A calendar of grants, resources, and funding opportunities listed by application or inquiry due date and tagged in various categories. For more information about grant, foundation, and other resources contact Laura Hennighausen at lhennighausen@purposepossible.com.
The Families and Workers Fund: Powering Climate and Infrastructure Careers Challenge
Grant amount: $150,000 to $1.5 million in direct funding or technical assistance over one to three years
The Powering Climate and Infrastructure Careers Challenge, an initiative of the Families and Workers Fund, is a collaborative philanthropic effort to help create at least one million good jobs in the clean energy and infrastructure industries. Through grants and technical assistance to nonprofits, state and local governments, training and education providers, and private sector employer groups, the Challenge aims to tackle the workforce implementation challenges facing the United States on its path toward a net-zero economy and 21st-century infrastructure.
Funding will be provided in two tracks: the Training and Career Pathways track, focused on scaling models to train, place, support, and retain a diverse workforce that meets the growing labor demand in clean energy, infrastructure, and related industries, and the Government Planning and Implementation track, focused on supporting government agencies and their community partners to plan for and implement good jobs and effective, inclusive workforce development.
Applicants must be using, applying for, or otherwise leveraging climate, infrastructure, or other related public or private funding and must be committed to advancing career opportunities and improving economic mobility, especially for underinvested communities.
Providing Older Workers Employment Senior Work Readiness Program Grant
DOES, through its Office of Workforce & Federal Programs, is requesting applications from qualified organizations wo can effectively and efficiently development and implement an innovative training program to serve worker 50+ years of age as they transition into the workforce, specifically in one or more of the District’s six high demand industries, construction, infrastructure (transportation, energy utilities and energy efficient technologies), hospitality, law enforcement, healthcare and information technology (IT). The program should offer a broad range of career and supportive services and credential-based workforce readiness training.
SunPower Foundation
Geographic scope: United States (including the U.S. territories) and the Philippines
The SunPower Foundation aims to increase environmental and economic equity for all, regardless of socioeconomic status. Support is provided to U.S. 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations working in the United States (including the U.S. territories) and the Philippines for projects improving access to affordable solar energy and participation in solar economic opportunities.
Funding focuses on 1) solar accessibility, affordability, and resiliency, including projects that support the deployment of affordable or free-of-cost solar solutions to communities that have been historically underserved or impacted by climate disasters; 2) workforce development, including projects increasing access to all solar careers; and 3) solar economic opportunities, including support for nonprofits delivering technical assistance, coaching, or business accelerator services to minority and women-owned business enterprises in the solar industry.
Yield Giving Application Deadline
This initiative seeks community-led, community-focused organizations whose explicit purpose is to advance the voices and opportunities of individuals and families of meager or modest means, and groups who have met with discrimination and other systemic obstacles. Organizations best suited to this initiative will enable individuals and families to achieve substantive improvement in their well-being through foundational resources. This includes, for instance, organizations providing access to health care, stable and affordable housing, education and job training, support for sustained employment, asset ownership, civic engagement, and other pathways. They may also be engaged in data collection and communication to amplify the voices of people and communities struggling against inequities.
Community-led, community-focused nonprofit organizations from across the United States and U.S. Territories are invited to apply and share the impact they have had on the abilities of individuals and families in their communities to achieve substantive improvement in their well-being.
Interested organizations must register to apply before 4 p.m. U.S. Central Time on Friday, May 5, 2023. Complete applications are due before 4 p.m. U.S. Central Time on Monday, June 12, 2023. Organizations must have an annual operating budget of at least $1 million and no more than $5 million for at least two of the last four fiscal years to be eligible to apply.
Community Economic Development Projects program
The Community Economic Development Projects program supports well-planned, financially viable, and innovative projects to enhance job creation and business development for individuals with low incomes. The program funds projects that address the personal and community barriers that must be overcome for individuals with low incomes to become self-sufficient. Funds can also be used for costs associated with business startup or expansion activities, provided that the expenditures result in the creation of positions that can be filled with individuals with low incomes. Eligible efforts may also include the re-creation or restoration of full-time, full-year positions that were lost due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Cigna Foundation - Education and Workforce Development Program
The Cigna Foundation's Education and Workforce Development program supports underserved populations by investing in students at all education levels. Grants are provided for education initiatives focused on students enrolled in pre-K, K-8, high school, and post-secondary and adult education. In the area of post-secondary and adult education, the Foundation seeks to support the educational and employment path of individuals who are considering health-related jobs, including increasing the number of practitioners who identify with groups that have been underrepresented and underserved and learning opportunities for all practitioners on how to better understand and address health disparities among diverse groups. Nonprofit organizations throughout the U.S. can apply for grants between $50,000 and $125,000. New applications will be accepted from April 10 to May 5, 2023.
Yield Giving Registration Deadline
This initiative seeks community-led, community-focused organizations whose explicit purpose is to advance the voices and opportunities of individuals and families of meager or modest means, and groups who have met with discrimination and other systemic obstacles. Organizations best suited to this initiative will enable individuals and families to achieve substantive improvement in their well-being through foundational resources. This includes, for instance, organizations providing access to health care, stable and affordable housing, education and job training, support for sustained employment, asset ownership, civic engagement, and other pathways. They may also be engaged in data collection and communication to amplify the voices of people and communities struggling against inequities.
Community-led, community-focused nonprofit organizations from across the United States and U.S. Territories are invited to apply and share the impact they have had on the abilities of individuals and families in their communities to achieve substantive improvement in their well-being.
