Grants are generally available to non-profit organizations and state or local government entities. Individuals and private companies may apply for research funds based on specific federal agency funding opportunities. For more information about getting started and the application process, please visit www.grants.gov, or contact Erin Waldron, Senior Advisor Congresswoman Val Demings at 202-225-2176.

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Upcoming Grant Opportunities

PRIME Grant – Small Business Administration

  • Award Ceiling: $250,000
  • Application Deadline: May 20, 2021
  • Description: The purpose of this Funding Opportunity is to invite proposals for funding from private, non- profit microenterprise development organizations; microenterprise development programs run by State/Local/Tribal Governments; or Indian tribes interested in providing assistance and guidance to disadvantaged microentrepreneurs and/or microenterprise development organizations for the purposes stated in this announcement.
  • More Information: https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=332958

Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention – Department of Homeland Security

  • Award Ceiling: $2,000,000
  • Application Deadline: May 25, 2021
  • Description: The FY21 TVTP Grant Program seeks to provide funding to implement local prevention frameworks and explore innovative approaches to preventing targeted violence and terrorism. Applications are being sought in three application tracks:
    1. Promising Practices-Single Project,
    2. Promising Practices-Multiple Projects, and
    3. Innovation.
  • More Information: https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=332324

Supportive Housing for the Elderly Program – Department of Housing and Urban Development

  • Award Ceiling: $20,000,000
  • Application Deadline: May 26, 2021
  • Description: HUD is providing Capital Advance funding and project rental subsidies for the development and ongoing operation of supportive rental housing for very low-income persons, aged 62 years or older. This funding, leveraged with other financing sources, will expand affordable housing opportunities that are physically designed and that have a robust set of services that will allow seniors to live independently and age in community.
  • More Information: https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=330834

Environmental Justice Small Grants Program – Environmental Protection Agency

  • Award Ceiling: $75,000
  • Application Deadline: June 1, 2021
  • Description: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is working to improve the environment and public health conditions of low-income communities and communities of color through the advancement of racial equity and environmental justice. This funding announcement supports the priorities detailed in President Biden’s Executive Order 13985 titled Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government and Executive Order 14008 titled Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad. EPA continues to make effective responses to the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) and the climate crisis top priorities. To address these multiple crises, this announcement places emphasis on projects focusing on COVID-19 impacts, as well as climate and disaster resiliency. Additionally, EPA is emphasizing projects addressing diesel pollution in underserved communities living near ports and railyards as part of EPA’s Ports Initiative (see details further described in this solicitation). Finally, to promote equitable accessibility to EPA grant funding and to assist small entities, approximately half of the total available funding under this announcement is intended to be reserved for small non-profit organizations with 10 or fewer full-time employees subject to the quality of applications received and other relevant considerations.
  • More Information: https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=331855

Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act – Department of Justice

  • Award Ceiling: $125,000
  • Application Deadline: June 2, 2021
  • Description: Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act (LEMHWA) program funds are used to improve the delivery of and access to mental health and wellness services for law enforcement officers through the implementation of peer support, training, family resources, suicide prevention, and other promising practices for wellness programs. With this funding, the COPS Office supports projects that allow for the identification and expansion of promising practices and produces knowledge products that follow the principles of good guidance:
    1. Quality-driven, with an emphasis on action statements to drive promising practices and reduce variations in performance
    2. Evidence-based, with recommendations that are consistent with the weight of the best available evidence identified through systematic review
    3. Accessible, with clear language and manageable lengths that are appropriate and relevant for the law enforcement field
    4. Memorable, to encourage immediate actions or aid for the complex situations law enforcement professionals face
  • More Information: https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=333042

Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grants – Department of Agriculture

  • Award Ceiling: $1,000,000
  • Application Deadline: June 4, 2021
  • Description: The Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) Program provides financial assistance to enable and improve distance learning and telemedicine services in rural areas. DLT grant funds support the use of telecommunications-enabled information, audio and video equipment, and related advanced technologies by students, teachers, medical professionals, and rural residents. These grants are intended to increase rural access to education, training, and health care resources that are otherwise unavailable or limited in scope.
  • More Information: https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=331151

Tax Counseling for the Elderly – Department of the Treasury

  • Total Funding: $11,000,000
  • Application Deadline: June 4, 2021
  • Description: The Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE) Program offers FREE tax help to individuals who are age 60 or older. The Act authorizes the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to enter into agreements with private or public nonprofit agencies and organizations, which will provide training and technical assistance to volunteers who provide FREE tax counseling and assistance to elderly individuals in the preparation of their federal income tax returns. This Act authorizes an appropriation of special funds, in the form of grants, to provide tax assistance to persons age 60 years of age or older. Applicants must be experienced in coordinating volunteer programs, with experience in income tax return preparation. Tax return preparation assistance is provided to elderly taxpayers during the usual period for filing federal income tax returns, which is from January 1 to April 15 each year. However, the program activities required to ensure that elderly taxpayers receive efficient and quality tax assistance can be conducted year-round.
  • More Information: https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=333037