New Grant Opportunities
Department of Agriculture
FY 2026 Community Connect Grant Program
WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to provide financial assistance to eligible applicants that will provide broadband service in rural, economically challenged communities where service does not exist. Click here for more information.
WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Eligible applicants are state and local governments, Federally recognized tribes, incorporated organizations, nonprofits, and the private sector.
TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $17 million
WHEN IS IT DUE? June 29, 2026
Department of Commerce
FY 2026 AI Upskill Accelerator Pilot Program
WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to accelerate industry-led workforce development projects to support the upskilling of workers for an AI-enabled future where technology enhances human capability and industry advancement. Proposals must include industry-led partnerships that will deliver training on in-demand AI skills that move beyond foundational AI literacy and introductory skill building and equip workers with job-ready AI skills for immediate application. Click here for more information.
WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Eligible applicants are district organizations of an EDA-designated Economic Development District; Indian Tribes; states, counties, cities, or other political subdivisions of a State, including a special purpose unit of a State or local government engaged in economic or infrastructure development activities, or a consortium or political subdivisions; institutions of higher education; public or private non-profit organizations or associations; Economic Development Organizations; and public-private partnerships for infrastructure.
TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $25 million
WHEN IS IT DUE? July 10, 2026
Department of Energy
FY 2026 Community Microgrid Assistance Partnership (C-MAP)
WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program supports rural and remote communities in the development, improvement, and operation of microgrid energy systems to improve electricity affordability, reliability, and resilience. Rural communities are defined as communities with populations of 10,000 or fewer. Funds may be used for engineering design, feasibility assessments, operational improvements, and collaboration between energy providers and large load energy consumers. Click here for more information.
WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Eligible applicants are nonprofit entities (including energy cooperatives), state and local governmental entities, and federally recognized American Indian and Alaska Native Tribes.
TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $2.5 million
WHEN IS IT DUE? July 2, 2026
Department of the Interior
FY 2026 WaterSMART Enhancing Water Resources Projects
WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to implement projects that benefit water resource management for multiple uses, including water conservation and efficiency projects, water infrastructure improvements, and river and watershed restoration. Projects that balance numerous community interests (agriculture, recreation, fisheries, power, etc.), were developed collaboratively, and provide significant watershed benefits will be prioritized. Click here for more information.
WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Eligible applicants are states, tribes, irrigation districts, and water districts; state, regional, or local authorities; other organizations with water or power delivery authority; nonprofit conservation organizations; and watershed groups. Applicants must be located in the following Western United States or Territories: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.
TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $60 million
WHEN IS IT DUE? September 9, 2026 (First Application Period), September 8, 2027 (Second Application Period)
Department of the Interior
FY 2026 WaterSMART Desalination Construction Projects
WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to support the planning, design, and/or construction of water reclamation and reuse projects. Funded projects will develop and supplement urban and irrigation water supplies through water reuse, which provides growing communities with new sources of clean water, increases water management flexibility during times of shortage, and makes the water supply more reliable. Click here for more information.
WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Eligible applicants are states, tribes, municipalities, irrigation districts, water districts, and wastewater districts. Applicants must be located in the following Western United States or Territories: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wyoming.
TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $120 million
WHEN IS IT DUE? August 26, 2026 (First Application Period), August 26, 2027 (Second Application Period)
Department of the Interior
FY 2026 WaterSMART Title XVI Water Reclamation and Reuse Projects
WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to support the planning, design, and/or construction of water reclamation and reuse projects. Funded projects will develop and supplement urban and irrigation water supplies through water reuse, which provides growing communities with new sources of clean water, increases water management flexibility during times of shortage, and makes the water supply more reliable. Click here for more information.
WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Eligible applicants are states, tribes, municipalities, irrigation districts, water districts, wastewater districts, and other organizations with water or power delivery authority. Applicants must be located in the following Western United States or Territories: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.
TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $40 million
WHEN IS IT DUE? August 26, 2026 (First Application Period), August 26, 2027 (Second Application Period)
Department of Justice
FY 2025 Justice Reinvestment Initiative: Strengthening State and Local Operations to Reduce Crime and Recidivism
WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program supports efforts to reduce wasteful spending and inefficient uses of funds across justice system operations and redirect that funding to target crime and other public safety and/or justice system challenges. Applicants should propose projects that address one or more urgent local justice system challenge. Click here for more information.
WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Eligible applicants include state, county, city, township, special district, and federally recognized Native American Tribal governments and units of local governments.
TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $19 million
WHEN IS IT DUE? June 3, 2026 (Grants.gov), June 10, 2026 (JustGrants)
Department of Transportation
FY 2026 Bridge Investment Program: Planning Grants
WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to provide financial assistance to replace, rehabilitate, preserve or protect one or more bridges on the National Bridge Inventory. Planning grants support planning, feasibility analyses, and revenue forecasting associated with the development of a project that would subsequently be eligible to apply for assistance under the Bridge Investment Program (BIP). Click here for more information.
WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Eligible applicants are states or groups of states, metropolitan planning organizations serving urbanized areas (Bureau of the Census designated) with a population over 200,000, local governments or groups of local governments, political subdivisions of states or local governments, special purpose districts or public authorities with transportation functions, federal land management agencies, tribal governments or consortium of tribal governments, and multistate or multijurisdictional groups of entities as described above.
TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $20 million
WHEN IS IT DUE? June 15, 2026
Department of Transportation
FY 2026 Bridge Investment Program: Bridge Project Grants
WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to provide financial assistance to replace, rehabilitate, preserve or protect one or more bridges on the National Bridge Inventory. Eligible bridge projects include replacing, rehabilitating, preserving, or protecting one or more bridges on the national bridge inventory, including bridge bundling and culverts. Click here for more information.
WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Eligible applicants are states or groups of states, metropolitan planning organizations serving urbanized areas (Bureau of the Census designated) with a population over 200,000, local governments or groups of local governments, political subdivisions of states or local governments, special purpose districts or public authorities with transportation functions, federal land management agencies, tribal governments or consortium of tribal governments, and multistate or multijurisdictional groups of entities as described above.
TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $3 billion
WHEN IS IT DUE? June 29, 2026
Department of Transportation
FY 2026 Pilot Program for Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) Planning
WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program funds comprehensive and site-specific planning studies that integrate land use and transportation planning associated with new fixed guideway and core capacity transit capital projects. Click here for more information.
WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Eligible applicants include states and local governmental entities that are existing federal transit funding recipients and are project sponsors or have land use planning authority in an eligible transit corridor.
TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $28,492,618
WHEN IS IT DUE? July 10, 2026
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