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https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/360462

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

The Indian Housing Block Grant Competitive Program provides grants for eligible housing projects that increase the availability of affordable housing for low-income Tribal families.

Deadline: January 15, 2026

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

The Department has announced a new funding opportunity to strengthen collaboration between Ryan White HIV/AIDS Programs, Education and Training Centers. The project focuses on addressing the unmet needs of populations disproportionately impacted by HIV who are not currently engaged in care.

Deadline: November 17, 2025

https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/360594

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

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://nathancummings.org

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 beginning October 1, 2025

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Grant Funding Opportunities For Education

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GEICO Philanthropic Foundation

The Foundation supports nonprofits focused on education resources and opportunities supporting diverse communities across the country, as well as those focused on STEM, early childhood learning, and safety. GEICO supports nonprofits throughout the U.S. with emphasis on GEICO communities.

Applications accepted October 1 to December 31, 2025

https://www.geico.com/philanthropic-foundation/

U.S. Department of Education

The Education Innovation and Research Expansion Grants will support large-scale, evidence-based educational innovations that can transform learning outcomes for high-need students.

Deadline: October 14, 2025

https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/360559

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Kars4Kids

Kars4Kids is supporting educational initiatives from nonprofits whose work is impacting children. This grant program funds local charities doing great work for children in their communities. Focus areas include youth development, mentorship, and education.

Previous grantees include Girls on the Run, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Boys & Girls Clubs, Treasures 4 Teachers, and many more.

No deadline

https://www.kars4kidsgrants.org/

U.S. Department of Justice

The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention has announced a new funding opportunity to establish and support four Regional Children’s Advocacy Centers that will enhance the nation’s response to child abuse and neglect.

Deadline: October 6, 2025

https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/360577

Caplan Foundation for Early Childhood

The Foundation is providing seed money to implement imaginative proposals that exhibit the greatest chance of improving the lives of young children, from infancy to 7 years, on a national scale. Areas of support include parenting education, early childhood welfare, and early childhood education and play. Submit Letter of Inquiry online.

Deadline: September 30, 2025

https://earlychildhoodfoundation.org/#application-process

P. Buckley Moss Foundation for Children’s Education

The Teacher Grant program provides 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/

DWF Foundation

Foundation grants provide funds, resources and mentoring support to help individuals, groups and communities achieve their full potential. Areas of support for nonprofits include Health and Wellbeing, Education, Homelessness, Employability, and more.

Deadline: September 30, 2025

https://dwfgroup.com/about-us/dwf-foundation

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Grant Funding Opportunities For Environment And Animal Welfare

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Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation (DRK)

DRK is dedicated to supporting early-stage social impact organizations that address critical social and environmental challenges through innovative and scalable solutions, also capable of benefiting underserved populations.

No Deadline

https://www.drkfoundation.org/apply-for-funding/what-we-fund/

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National Geographic Society

The Society is seeking applications to fund impactful projects driving science-based solutions to the growing threat of extreme weather events and natural hazards such as wildfires, hurricanes, tornados, droughts, floods, heatwaves and severe storms.

Deadline: September 19, 2025

https://www.nationalgeographic.org/society/grants-and-investments/rfp-extreme-weather-and-natural-hazards-solutions/

Wildlife Acoustics

This quarterly grant program supports the advancement of wildlife research, habitat monitoring, and environmental conservation.

Next deadline: November 15, 2025

https://www.wildlifeacoustics.com/grant-program

Mzuri Wildlife Foundation

The Foundation is accepting applications for its grant program to promote wildlife conservation and outdoor sports education.

Deadline: September 15, 2025

https://mzuri.org/how-to-apply/

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/

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/

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

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Grant Funding Opportunities - Programs For Women And Children

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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

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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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Upcoming Nonprofit Funding Opportunities In October

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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.quadratec.com/page/quadratec-cares-grant-program

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

AJ Muste Foundation for Peace and Justice

Deadline: October 20, 2025

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

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

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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Nonprofit Grant Opportunities For Equity And Inclusion

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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

Deadline: October 7, 2025

AJ Muste Foundation for Peace and Justice

Deadline: October 20, 2025

https://nathancummings.org

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.

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

Nonprofit Funding Opportunities With Fall Deadlines

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Quadratec

Next deadline: October 30, 2025

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

NBA Foundation

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://jwcouchfoundation.org/apply

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

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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Upcoming Nonprofit Grant Opportunities In September

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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

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://aapdfoundation.org/apply-for-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

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

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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Upcoming Late Summer Grant Funding Opportunities

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WITH Foundation

The Foundation invites proposals for one-year projects that defend, strengthen, and expand Medicaid and Medicare supports for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD).

Deadline: August 15, 2025

https://withfoundation.org/current-grant-cycle/

William T. Grant Foundation

The Foundation’s Institutional Challenge Grant supports building sustained research-practice partnerships with nonprofits in order to reduce inequality in youth outcomes.

