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Scroll down to explore this week's grants. Deadlines are always approaching, so take a look and see which ones might be the right fit for your nonprofit.

Happy grant writing!

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American Association of University Women (AAUW)

AAUW is seeking applications for its Community Action Grants to provide funding for community-based organizations and AAUW affiliates to further the education and equity of girls in K‑12 settings.

Deadline: October 31, 2025

https://www.aauw.org/resources/programs/fellowships-grants/community-action-grant/

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Office on Violence Against Women

The Office has announced the FY 2025 Disability Grant Program to support organizations addressing the needs of individuals with disabilities who are victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.

Deadline: September 23, 2025

https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/360325

Saxena Family Foundation

The Foundation awards grants and supports programs that have a particular focus on S.T.E.M (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) education and around empowering women in the U.S.

No Deadline

http://saxenafoundation.com/guidelines/

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Administration for Children and Families

The Office of Refugee Resettlement within the Administration for Children and Families has announced a funding opportunity to provide residential services for unaccompanied alien children through group homes, shelters, and transitional foster care programs.

Deadline: October 14, 2025

https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/357220

Higher Hope Foundation

The Foundation’s ‘Empower’ Grant is a financial assistance grant intended to financially support nonprofits that directly impact victims of violent crime or missing person cases.

Deadline: December 31, 2025

https://higherhope.org/empower-grant/

Sparkplug Foundation

The Foundation offers grants for innovative and important work, with an emphasis on projects led by women, people of color, indigenous, gay, lesbian, and other communities. What matters is that the project comes from ands supports an engaged community. Funding areas for U.S. nonprofits include community organizing projects, education initiatives, and music.

Deadline: October 15, 2025

https://www.sparkplugfoundation.org/apply/

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Scroll down to explore this week's grants. Deadlines are always approaching, so take a look and see which ones might be the right fit for your nonprofit.

Happy grant writing!

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ProLiteracy

ProLiteracy is seeking applications for its Literacy Opportunity Fund to meet the needs of U.S. nonprofits that are doing direct work with adult students. Funded by the Nora Roberts Foundation.

Deadline: October 1, 2025

https://www.proliteracy.org/Literacy-Opportunity-Fund

Third Wave Fund

Applications are open for the Mobilize Power Fund, a rapid response fund for gender justice organizations. Potential projects include healing justice work, conflict mediation/resolution, legal or bail fees, marches or rallies, leadership training and skills building, and more.

Deadline: October 7, 2025

 https://www.thirdwavefund.org/mobilize-power-fund

Quadratec

Quadratec Cares ‘Energize the Environment’ Grant Program supports nonprofit programs or initiatives to benefit our environment, including trail improvements, litter prevention, park beautification, community environmental efforts, and more.

Deadline: October 30, 2025

https://www.quadratec.com/page/quadratec-cares-grant-program

AJ Muste Foundation for Peace and Justice

The Foundation’s Social Justice Fund supports grassroots activist projects, giving priority to those with small budgets and little access to more mainstream funding sources. The Fund is interested in confronting institutionalized violence against racial, ethnic, gender-based, and LGBTQ communities.

Deadline: October 20, 2025

https://ajmuste.org/apply/sjf

Lawrence Foundation

The Foundation is offering its grant funding to U.S. nonprofits in the following areas: environment, human services, disaster relief, and more.

Deadline: October 31, 2025

https://thelawrencefoundation.org/application-process/

NBA Foundation

The Foundation’s Grant Program is supporting organizations that provide skills training, mentorship, professional coaching, and pipeline development to foster employment and career advancement for under-resourced youth ages 14-24.

Applications accepted October 1 to November 14, 2025

https://nbafoundation.nba.com/grants/

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Scroll down to explore this week's grants. Deadlines are always approaching, so take a look and see which ones might be the right fit for your nonprofit.

Happy grant writing!

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United States-Japan Foundation

Applications are being accepted for the Foundation’s Grant Program to illuminate and confront shared challenges and seek ways where the U.S. and Japan can work together to address problems in each country, in the region, and around the world.

Deadline: September 26, 2025

https://us-jf.org/en/grants

Indian Health Service (IHS)

The IHS Injury Prevention Program provides funding to Tribes to develop their capacity and infrastructure in injury and violence prevention.

 Deadline: November 13, 2025

https://grants.gov/search-results-detail/360077

Third Wave Fund

Applications are open for the Mobilize Power Fund, a rapid response fund for gender justice organizations. Potential projects include healing justice work, conflict mediation/resolution, legal or bail fees, marches or rallies, leadership training and skills building, and more.

Deadline: October 7, 2025

https://www.thirdwavefund.org/mobilize-power-fund

AJ Muste Foundation for Peace and Justice

The Foundation’s Social Justice Fund supports grassroots activist projects, giving priority to those with small budgets and little access to more mainstream funding sources. The Fund is interested in confronting institutionalized violence against racial, ethnic, gender-based, and LGBTQ communities.

Deadline: October 20, 2025

https://ajmuste.org/apply/sjf

Nathan Cummings Foundation

The Foundation supports U.S. nonprofits working to address inequality, particularly for women and people of color. Apply online through one of several focus areas.

