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Private Grants

Grants from private foundations, corporations, and philanthropic organizations

Causal Research on the Criminal Justice System
$100,000
Russell Sage Foundation
Private

Application Deadline

Apr 1, 2026

Date Added

Nov 18, 2025

This grant provides funding for early-career researchers to conduct rigorous studies on the effects of specific policies and practices within the criminal justice system, such as policing and incarceration.

Law Justice and Legal Services
Private institutions of higher education
Horowitz Foundation Dissertation Grant
$10,000
The Horowitz Foundation for Social Policy
Private

Application Deadline

Dec 1, 2025

Date Added

Nov 18, 2025

This grant provides financial support to doctoral candidates working on their dissertations in the social sciences, helping them overcome research-related financial barriers.

Social Advocacy
Individuals
The Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund
$25,000
The Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund
Private

Application Deadline

Mar 31, 2026

Date Added

Nov 18, 2025

This grant provides financial support for conservation projects focused on threatened species worldwide, prioritizing efforts that protect animals, plants, and fungi in their natural habitats.

Natural Resources
Individuals
Educator Grants
$600
Air & Space Forces Association
Private

Application Deadline

Dec 15, 2025

Date Added

Nov 18, 2025

This grant provides funding to Kโ€“12 educators in the U.S. for innovative STEM projects that incorporate historical aerospace events and figures into their classroom curriculum.

Education
Individuals
Traditional Helpers and Healers Micro Grant Fund
$1,500
Return to the Heart Foundation
Private

Application Deadline

Nov 30, 2025

Date Added

Nov 17, 2025

This funding opportunity provides $1,500 to Native women leading projects that promote healing and wellness in tribal communities across the United States.

Women & Girl Services
Individuals
Emerging Filmmakers Program
$10,000
Emergence Films
Private

Application Deadline

Jan 4, 2026

Date Added

Nov 17, 2025

This program provides financial support and mentorship to early-career female-identifying and gender-expansive filmmakers in Washington State, enabling them to create original short films while fostering their artistic careers.

Arts
Individuals
Healthy American Forests Initiative
$2,000,000
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
Private

Application Deadline

Jan 13, 2026

Date Added

Nov 14, 2025

This grant provides funding for projects that restore and manage forests on National Forest System lands, benefiting local economies and reducing wildfire risks while promoting ecological health.

Natural Resources
Nonprofits
Northern Great Plains Program
$1,500,000
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
Private

Application Deadline

Feb 25, 2026

Date Added

Nov 14, 2025

This grant provides funding for conservation projects that restore and protect grasslands and wildlife in the Northern Great Plains, with a focus on supporting tribal communities and enhancing biodiversity.

Environment
Nonprofits
Innovative Student Research Grant in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
$5,000
Society for the Advancement of Behavior Analysis
Private

Application Deadline

Jan 14, 2026

Date Added

Nov 14, 2025

This funding opportunity supports graduate students conducting research on diversity, equity, and inclusion issues within behavior analysis, promoting projects that demonstrate methodological rigor and relevance to broader community settings.

Diversity Equity and Inclusion
Individuals
Sidney W. & Janet R. Bijou Grant
$12,000
Society for the Advancement of Behavior Analysis
Private

Application Deadline

Jan 14, 2026

Date Added

Nov 14, 2025

This grant provides financial support to doctoral students conducting research on behavioral development, focusing on observable interactions between organisms and their environments.

Education
Individuals
Innovative Student Research Grant
$5,000
Society for the Advancement of Behavior Analysis
Private

Application Deadline

Jan 14, 2026

Date Added

Nov 14, 2025

This funding opportunity provides financial support to graduate students conducting research in behavior analysis, particularly those focusing on practical applications of their findings.

Education
Individuals
Nature-Based Approaches for Concentrate and Salinity Management
$250,000
Water Research Foundation
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Nov 14, 2025

This funding opportunity supports innovative research on using constructed wetlands to effectively manage reverse osmosis concentrate and salinity, targeting researchers, academic institutions, and organizations focused on water treatment solutions.

Environment
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Discoveries In Safety Grants
$600,000
Fire Safety Research Institute
Private

Application Deadline

May 10, 2024

Date Added

Nov 14, 2025

This grant provides funding for research projects that aim to improve firefighter safety by reducing exposure to harmful thermal and chemical elements during firefighting operations.

Safety
Nonprofits
Application of Asset Health Monitoring to Buried Asset Management and Operations
$250,000
Water Research Foundation
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Nov 14, 2025

This funding opportunity provides financial support for utilities, academic institutions, and engineering consultants to develop and implement innovative technologies for monitoring and managing large buried water transmission pipelines.

Infrastructure
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Eliminating Barriers to Entry: Water Utilities as Community Partners for Career Pipelines
$175,000
Water Research Foundation
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Nov 14, 2025

This funding opportunity supports water utilities in partnering with community organizations to create career pathways for underrepresented job seekers in the water sector.

Workforce Development
Nonprofits
Building Better Forecasts: Improving Utility Demand Models with Climate, Development, and Socioeconomic Insights
$200,000
Water Research Foundation
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Nov 14, 2025

This funding opportunity provides financial support for researchers to improve water demand forecasting models by incorporating insights from climate, socioeconomic factors, and land use, ultimately helping utilities better plan for future water needs.

Science and Technology
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Evaluating and Linking Treatment Process Strategies with Irregular Water Quality Events for Downstream Impacts
$250,000
Water Research Foundation
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Nov 14, 2025

This grant provides funding for water utilities, public agencies, and research institutions to study and improve water treatment processes in response to irregular water quality events, ensuring better protection of downstream water environments.

Environment
Nonprofits
Framework for Assessing Alternative Water Systems: Economic, Environmental, and Social Aspects
$300,000
Water Research Foundation
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Nov 14, 2025

This grant provides funding to organizations and researchers for developing a comprehensive framework to evaluate and support alternative water systems, focusing on their economic, environmental, and social impacts.

Environment
City or township governments
Developing a Robust Framework for PFAS Source Identification and Characterization
$150,000
Water Research Foundation
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Nov 14, 2025

This grant provides funding for research projects that develop methods to identify and characterize sources of PFAS contamination in water, aimed at helping utilities and regulators improve environmental monitoring and compliance strategies.

Environment
Nonprofits
Profound Autism Pilot Grants and Pre-doctoral Fellowships
$35,000
Autism Science Foundation
Private

Application Deadline

Mar 2, 2026

Date Added

Nov 14, 2025

This funding opportunity supports researchers and graduate students working on innovative studies to improve the lives of individuals with profound autism and severe behaviors through targeted research initiatives.

Health
Individuals

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