;  Describe a quickly actionable program model for services at new school(s); and  Identify potential zip codes, capacity, resource needs, and format for expanded services. Funding Information $1,250,000 in total grant funding is available to support programs that increase food security for students and their families and are co-located at an MCPS school site. The minimum award that applicants may request is $40,000 and maximum award is $300,000. Final award amounts may be lower than $40,000. The performance period for these grant awards is anticipated to be on/about August 15, 2024 to on/about June 30, 2025. Funding Priorities The goal of this program is to support projects that address critical gaps in healthy food access for children and families and/or that offer innovative approaches to co-locate food assistance at an MCPS school site. OFSR is partnering with MCPS representatives to identify the school sites that will be prioritized for support based on the level of need within the school community and anticipated impact of new or expanded school-based food assistance programming.  Applicants will provide details within the Strategy Narrative regarding the scope of services they are capable of providing, and successful applicants will be asked to serve specific MCPS schools that have been identified based on alignment of individual school’s needs with providers’ current programs, experience, and capacity. Awardees will be matched with one or multiple school(s) following the grant review period; the school match(es) will be indicated in grant agreements.  The range of programming allowed under this grant is intentionally very flexible. Examples of project models that will be considered for funding include, but are not limited to: Choice pantry at the school site, offering school community members a choice model with access to a variety of culturally relevant, healthy shelf-stable and fresh food items including fruits, vegetables, dairy, meat, and eggs; Pre-packed box/bag distribution for students that includes healthy, locally sourced produce options; Delivery of nutritious, medically and/or preference-tailored prepared meals to school populations with unique needs; and Grocery Gift Cards distributed to school families that allow for flexible food purchasing and delivery options for families that experience transportation or other barriers to food access. Target Population  For students and families that rely on school meals and/or face barriers to food access related to transportation or otherwise, an in-school pantry or at-school food distribution can help to address nutrition insecurity and provide convenient access to necessary resources. The FY25 School-Based Food Assistance Grant Program will award funding to initiatives that will support food access at MCPS school sites throughout the County.” Eligibility Criteria  Lead applicants may only submit one application, and must meet all of the following conditions:  The organization must be a food assistance provider based in Montgomery County that has provided food assistance services over the past calendar year in at least one MCPS site, as demonstrated through attached documentation (ex: email documentation, formal contract or Memorandum of Understanding, or signed letter of support from an administrator at the school site); The organization must be currently registered and in Good Standing with the Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT); The organization’s principal place of business must be located in Montgomery County; if a national or regional organization, it must have a location in Montgomery County through which it provides related services;  All activities and expenditures under this grant program must be provided in Montgomery County and/or be exclusively for Montgomery County residents; The proposed project in the application must not exclude any potential beneficiaries and/or participants based on their race, ethnicity, gender, or any other protected class; Current Montgomery County contract or grant award winners must be current on all reporting obligations for other awards and those reports must reflect substantial progress towards the goals of their awards; and Proposed expenses must be for a new activity, expansion of existing activities, or a combination of both. Grant funding cannot be used for any purchase which has already been made; purchases or activities unnecessary to accomplish grant purposes as determined by Montgomery County; prior obligations of and/or fines;debts and penalties imposed on the grantee; lobbying expenses; alcoholic beverages; or supplanting (replacing) other funds. For more information, visit MCOGM.

The City of Lacey is currently accepting applications for its Human Services Grant Program. Donor Name: City of Lacey State:  Washington County: All Counties Type of Grant: Grant Deadline: 07/26/2024 Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000 Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned Details: Focus Areas Housing: Expanding and upgrading affordable housing programs, emergency rental assistance, housing education, creating and maintaining supportive housing services Survival: Access to food, water, shelter, sleep, and clothing Security: Job training and placement, mental and physical health care, drug and alcohol recovery services, support in times of personal or family crisis, and transportation. Funding Information Up to $300,000 Eligibility Criteria  Non-profit human service providers serving Lacey community members are eligible for funding. For more information visit City of Lacey.