Deadline: September 15, 2025

https://wtgrantfoundation.org/funding/institutional-challenge-grant

Department of Justice (DOJ)

The DOJ’s Office for Victims of Crime is supporting the development, expansion, and strengthening of victim service programs for all victims of crime throughout the U.S., including services to child and youth victims, and services to elder abuse, fraud, and exploitation, among other programs.

Deadline: August 15, 2025

https://grants.gov/search-results-detail/360096

John Templeton Foundation

The Foundation supports interdisciplinary research and catalyzes conversations that inspire awe and wonder. Specific funding areas and more info on website.

Deadline: August 15, 2025

https://www.templeton.org/grants/grant-calendar

South Arts

South Arts offers small grants that complement existing efforts by arts organizations to include audiences and artists with disabilities. Grants are available to support arts and cultural nonprofits located in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee.

Deadline: September 3, 2025

https://www.southarts.org/grants-opportunities/accessibility-grants

Glide Foundation

The Foundation’s Grant Program supports animal protection organizations, such as the Humane Society, the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, and rescue organizations; land, preservation, and wildlife conservancy groups; and nonprofits committed to agricultural purposes. Priority given to California nonprofits.

Deadline: August 15, 2025

https://www.glidefoundation.org/grants.html

Prism Foundation

The Foundation is providing grants for projects and nonprofits that are positively impacting the Asian & Pacific Islander LGBTQIA+ communities.

Deadline: September 8, 2025

https://theprismfoundation.org/grants

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Grant Funding Opportunities For Social Justice And Victim Support Services

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A J Muste Foundation for Peace and Justice

Deadline: October 20, 2025

Third Wave Fund

Deadlines: August 5 and October 7, 2025

https://www.impactfund.org/legal-grants/application-requirements

The Impact Fund

The Fund provide recoverable grants to legal services nonprofits who seek to confront social, economic, and environmental injustice that affect marginalized groups. Focus areas include human and civil rights, prisoners’ rights, voting rights, juvenile justice reform, gender equity, disability rights, immigrants’ rights, LGBT rights, combatting racism, fair housing, and more.

Deadline: October 7, 2025

Department of Justice (DOJ)

The DOJ's Office for Victims of Crime is supporting the development, expansion and strengthening of victim service programs for all victims of crime throughout the U.S., including services to child and youth victims, and services to elder abuse, fraud, and exploitation, among other programs.

Deadline: August 15, 2025

https://grants.gov/search-results-detail/360096

Nathan Cummings Foundation

The Foundation supports U.S. nonprofits working to advance racial, economic, and environmental justice. Submit Letter of Inquiry.

Deadline: October 2025 (check website)

https://nathancummings.org/apply-for-funding/

Office on Violence Against Women

The Addressing Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Initiative will support programs to help Hispanic, Black, and Tribal institutions in strengthening their institutional response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.

Deadline: September 9, 2025

https://grants.gov/search-results-detail/360060

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Nonprofit Grant Opportunities For Youth Healthcare And Education Programs

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American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry Foundation

Deadline: September 19, 2025

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

Administration for Children and Families

Deadline: September 8, 2025

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

Caplan Foundation for Early Childhood

Deadline: September 30, 2025

https://earlychildhoodfoundation.org/#application-process

P. Buckley Moss Foundation for Children’s Education

Deadline: September 30, 2025

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

DWF Foundation

Deadline: September 30, 2025

https://dwfgroup.com/about-us/dwf-foundation

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William T. Grant Foundation

The Foundation’s Institutional Challenge Grant supports building sustained research-practice partnerships with public agencies and nonprofits in order to reduce inequality in youth outcomes.

Deadline: September 15, 2025

https://wtgrantfoundation.org/funding/institutional-challenge-grant

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Grant Funding Opportunities For Animal Welfare And The Environment

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Lady Freethinker

Applications are now open for the Urgent Need Fund for nonprofits that are planning or currently working on projects to rescue or care for animals or raise awareness to improve the way animals are treated.

Deadline: August 9, 2025

https://ladyfreethinker.org/urgent-need-grants-program/

Cold Noses Foundation

The Foundation’s Grant program funds special projects relating to the humane treatment of animals, finding homes and non-lethal alternatives to euthanasia, veterinary care for needy families or organizations, and humane education.

Deadline: July 31, 2025

https://www.coldnosesfoundation.org/grant-guidelines

Glide Foundation

The Foundation is currently accepting applications for its Grant Program to support animal protection organizations, such as the Humane Society, the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, and rescue organizations; land, preservation, and wildlife conservancy groups; and nonprofits committed to agricultural purposes. Priority given to California nonprofits.

Deadline: August 15, 2025

https://www.glidefoundation.org/grants.html

Yamaha Outdoor Access Initiative

Deadline: September 30, 2025

https://yamahaoai.com/

Clif Family Foundation

The Foundation supports strengthening the food system and communities, enhancing public health, and safeguarding the environment and natural resources. Grants are provided throughout the U.S., with some emphasis on California.

Deadline: August 1, 2025

https://cliffamilyfoundation.org

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