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New Grant Opportunities
This is your weekly grant opportunities update from The National Special Districts Coalition. Special districts are either eligible to apply directly, or able to partner with a qualifying entity to apply for any of the grants listed.

Department of Homeland Security

FY 2022 Fire Prevention and Safety Grant Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to enhance the safety of the public and firefighters with respect to fire and fire-related hazards by assisting fire prevention programs and supporting firefighter health and safety research and development. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Fire departments and nonprofit organizations that are recognized for their experience and expertise in fire prevention and safety programs and activities

WHEN'S IT DUE? February 18, 2022

Department of Labor

FY 2022 Homeless Veterans' Reintegration Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The intent of this program is to obtain high-quality career outcomes for veterans experiencing homelessness. Grant recipients must address the complex employment-related requirements and support services necessary to meet the needs of this population either through direct services or through a robust referral system establishing tools, resources, and partnerships to identify, recruit, prepare, and support veterans experiencing homelessness for employment success. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State, county, city, township, and special district governments, for profit organizations, institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments and organizations, nonprofits, public housing and Indian housing authorities, and small businesses

WHEN'S IT DUE? February 23, 2022

Department of Health and Human Services

FY 2022 Innovations in Nutrition Program and Services Replication Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program seeks to help communities develop capacity for, deliver, and sustain innovative nutrition programs for older adults, particularly those with the greatest social and economic need, and individuals at risk for institutional placement who participate in these programs. Projects must support the Older Americans Act (OAA) Title III-C Senior Nutrition Program (SNP) goal of reducing hunger, food insecurity, and malnutrition; enhancing socialization; and promoting overall health and well-being. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State, local, or tribal governments agencies, community-based organizations, faith-based organizations, hospital, and institutions of higher education

WHEN'S IT DUE? March 10, 2022

Department of Health and Human Services

FY 2022 American Rescue Plan Act: Pediatric Mental Health Care Access (PMHCA) New Area Expansion 

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program promotes behavioral health integration into pediatric primary care by supporting pediatric mental health care telehealth access programs. Funding will support the expansion of the Pediatric Mental Health Care Access (PMHCA) Program into new states and geographic areas. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? States, political subdivisions of states, and Native American tribes and tribal organizations

WHEN'S IT DUE? April 5, 2022

Department of Health and Human Services

FY 2022 Rural Health and Economic Development Analysis

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to quantify and describe the economic impacts of local health care sectors on rural economies to provide information which will assist policy makers and other rural stakeholders to improve health care in rural areas. Research and analysis funded through this program will focus on quantifying the relationship between health care and economic factors in rural communities, particularly the economic impact of rural health care services, to provide information to improve health care in rural areas. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Domestic public or private non-profit and for-profit entities, domestic faith-based and community-based organizations, tribes, and tribal organizations, public and private institutions for higher education, public or private health research organizations, and foundations

WHEN'S IT DUE? March 8, 2022

Department of Housing and Urban Development

FY 2022 Section 108 Loan Guarantee Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program provides financing to support economic development, housing, public facilities, infrastructure, and other physical development projects, including improvements to increase resilience against natural disasters. The program provides community development block grant (CDBG) recipients with the ability to partially leverage their annual award allocation to access low-cost, flexible financing. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? States, community development block grant (CDBG) entitlement recipients such as metropolitan cities and urban counties, non-entitlement communities that are assisted in the submission of applications by states that administer the CDBG program, non-entitlement communities eligible to receive CDBG funds under the funding agency-administered Small Cities Program, small businesses, incubators, or microenterprises 

WHEN'S IT DUE? Rolling through December 31, 2022