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Private Grants

Grants from private foundations, corporations, and philanthropic organizations

Cultural Tourism Grants
$20,000
Visit Canton
Private

Application Deadline

Mar 20, 2026

Date Added

Oct 31, 2025

This grant provides financial support to Stark County businesses and organizations for marketing campaigns that promote the area as a travel destination, targeting leisure travelers and event planners.

Arts
Nonprofits
Empowering Entrepreneurs Program
$10,000
FedEx
Private

Application Deadline

Nov 21, 2025

Date Added

Oct 31, 2025

This program provides small business leaders in the U.S. with a virtual accelerator experience and the chance to receive $10,000 grants to support their growth and community engagement efforts.

Business and Commerce
For profit organizations other than small businesses
Implementation of Synthetic Biology Principles in Immunology
$600,000
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
Private

Application Deadline

Nov 13, 2025

Date Added

Oct 31, 2025

This funding opportunity supports interdisciplinary research projects that apply synthetic biology to improve immune system diagnostics and treatments for diseases, targeting teams of researchers from nonprofit institutions.

Health
Nonprofits
The Explore Agriculture Classroom Grant
$500
Montana Stockgrowers Foundation
Private
Rolling

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Oct 31, 2025

This grant provides funding to K–12 educators and administrators in Montana to create engaging agricultural learning experiences for students, fostering awareness of the state's agricultural sector.

Education
Individuals
Beyond Print Grant Program
$50,000
The Lenfest Institute for Journalism
Private

Application Deadline

Nov 17, 2025

Date Added

Oct 31, 2025

This grant provides financial support to independent local newspapers in the U.S. to help them transition from print to digital publishing and engage younger audiences through innovative strategies.

Community Development
Nonprofits
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Fellows
$175,000
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Private

Application Deadline

Nov 3, 2025

Date Added

Oct 31, 2025

This program provides a stipend for midcareer professionals in health-related fields to gain hands-on experience in federal health policy, aiming to promote health equity and public wellbeing.

Health
Individuals
Rainforest Reporting Grant
Contact for amount
Pulitzer Center
Private
Rolling

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Oct 31, 2025

This grant provides funding for journalists to undertake impactful reporting on critical environmental and social issues affecting tropical rainforests in the Amazon, Central Africa, and Southeast Asia.

Environment
Individuals
Advancing Technologies for Spatiotemporal Omics in Live Tissue
$1,000,000
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
Private

Application Deadline

Nov 13, 2025

Date Added

Oct 31, 2025

This funding opportunity supports nonprofit and public institutions in developing innovative technologies for real-time analysis of biological processes in living tissues, particularly focusing on immune responses and autoimmune diseases.

Health
Nonprofits
Pershing Square Sohn Cancer Prize
$750,000
The Pershing Square Foundation
Private

Application Deadline

Nov 3, 2025

Date Added

Oct 31, 2025

This grant provides substantial funding to early-career cancer researchers across the U.S. to support innovative and high-risk projects that challenge traditional scientific methods.

Health
Individuals
Fellowship Research Grant
$5,000
The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation
Private

Application Deadline

Nov 15, 2025

Date Added

Oct 31, 2025

This grant provides $5,000 to scholars and researchers focused on exploring and documenting Louisiana's rich music and cultural heritage through the Jazz & Heritage Archive.

Humanities
Individuals
Resources Adoption Grant
$1,000
Western Michigan University
Private

Application Deadline

Nov 21, 2025

Date Added

Oct 31, 2025

This funding initiative provides financial support to faculty at Western Michigan University to replace commercial textbooks with openly licensed educational materials, promoting student affordability and enhancing teaching practices.

Education
Individuals
Farmed Animal Protection Grants
$1,000
The Pollination Project
Private
Rolling

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Oct 31, 2025

This grant provides $1,000 to grassroots leaders and organizations working to improve the welfare of farmed animals and promote sustainable food systems worldwide.

Animal Welfare
Individuals
Event Support Grants
$10,000
Visit Canton
Private
Rolling

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Oct 31, 2025

This program provides financial support to organizations hosting events in Stark County, Ohio, that attract visitors and boost local tourism and economic growth.

Community Development
For profit organizations other than small businesses
AAUW Branch and State Affiliate Community Action Grants: Empowering Our Branches and States to Lead in STEM
$10,000
American Association of University Women
Private

Application Deadline

Nov 30, 2025

Date Added

Oct 31, 2025

This grant provides funding to AAUW branches and state affiliates to create innovative STEM programs for girls in grades K–12, aiming to promote gender equity in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

Women & Girl Services
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Creation Grant
$3,500
Western Michigan University
Private

Application Deadline

Nov 21, 2025

Date Added

Oct 31, 2025

This grant provides financial support to faculty and instructors at Western Michigan University for creating original, openly licensed textbooks that enhance educational access and reduce costs for students.

Education
Individuals
Global Initiatives Grant
$20,000
Wenner-Gren Foundation
Private

Application Deadline

May 15, 2026

Date Added

Oct 31, 2025

This funding opportunity supports innovative projects that enhance the practice of anthropology, particularly in under-resourced regions, by building capacity and fostering collaboration, with a focus on African-led initiatives in paleoanthropology.

Capacity Building
Individuals
Engaged Research Grant
$25,000
Wenner-Gren Foundation
Private

Application Deadline

Aug 1, 2026

Date Added

Oct 31, 2025

This funding initiative supports anthropological research that collaborates with historically marginalized communities, empowering them to actively participate in all stages of the research process.

Diversity Equity and Inclusion
Individuals
Health Equity Scholars for Action
$260,000
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Private

Application Deadline

Mar 12, 2026

Date Added

Oct 31, 2025

This program provides funding to early-career researchers from historically underrepresented backgrounds to conduct impactful projects that address health inequities and promote a diverse academic community.

Health
Individuals
Small Business Grant Program
$25,000
Hiring Our Heroes
Private

Application Deadline

Dec 15, 2025

Date Added

Oct 31, 2025

This program provides financial support to small businesses owned by veterans and military spouses, helping them grow and strengthen their operations.

Business and Commerce
Small businesses
Professional Section Grant Program
$5,000
Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration
Private

Application Deadline

Jul 1, 2026

Date Added

Oct 30, 2025

This grant provides financial support to regional mining and metallurgical professional sections for innovative projects that enhance community engagement and education in the mining industry.

Community Development
Exclusive - see details

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