Interested organizations must register to apply before 4 p.m. U.S. Central Time on Friday, May 5, 2023. Complete applications are due before 4 p.m. U.S. Central Time on Monday, June 12, 2023. Organizations must have an annual operating budget of at least $1 million and no more than $5 million for at least two of the last four fiscal years to be eligible to apply.
Rolling - U.S. Bank Foundation's Community Possible Grant Program
U.S. Bank Foundation's Community Possible Grant Program provides support to nonprofit organizations in the 26 states served by U.S. Bank. Grants are provided in the following categories: 1) play, with a focus on access to artistic and cultural enrichment, learning through play, and preserving, protecting, and enhancing outdoor places to play; 2) work, with a focus on small business and workforce development, pathways to higher education, and financial literacy; and 3) home, with a focus on safe, affordable, energy efficient housing and home ownership education. Priority is given to organizations serving low- and moderate-income communities, women, and people of color as well as organizations led by people of color. A guidelines document (PDF) for the Community Possible Grant Program, which includes a list of eligible states, is available on the U.S. Bank website. Online letters of interest may be submitted throughout the year.
Transforming Lives Through Supported Employment Program
The Transforming Lives Through Supported Employment program supports efforts to refine, implement, and sustain supported employment programs for adults with serious mental illness (SMI) or co-occurring mental and substance use disorders (COD). The awards provide resources to help individuals with SMI or COD achieve competitive employment and build paths to self-sufficiency and recovery.
Secondary Education, Two-Year Post-Secondary Education, and Agriculture in the K-12 Classroom Challenge Grant
The Secondary Education, Two-Year Post-Secondary Education, and Agriculture in the K-12 Classroom Challenge Grants (SPECA) program seeks to 1) promote and strengthen secondary education and two-year post-secondary education in the food and agriculture sciences; 2) help ensure the existence of a workforce in the United States that's qualified to serve the food and agriculture sciences system; and 3) promote complementary and synergistic linkages among secondary, two-year post-secondary, and higher education programs in the food and agriculture sciences in order to advance excellence in education and encourage more young Americans to pursue and complete a baccalaureate or higher degree in the food and agriculture sciences.
Bank of America: Economic Mobility Focused on Needs of Individuals and Families
Health- Too many communities across the United States do not have sufficient access to what is needed to live healthier lives. In communities of color, generations of lack of access to care and health resources have contributed to poorer health outcomes. We are focusing on programs and organizations who are working to address the economic and social conditions that influence family stability and health access including access to community- based health services, crisis-prevention tied to family stabilization programs, and other poverty related issues.
Jobs - Employment is a key driver of economic mobility. That’s why we’re focused on building pathways to employment by supporting a range of workforce development opportunities, including education, upskilling and reskilling programs – meeting people where they are so that individuals and families can advance.
CREATE ACTION
The mission of CREATE ACTION is to amplify the efforts of local organizations through funding, storytelling, and collaboration with Sony. CREATE ACTION grants support organizations in the United States and Canada serving their local communities in areas such as STEAM/academic enrichment, workforce development, and nonprofit services for underserved and under-represented groups. One grant will be awarded each month through March 2023. Grantees will receive a $50,000 USD grant to continue and expand the organization's work, $50,000 USD in Sony electronics products to support their mission, and a Sony-produced short film telling the organization's story. Nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status in the U.S. (excluding territories) and provincially and federally incorporated nonprofit organizations in Canada (excluding Quebec) who have received no more than $500,000 USD in annual donations per year for 2020 and 2021 are eligible to participate. The next three application deadlines are October 31, November 30, and December 31, 2022. Guidelines and the online application are available on the CREATE ACTION website.
CREATE ACTION
The mission of CREATE ACTION is to amplify the efforts of local organizations through funding, storytelling, and collaboration with Sony. CREATE ACTION grants support organizations in the United States and Canada serving their local communities in areas such as STEAM/academic enrichment, workforce development, and nonprofit services for underserved and under-represented groups. One grant will be awarded each month through March 2023. Grantees will receive a $50,000 USD grant to continue and expand the organization's work, $50,000 USD in Sony electronics products to support their mission, and a Sony-produced short film telling the organization's story. Nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status in the U.S. (excluding territories) and provincially and federally incorporated nonprofit organizations in Canada (excluding Quebec) who have received no more than $500,000 USD in annual donations per year for 2020 and 2021 are eligible to participate. The next three application deadlines are October 31, November 30, and December 31, 2022. Guidelines and the online application are available on the CREATE ACTION website.
Bob Barker Foundation (Rolling)
The Bob Barker Foundation strives to reduce recidivism and change the lives of formerly incarcerated individuals, their families, and communities. The Foundation provides grants of up to $25,000 to organizations throughout the United States whose work results in reducing recidivism. Eligible organizations must work with a minimum of 100 incarcerated or formerly incarcerated individuals annually and use evidence-based methods or best practices. Nonprofit organizations and governmental, educational, or research institutions with tax-exempt status are eligible to apply. Applications are accepted throughout the year. Click here for more.
Rural Health Network Development Program
Department of Health and Human Services
The Rural Health Network Development Program supports integrated healthcare networks that collaborate to achieve efficiencies; expand access to, coordinate, and improve the quality of basic healthcare services and associated health outcomes; and strengthen the rural healthcare system as a whole. Program areas include improving access by addressing gaps in care, workforce shortages, and better workflows; expanding capacity and services by creating effective systems through the development of knowledge, skills, structures, and leadership models; enhancing outcomes by expanding or strengthening the network's services, activities, or interventions; and increasing sustainability through value-based care and population health management. The application deadline is November 22, 2022.