This funding opportunity provides resources to organizations nationwide to establish and maintain programs for acquiring and deploying life-saving automatic external defibrillators in their communities.

This funding opportunity is designed to assist volunteer fire departments and community organizations in providing smoke detectors and battery replacements to enhance fire safety and reduce fire-related injuries in local households.

The Middlesex Saving Bank is accepting applications for its Social Service Grant Program. Donor Name: Middlesex Saving Bank State: County: All Counties Type of Grant: Grant Deadline: (mm/dd/yyyy) Details: Focus Areas The Social Services Program funds projects and programs whose primary focus is on: Shelter – including affordable housing, homebuyer education programs, foreclosure prevention and homeowner counseling programs, housing for the homeless, and emergency home repairs. Hunger Security – including projects and programs to provide food for low- and moderate-income and vulnerable populations. Food pantries may apply, but the request must be for a program or other initiative, with no more than 25% of grant proceeds used towards the purchase of food related to the broader initiative. Clothing and Basic Needs – includes projects and programs that work to provide clothing and personal hygiene products to low- and moderate-income and vulnerable populations.  Veterans & First Responders – including projects and programs that benefit the physical and mental well-being of veterans and first responders. Funding Information Grant requests considered up to $20,000. Geographic Areas Acton, Ashland, Ayer, Bedford, Bellingham, Berlin, Bolton, Boxborough, Carlisle, Chelmsford, Concord, Dover, Dunstable, Foxborough, Framingham, Franklin, Grafton, Groton, Harvard, Holliston, Hopedale, Hopkinton, Hudson, Lexington, Lincoln, Littleton, Marlborough, Maynard, Medfield, Medway, Mendon, Milford, Millis, Natick, Needham, Newton, Norfolk, Northborough, Norwood, Pepperell, Sharon, Sherborn, Shirley, Shrewsbury, Southborough, Stow, Sudbury, Townsend, Tyngsborough, Upton, Walpole, Waltham, Wayland, Wellesley, Westborough, Westford, Weston, Westwood, Worcester, and Wrentham. Eligibility Criteria  To apply for the A. James Lavoie Scholarship or a grant from the Middlesex Savings Charitable Foundation or a contribution from Middlesex Savings Bank, applicants must be nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations serving one or more communities served by Middlesex Savings Bank. Ineligibility Middlesex Savings Charitable Foundation will not fund political or sectarian activities. Additionally, it will not fund organizations which utilize a fiscal agent. For more information, visit Middlesex Savings Bank.

The City of Jurupa Valley is currently accepting applications for its Community Service Grant Program. Donor Name: City of Jurupa Valley State: County: All Counties Type of Grant: Grant Deadline: (mm/dd/yyyy) 07/31/2024 Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000 Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned Details: The City Council encourages a goal of self-sufficiency for all local organizations. The City Council supports providing grants to organizations that have demonstrated their effectiveness in raising funds and volunteer services for their programs within the community. The Council discourages an over-reliance on City financial assistance to maintain such programs on an ongoing basis. Therefore, all organizations requesting funds from the City should continue efforts to develop stable private funding sources. Funding Information  The City Council approved $45,000 to be utilized for approved mini-grant funding for projects benefitting the residents residing within Jurupa Valley. Non-profits may be awarded a grant of up to $5,000 to support a project or program. Eligibility Criteria Organizations applying for Community Service Grants shall have current tax exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. An organization shall not be eligible for Community Services Grants if the funding will be used for the following purposes:  salaries;  scholarships to high school or college students as part of their funding request;  satisfaction of debts;  mass mailing in violation of the mass mailing provisions of the Political Reform Act;  religious purposes;  political purposes; or  mass mailings in violation of the Political Reform Act. An organization shall not be eligible for Community Services Grants if:  one or more members of the City Council are members of the board or officers of the organization;  the organization is currently involved in a law suit adverse to the City;  the organization engages in uses or activities prohibited by law or City ordinances;  the organization engages in activities that create a conflict of interest for the City; or  the organization engages in activities that are adverse to the health or safety of the community. By law, all Community Service Funding may only be spent for a public purpose for the City of Jurupa Valley and must comply with all applicable laws. The program or service eligible for funding must be social welfare, educational, charitable, athletic, cultural, or recreational programs which benefits the general community of Jurupa Valley residents, including promotion of the City. The City Council adopted Resolution No. 2014-48 establishing a policy for the waiver of City fees. This Policy does not, therefore, address the waiver of City fees. For more information, visit City of Jurupa Valley.

