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Grants for Nonprofits - Workforce Development

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Equity Workforce Planning and Capacity Grants
$150,000
Massachusetts MassCEC
State
Rolling

Application Deadline

May 19, 2025

Date Added

Oct 22, 2024

This funding opportunity provides financial support to organizations that help individuals from underserved communities access training and career opportunities in Massachusetts' growing clean energy sector.

Workforce Development
Nonprofits
Strengthening Families and Communities RFP
$150,000
Telligen Community Initiative (TCI)
Private

Application Deadline

Oct 15, 2025

Date Added

Feb 21, 2025

This funding opportunity supports nonprofits in Illinois, Oklahoma, Colorado, and Iowa that are working to improve community health by addressing social drivers of health through impactful programs and initiatives.

Health
City or township governments
AI for Economic Opportunity Fund
$250,000
GitLab Foundation
Private

Application Deadline

Dec 12, 2025

Date Added

Sep 28, 2024

This grant provides $250,000 in funding and support for organizations developing innovative AI solutions that promote economic mobility and improve access to education and job opportunities.

Workforce Development
Nonprofits
EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement (RII): EPSCoR Research Fellows
$300,000
National Science Foundation
Federal

Application Deadline

Apr 14, 2026

Date Added

May 21, 2025

This grant provides funding for researchers from eligible institutions to collaborate with top-tier academic, government, or industry partners, enhancing their research capabilities and career development in STEM fields.

Science and Technology
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
ATL-25008 SUD Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors
$350,000
New York State Office of Addiction Services and Supports (NYS OASAS)
State

Application Deadline

Nov 7, 2025

Date Added

Sep 26, 2025

This grant provides funding to not-for-profit organizations in New York State to hire vocational rehabilitation counselors who will help individuals in treatment and recovery from substance use disorder improve their employment outcomes and reintegrate into the community.

Workforce Development
Nonprofits
Advanced Technological Education
$7,500,000
National Science Foundation
Federal

Application Deadline

Oct 1, 2026

Date Added

Jun 26, 2024

This program provides funding to two-year colleges and their partners to improve technician education in critical technology fields, focusing on workforce development and broadening participation in STEM for underserved communities.

Education
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Peace-Building Grants
$1,500
City of Beaverton Center for Mediation and Dialogue (CMD)
Local
Rolling

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Jul 26, 2025

This grant provides funding for individuals and community groups in Beaverton to create projects and events that promote peace, conflict resolution, and community-building initiatives.

Community Development
Nonprofits
Southwest Virginia Building Upgrade Program
$15,000
Appalachian Voices
Private

Application Deadline

Dec 31, 2025

Date Added

Oct 10, 2025

This program provides funding and support for energy efficiency upgrades to nonprofit, municipal, and small business facilities in under-resourced communities of Southwest Virginia.

Energy
Nonprofits
Community Forestry Assistance Grant
$60,000
New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department (EMNRD)
State
Rolling

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Mar 14, 2024

This funding opportunity supports urban and community forestry projects aimed at increasing tree canopy in disadvantaged communities, available to public colleges, universities, and tribal entities in New Mexico.

Environment
Nonprofits
New York Peer Specialist IPA
$2,425,000
New York State Office of Mental Health
State

Application Deadline

Dec 18, 2025

Date Added

Oct 8, 2025

This funding opportunity is designed to support nonprofit organizations in New York State that aim to strengthen and professionalize the peer support workforce for individuals with mental health conditions, ensuring equitable access and quality services across the state.

Workforce Development
Nonprofits
Grid Resilience Grant Program
$8,000,000
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
State

Application Deadline

Nov 1, 2025

Date Added

Jul 1, 2025

This program provides funding to electric utilities and stakeholders in Pennsylvania to improve the resilience and reliability of the electric grid, particularly in vulnerable communities, through various infrastructure enhancements and workforce development initiatives.

Energy
For profit organizations other than small businesses
EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: EPSCoR Research Incubators for STEM Excellence (E-RISE)
$8,000,000
National Science Foundation
Federal

Application Deadline

Aug 11, 2026

Date Added

Apr 28, 2025

This grant provides funding to enhance research capacity and collaboration in STEM fields for eligible institutions in designated U.S. states and territories, focusing on building sustainable research networks and workforce development.

Science and Technology
Private institutions of higher education
Stroke Team-Based Care Program
$15,000
Minnesota Department of Health (Stroke Program)
State

Application Deadline

Oct 15, 2025

Date Added

Sep 11, 2025

This grant provides funding to healthcare organizations and community groups in Minnesota to develop collaborative programs that improve care and support for individuals at risk of or recovering from stroke.

Health
Nonprofits
LPS Qubit Collaboratory (LQC)
Contact for amount
U.S. Department of Defense (Dept of the Army -- Materiel Command)
Federal

Application Deadline

Apr 30, 2026

Date Added

Apr 16, 2021

This funding opportunity is designed to support researchers and educational institutions in advancing superconducting qubits, developing innovative Josephson junctions, and creating training programs to enhance the national quantum workforce.

Science and Technology
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Targeted Community Alternatives to Prison Grant
$50,000
Franklin County Office of Justice Policy and Programs
Local

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Sep 19, 2025

This funding opportunity provides financial support to local governments and nonprofit organizations in Ohio to develop community-based programs that reduce incarceration rates for individuals convicted of nonviolent felonies, focusing on diversion and reintegration strategies.

Law Justice and Legal Services
Nonprofits
Short Courses on Innovative Methodologies and Approaches in the Behavioral and Social Sciences (R25 Clinical Trials Not Allowed)
$200,000
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (National Institutes of Health)
Federal

Application Deadline

Apr 9, 2027

Date Added

Jun 3, 2025

This funding opportunity supports educational programs that enhance training in innovative research methods for behavioral and social sciences, targeting a wide range of organizations including universities and nonprofits.

Education
State governments
Pennsylvania First Program (PA First)
$5,000
Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development
State
Rolling

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Mar 18, 2025

This program provides financial assistance to businesses and organizations in Pennsylvania to support job creation, investment, and economic development projects that enhance the state's competitiveness.

Workforce Development
City or township governments
Oshkosh Corporation Foundation Grant
Contact for amount
Oshkosh Corporation Foundation
Private
Rolling

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

May 16, 2025

This grant provides funding to nonprofit organizations that address poverty, promote economic self-sufficiency, and support youth mentoring in the communities where Oshkosh employees live and work.

Income Security and Social Services
Nonprofits
Microsystems Technology Office (MTO) Office-wide
Contact for amount
U.S. Department of Defense (DARPA - Microsystems Technology Office )
Federal

Application Deadline

Dec 1, 2025

Date Added

May 10, 2024

This grant provides funding for innovative research proposals that aim to advance microsystems technology, targeting a wide range of eligible entities including universities, businesses, and research organizations focused on groundbreaking developments in microelectronics, photonics, and advanced devices.

Science and Technology
State governments
Alliant Energy Foundation Community Grants
$1,000
Alliant Energy Foundation
Private

Application Deadline

Jan 15, 2026

Date Added

May 1, 2025

This grant provides funding to organizations in Iowa and Wisconsin that address community needs in areas such as hunger, housing, workforce readiness, environmental stewardship, and community safety.

Community Development
Nonprofits