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Corporation for Nationl and Community Service

FY 2025 AmeriCorps Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to support community efforts to alleviate poverty and poverty-related problems across the country and assist projects that advance racial equity and invest in underserved communities, particularly those impacted by the long-term recovery from the pandemic. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Nonprofit organizations, Native American tribes and tribal organizations, and state and local government agencies

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? Rather than providing monetary awards, this program will place individual VISTA members with sponsoring organizations

WHEN'S IT DUE? December 6, 2024 (Cycle 1), March 27, 2025 (Cycle 2)

Department of Agriculture

FY 2025 Solid Waste Management (SWM) Grant Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to provide technical assistance and training to help reduce or eliminate the pollution of water resources and improve planning and management of solid waste sites in rural areas. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Private nonprofit organizations, public bodies, federally acknowledged or state-recognized Native American tribes or groups, and academic institutions

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $4 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? December 31, 2024

Environmental Protection Agency

FY 2024 Clean School Bus Rebates Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The program will subsidize the replacement of existing school buses with cleaner buses that result in better air quality on the bus, in bus loading areas, and throughout the communities in which they operate. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Public school districts, local and state governmental entities; public charter school districts; tribal entities including, Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and tribally controlled schools; nonprofit school transportation associations; and for-profit and nonprofit contractors, which generally include school bus dealers, original equipment manufacturers, school bus service providers, and electrification as a service providers

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $965 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? January 9, 2025