Deadline: Letters of Interest accepted October 2025. Check website.

https://nathancummings.org

Russell Sage Foundation

The Foundation is accepting letters of inquiry under the core programs for Behavioral Science and Decision-Making in Context and Race, Ethnicity, and Immigration. The Foundation, which supports research on the factors that contribute to social, political, and economic inequalities in the U.S., also has special initiatives programs available.

Deadline: October 29, 2025

https://www.russellsage.org/grants/information-for-grant-seekers

Scroll down to explore this week's grants. Deadlines are always approaching, so take a look and see which ones might be the right fit for your nonprofit.

Happy grant writing!

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Quadratec

Quadratec Cares ‘Energize the Environment’ Grant Program supports nonprofit programs or initiatives to benefit our environment, including trail improvements, litter prevention, park beautification, community environmental efforts, and more.

Next deadline: October 30, 2025

https://www.quadratec.com/page/quadratec-cares-grant-program

NBA Foundation

The Foundation’s Grant Program is supporting organizations that provide skills training, mentorship, professional coaching, and pipeline development to foster employment and career advancement for under-resourced youth ages 14-24.

Applications accepted October 1 to November 14, 2025

https://nbafoundation.nba.com/grants/

Lawrence Foundation

The Foundation is offering its grant funding to US nonprofits in the following areas: environment, human services, disaster relief, and more.

Deadline: October 31, 2025

https://thelawrencefoundation.org/application-process/

ProLiteracy

ProLiteracy is seeking applications for its Literacy Opportunity Fund to meet the needs of U.S. nonprofits that are doing direct work with adult students. Funded by the Nora Roberts Foundation.

Next Deadline: October 1, 2025

https://www.proliteracy.org/Literacy-Opportunity-Fund

T-Mobile Hometown Grants Program

Grants support community projects in small towns (population less than 50,000 people) across the U.S. Projects can occur in all fields of interest.

Next Deadline: September 30, 2025

https://www.t-mobile.com/brand/hometown-grants

J.W. Couch Foundation

The Foundation supports U.S. nonprofits for programs to combat various mental health issues, including depression, anxiety, bi-polar, PTSD, and more. Other funding areas available.

Next Deadline: September 26, 2025

https://jwcouchfoundation.org/apply

Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation

The Foundation’s grant program supports nonprofits for which a relatively small amount of funding might make a large difference. The Foundation supports museums, cultural and performing arts programs; schools and hospitals; educational and skills-training programs; and other community-based organizations and programs. 

Deadline November 10, 2025

https://www.mvdreyfusfoundation.org/

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Scroll down to explore this week's grants. Deadlines are always approaching, so take a look and see which ones might be the right fit for your nonprofit.

Happy grant writing!

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P. Buckley Moss Foundation for Children’s Education

The Teacher Grant program provides $1,000 in grant funding for art supplies for teachers to support a new or evolving program that integrates the arts into education in the school classroom setting, with a special focus on those who learn differently.

Deadline: September 30, 2025

https://www.mossfoundation.org/grants/

Yamaha Outdoor Access Initiative

The Initiative provides support for efforts that promote safe, responsible use of off-highway vehicles, educate the public on proper recreational land use and wildlife conservation practices, and protect access to public lands. Funds may be used for trail development, land management, conservation projects, safety and education, outdoor recreation, and more.

Deadline: September 30, 2025

https://yamahaoai.com/

T-Mobile Hometown Grants Program

Grants support community projects in small towns (population less than 50,000 people) across the U.S. Projects can occur in all fields of interest, including the environment and animal welfare.

Next Deadline: September 30, 2025

 https://www.t-mobile.com/brand/hometown-grants

American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry Foundation

The Foundation is seeking applications for its Dental Grant Program to support community-based initiatives that provide dental care and ultimately serve as a primary dentist to underserved/limited access children.

Deadline: September 19, 2025

https://aapdfoundation.org/apply-for-grants/

Administration for Children and Families

The Administration’s Prevention Services Evaluation Partnerships: Supporting Adoptive Families Program supports programs that help adoptive families at risk of disruption or dissolution that may result in foster care placements. This funding opportunity focuses on partnerships between researchers, agencies, and community nonprofits with experience working with adopted children, foster children, or children in kinship care. 

Deadline: September 8, 2025

https://grants.gov/search-results-detail/355490

National Geographic Society

The Society is accepting applications for its Building Resilience in Agriculture Initiative to support innovative projects that have measurable outcomes on the resilience of farms, farming communities, and natural ecosystems in the farming landscapes to the realities of changing climates and extreme weather events.

Deadline: September 30, 2025

https://www.nationalgeographic.org/society/grants-and-investments/rfp-building-resilience-in-agriculture/

J. W. Couch Foundation

The Foundation supports U.S. nonprofits for programs to combat various mental health issues, including depression, anxiety, bi-polar, PTSD, and more. Other funding areas available.

Next Deadline: September 26, 2025

https://jwcouchfoundation.org/apply

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