This announcement is designed to accompany PRMs General NGO Guidelines, which contain additional information on PRMs priorities and NGO funding strategy with which selected organizations must comply, unless otherwise specified in this notice of funding opportunity. Please use both the General NGO Guidelines and this announcement to ensure that your submission is in full compliance with PRM requirements and that the proposed activities are in line with PRMs priorities. Submissions that do not reflect the requirements outlined in these guidelines will not be considered. Where there is differing guidance, instructions in this NOFO announcement supersede any divergent guidance in the NGO Guidelines. The Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration is seeking proposals from organizations from North, Central and South America as well as the Caribbean to create a technical secretariat to support the implementation of the Los Angeles Declaration on Migration and Protection, a hemispheric international forum that promotes safe, orderly, and humane migration and access to protection in the Western Hemisphere. Implementation includes supporting meetings of the Declaration and working groups (known as Action Package Committees), tracking work completed on governments commitments, advancing work with key stakeholders, and other work as defined below.

The Greater Cincinnati Foundation (GCF) is inviting applications for its Safety Net Grant Program to ensure that all people in region have access to food, shelter, as well as increased access to well-integrated, trauma-informed mental and behavioral health services. Donor Name: Greater Cincinnati Foundation (GCF) State: Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio County: Boone County (KY), Butler County (OH), Campbell County (KY), Clermont County (OH), Dearborn County (IN), Hamilton County (OH), Kenton County (KY), Warren County (OH) Type of Grant: Grant Deadline: 07/26/2024 Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000 Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned Details: Funding Focus Letters of Intent should explicitly address the following purpose: Ensure that all people in region have access to (food, shelter, as well as increased access to well-integrated, trauma-in(formed mental and behavioral health services Funding Information This year GCF plans to distribute more than $3 million across RFPs. For the 2024 Safety Net cycle, GCF has approximately $800,000 available and grants will be awarded for up to $50,000. Uses of Funds Funding may be used to support, expand, or strengthen existing programs, enact capital improvements, launch a new program, or build organizational capacity. Collaboration between well-aligned organizations is highly favored. Funding will not be awarded for campaigns or special events. Eligibility Criteria Applicants must be classified as tax-exempt by the IRS, typically 501(c)(3) status or government agency. IN your organization is not a 501(c)(3), you may utilize a fiscal agent, however, the fiscal agent must be identified in the application. Grants will be made to organizations with efforts based in the Greater Cincinnati region, which includes the counties of Hamilton, Butler, Warren, and Clermont in Ohio; Boone, Kenton, and Campbell in Kentucky and Dearborn in Indiana. Organizations meeting the above criteria are welcome to apply, however, preference will be given to: Organizations that develop solutions with a racial equity lens. Proposals with clear and measurable outcomes. Organizations that have demonstrated partnerships, collaboration, and alignment with community-wide efforts. Organizations that have demonstrated insights from their past results. Organizations using an asset-based approach to the work. For more information, visit Greater Cincinnati Foundation.

