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Private Grants

Grants from private foundations, corporations, and philanthropic organizations

RPB Physician-Scientist Award
$300,000
Research to Prevent Blindness
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

May 29, 2025

This funding opportunity supports MDs and MD/PhDs in ophthalmology to conduct innovative research on myopia and other vision-related topics, promoting advancements in understanding and preventing eye diseases.

Health
Individuals
TransPLUS Resource Center
Contact for amount
Leonard-Litz LGBTQ+ Foundation
Private

Application Deadline

Dec 15, 2025

Date Added

May 29, 2025

This grant provides financial and strategic support to individuals and organizations dedicated to improving the health, housing, legal, and community needs of transgender, gender non-conforming, non-binary, and intersex individuals across the United States.

Diversity Equity and Inclusion
Nonprofits
RPB Stein Innovation Award
$300,000
Research to Prevent Blindness
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

May 29, 2025

This award provides funding for innovative vision research that explores new ideas and approaches to understanding the visual system and related diseases, targeting faculty members at U.S. higher education institutions.

Health
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
K21 Health Foundation Grant Program
Contact for amount
K21 Health Foundation
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

May 29, 2025

This grant provides funding to nonprofit organizations, schools, and government agencies in Kosciusko County, Indiana, to support health and wellness initiatives that benefit the local community.

Health
Nonprofits
Catalyst Awards for Innovative Research Approaches for Age-Related Macular Degeneration
$300,000
American Macular Degeneration Foundation
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

May 29, 2025

This grant provides funding for innovative research projects focused on advancing the understanding and treatment of age-related macular degeneration, specifically targeting full-time faculty at U.S. higher education institutions.

Health
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
RPB Career Development Award
$350,000
Research to Prevent Blindness
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

May 29, 2025

This award provides funding to support early-career ophthalmology faculty in their vision-related research, helping them establish independent research careers.

Health
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Nonprofit Capacity-Building Grants
$10,000
Initiative Foundation
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

May 29, 2025

This funding opportunity supports small nonprofit organizations in Central Minnesota to strengthen their operational capacity in areas like food and housing support, job training, and mental health services.

Capacity Building
Nonprofits
Artist Growth Grant Program
$4,000
Southwest Minnesota Arts Council (SMAC)
Private

Application Deadline

Apr 22, 2026

Date Added

May 29, 2025

This program provides financial support to individual artists in Southwest Minnesota to help them develop their skills, reach new audiences, and sustain their artistic careers.

Arts
Individuals
2026 Art Project Grant Program
$10,000
Southwest Minnesota Arts Council
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

May 29, 2025

This grant provides funding to nonprofit organizations, public schools, and government units in southwest Minnesota to support community arts projects such as performances, exhibitions, and festivals.

Arts
Nonprofits
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation Catalyst Fund
$7,500
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation
Private
Rolling

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

May 29, 2025

This grant provides funding to Massachusetts-based community organizations that improve health access for low-income and marginalized populations by enhancing their capacity and infrastructure.

Community Development
Nonprofits
Honeycomb Celebration Small Business Grant
$2,500
IFundWomen
Private

Application Deadline

Jun 27, 2025

Date Added

May 29, 2025

This funding opportunity provides $2,500 to U.S. small business owners and entrepreneurs to help them grow their ventures through various initiatives, marketing, or operational improvements.

Business and Commerce
Small businesses
New York Soil Health Mini-Grants
$2,000
New York Soil Health
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

May 29, 2025

This mini-grant program provides funding for individuals and organizations in New York to support projects and activities that promote soil health research, education, and awareness.

Natural Resources
Individuals
Damon Runyon-Rachleff Innovation Award
Contact for amount
Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation (DRCRF)
Private

Application Deadline

Jan 20, 2026

Date Added

May 29, 2025

This grant provides substantial funding to early-career physician-scientists dedicated to innovative cancer research, allowing them to focus on their research with significant protected time from clinical duties.

Health
Nonprofits
ASH Bridge Grant
$150,000
American Society of Hematology
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

May 29, 2025

This funding opportunity provides $150,000 to support researchers studying blood diseases who have recently applied for NIH grants, helping them bridge the gap in funding while they await results.

Health
Individuals
COHORT
$10,000
California Arts Council
Private

Application Deadline

Aug 7, 2025

Date Added

May 29, 2025

This grant supports collaborative partnerships among cultural nonprofits, local businesses, and government entities in California to establish and promote new cultural districts that celebrate and preserve local cultural assets.

Arts
Nonprofits
Capacity Building Grant Program
$15,000
Sisters of Charity Foundation of Canton
Private
Rolling

Application Deadline

Dec 1, 2025

Date Added

May 29, 2025

This grant provides funding to nonprofit organizations in Stark, Carroll, Holmes, Tuscarawas, and Wayne Counties, Ohio, to strengthen their infrastructure and enhance their long-term sustainability.

Capacity Building
Nonprofits
Division 49 Group Psychotherapy Grant
$2,250
American Psychological Foundation (APF)
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

May 29, 2025

This funding opportunity supports innovative research in group psychotherapy, targeting projects that explore therapeutic approaches and their effectiveness in naturalistic settings, particularly for early career psychologists and diverse applicants.

Health
Nonprofits
Imagine Nonviolence in New York
$15,000
Health Foundation for Western & Central New York
Private

Application Deadline

Jun 23, 2025

Date Added

May 29, 2025

This funding opportunity supports community organizations in western and central New York that are working to reduce firearm violence through education and intervention, particularly focusing on vulnerable populations such as pregnant individuals, young children, and older adults.

Health
Nonprofits
RPB International Research Collaborators Award
$75,000
Research to Prevent Blindness
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

May 29, 2025

This grant provides funding for U.S. researchers to collaborate internationally in order to advance treatments for blinding disorders, fostering knowledge exchange and strengthening partnerships in vision science.

Health
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
RPB Walt and Lilly Disney Award for Amblyopia Research
$150,000
Research to Prevent Blindness
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

May 29, 2025

This grant provides funding to ophthalmic researchers in the U.S. to advance the understanding and treatment of amblyopia, commonly known as "lazy eye."

Health
Individuals

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