The Middlesex Saving Bank is accepting applications for its Social Service Grant Program. Donor Name: Middlesex Saving Bank State: County: All Counties Type of Grant: Grant Deadline: (mm/dd/yyyy) 08/01/2024 Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000 Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned Details: Focus Areas The Social Services Program funds projects and programs whose primary focus is on: Shelter – including affordable housing, homebuyer education programs, foreclosure prevention and homeowner counseling programs, housing for the homeless, and emergency home repairs. Hunger Security – including projects and programs to provide food for low- and moderate-income and vulnerable populations. Food pantries may apply, but the request must be for a program or other initiative, with no more than 25% of grant proceeds used towards the purchase of food related to the broader initiative. Clothing and Basic Needs – includes projects and programs that work to provide clothing and personal hygiene products to low- and moderate-income and vulnerable populations.  Veterans & First Responders – including projects and programs that benefit the physical and mental well-being of veterans and first responders. Funding Information Grant requests considered up to $20,000. Geographic Areas Acton, Ashland, Ayer, Bedford, Bellingham, Berlin, Bolton, Boxborough, Carlisle, Chelmsford, Concord, Dover, Dunstable, Foxborough, Framingham, Franklin, Grafton, Groton, Harvard, Holliston, Hopedale, Hopkinton, Hudson, Lexington, Lincoln, Littleton, Marlborough, Maynard, Medfield, Medway, Mendon, Milford, Millis, Natick, Needham, Newton, Norfolk, Northborough, Norwood, Pepperell, Sharon, Sherborn, Shirley, Shrewsbury, Southborough, Stow, Sudbury, Townsend, Tyngsborough, Upton, Walpole, Waltham, Wayland, Wellesley, Westborough, Westford, Weston, Westwood, Worcester, and Wrentham. Eligibility Criteria  To apply for the A. James Lavoie Scholarship or a grant from the Middlesex Savings Charitable Foundation or a contribution from Middlesex Savings Bank, applicants must be nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations serving one or more communities served by Middlesex Savings Bank. Ineligibility Middlesex Savings Charitable Foundation will not fund political or sectarian activities. Additionally, it will not fund organizations which utilize a fiscal agent. For more information, visit Middlesex Savings Bank.

The Community Foundation for Monterey County is offering a grant of $100,000 to $500,000 to support programs and services that increase access to shelter and safety for homeless women on the Monterey Peninsula, with a focus on innovative strategies, emergency assistance, and expansion of emergency/temporary shelter, permanent housing options, and case management services.

Systems Change grants are intended for organizations that work to influence and guide change in structural factors and related systemic/ policy issues that have created, reinforced, or exacerbated poverty in South Carolina. Donor Name: Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina State: South Carolina County: All Counties Type of Grant: Grant Deadline:  07/30/2024 Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000 Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned Details: Organizations that qualify for this category of funding are addressing one or more of the structural factors associated with poverty in SC and have identified specific barriers/ issues within that structural factor that their work intends to disrupt, reduce, or eliminate. Funding Information Organizations should request the amount that meets their needs and will make the most impact on the proposed program, taking into consideration the median grant size for grants in this focus area is typically $15,000-$20,000. Eligibility Criteria  Organizations that qualify for this category of funding are addressing one or more of the structural factors associated with poverty in SC and have identified specific barriers/ issues within that structural factor that their work intends to disrupt, reduce, or eliminate. The organization brings diverse people together to learn about the whole system and its parts more clearly and coordinates a range of interventions. The organization works collaboratively across sectors, including but not limited to federal, state and local governments, faith-based organizations, social service agencies, funders, the business community, and the constituents being affected. The goals and strategies of the organization are long-term and based on extensive research, planning, evaluation, continuous learning and integration of diverse perspectives. Clear evidence exists that the organization has immersed itself in understanding what is holding the structural problem in place before tackling the problem. Examples of nonprofits that are funded for these grants are: organizations conducting research that can undergird systems-level change; organizations informing government policy that will result in more effective and equitable practices for people experiencing poverty in South Carolina; and/or organizations engaging in advocacy and/or collaborative work to create innovative solutions that propel systems change, addressing structural issues that currently affect the health, safety, and/or economic mobility for people experiencing poverty. For more information, visit SCFSC.

The Community Foundation for Monterey County offers grants ranging from $1,000 to $10,000 to support initiatives that increase awareness, promote acceptance, and improve the quality of life for the LGBTQ+ community in Monterey County, CA, with a focus on arts and culture, education, civil rights, health, mental health, organizational capacity building, and programs for youth and seniors.

Immediate Needs Grants support organizations that meet the fundamental needs of people experiencing poverty in South Carolina. Donor Name: Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina State: South Carolina County: All Counties Deadline: (mm/dd/yyyy) Details: Organizations that receive funding in this category are delivering programs providing resources associated with life and health, education and skills, or access and participation. Cycle II Immediate Needs grants are for organizations with annual operating budgets greater than or equal to $500,000. All Immediate Needs grants are $5,000. Focus Areas  Access and Participation: Examples include programs that provide access to reliable transportation, access to information, legal services, assistance obtaining identifying documents, free or affordable child care, and assistance navigating systems essential to participating in daily life Education and Skills: Examples include organizations that provide quality basic childhood education, promote literacy, offer technical training, executive functioning support and acquisition of life skills/essential skills Life and Health: Examples include programs providing health care, end of life care, safe and sanitary housing, quality mental health support or treatment, food/ access to quality nutrition, safety and security, and crisis assistance. Eligibility Criteria  Has identified and is filling a gap in resources within a community. Regularly solicits feedback from participants and uses feedback for improvement. Programs have clear measure of success. Has a clear focus area: programming addresses immediate needs associated with life and health, education and skills, or access and participation. The Foundation does not fund Organizations that do not address poverty Programs outside of South Carolina Organizations that have been operating for less than one year Capital campaigns Individuals Scholarships For more information, visit SCFSC.

This grant provides funding to organizations and individuals in Maine to foster community connections through arts, culture, and environmental initiatives that promote equitable access and celebrate diverse local histories.

This program provides funding for capital improvement projects that enhance community assets in Texas, supporting nonprofits, local governments, schools, and civic groups.

This grant provides over $1 million to local nonprofit organizations in specific Massachusetts counties to support a wide range of community-focused initiatives, including human services, social justice, education, healthcare, and environmental efforts.

Applications are now being accepted for the Thomaston Savings Bank Phase II Grant Program to enhance the lives of the community members through its annual grant cycle in Litchfield County. Donor Name: Thomaston Savings Bank State: Connecticut County: Litchfield County (CT) Type of Grant: Grant Deadline: (mm/dd/yyyy) 07/31/2024 Size of the Grant: Not Available Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned Details: The Thomaston Savings Bank Foundation, Inc. remains committed to responding to the human and material needs of our community. The Foundation seeks to assist in improving the quality of life for neighbors through its dedicated grant programs and community outreach initiatives. Focus Areas An organization whose mission or services align with Thomaston Savings Bank’s in the following priority focus areas: Arts & Culture Community Development Education & Youth Services Health & Human Services Public Safety Geographic Areas Grant applications will be considered to assist local nonprofit and government agencies who are addressing community needs in the following towns: Bethlehem Harwinton Plymouth/Terryville Thomaston  Torrington Watertown/Oakville Eligibility Criteria  To be eligible for a Thomaston Savings Bank Foundation Grant, your organization must meet the following criteria: A registered 501(c) 3 organization or government agency that demonstrates significant local impact. Applications from religious organizations will be considered for grant purposes that support programming that assists in meeting the needs of the community and/or falls under the scope of the above priority focus areas. The Thomaston Savings Bank Foundation generally does not invest in the following causes: Individuals including those seeking scholarships, fellowships or sponsorships for a personal cause Endowment campaigns Organizations designed primarily for funding lobbying, political action committees or political candidates Activities for religious purposes Other Foundations Organizations which are discriminatory in their practices For more information, visit Thomaston Savings Bank.