CITY OF HOUSTON Small Business Economic Relief Program – Deadline: September 4
Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner and City Council approved $15 million for the City of Houston Small Business Economic Relief Program that will provide immediate and short-term grant assistance to small businesses impacted economically in Houston’s communities due to COVID-19. Funded through the Federal CARES ACT, the grant program is designed to help the most vulnerable small businesses with access to capital and technical assistance needed to survive the pandemic.
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Distance for State Units on Aging (SUAs) and Tribal Organizations in Major Disaster Declared by the President – Deadline: Sep. 7, 2020
Grants awarded under this announcement are to provide disaster reimbursement and assistance funds to those State Units on Aging (SUAs), and federally recognized Tribal Organizations who are currently receiving a grant under Title VI of the Older Americans Act (OAA), as amended. These funds only become available when the President of the United States declares a Major Disaster.
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Disaster Assistance for State Units on Aging (SUAs) and Tribal Organizations in Major Disaster Declared by the President – Deadline: Sep. 7, 2020
Grants awarded under this announcement are to provide disaster reimbursement and assistance funds to those State Units on Aging (SUAs), and federally recognized Tribal Organizations who are currently receiving a grant under Title VI of the Older Americans Act (OAA), as amended. These funds only become available when the President of the United States declares a Major Disaster.
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National Animal Disease Preparedness and Response Program (NADPRP) 2020 – Deadline: September 14
Through NADPRP, APHIS provides funds to support high-value projects that will help prevent the introduction and spread of foreign and emerging animal diseases that threaten U.S. agriculture. APHIS is seeking proposals for projects that will (1) advance capabilities and capacities related to rapid large-scale animal depopulation and carcass disposal in a high-consequence animal disease outbreak, or (2) enhance U.S. livestock biosecurity.
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Business and Industry (B&I) CARES Act Program Deadline – September 15, 2021, or until funds are expended
USDA is making available up to $1 billion in loan guarantees to help rural businesses meet their working capital needs during the coronavirus pandemic. Additionally, agricultural producers that are not eligible for USDA Farm Service Agency loans may receive funding under USDA B&I CARES Act Program provisions included in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. A short video clip is now available to help you learn more about the program.
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BIA Grants to Tribes for Business Development Feasibility Studies – Deadline: Sep 15
The U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs is making grants available for feasibility studies of economic development opportunities located in designated Opportunity Zones.
The Office of Indian Energy and Economic Development (IEED), through its Native American Business Development Institute (NABDI), is soliciting proposals from Tribes for technical assistance funding to hire consultants to perform feasibility studies of economic development opportunities located in designated Opportunity Zones. Eligibility for funding is limited to those applicants whose proposed projects, businesses, or technologies will be located in designated Opportunity Zones. These grants are also intended to fund applicants to obtain qualified guidance on how the development projects, businesses, or technologies they propose can attract investments from an Opportunity Fund. See IEED webpage for details:
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USDA RD Business & Industry (B&I) CARES Act Loans – Deadline: Sep 15
USDA is making available up to $1B in loan guarantees to help rural businesses meet their working capital needs during the coronavirus pandemic. Additionally, agricultural producers that are not eligible for USDA Farm Service Agency loans may receive funding under USDA Business & Industry (B&I) CARES Act Program provisions. B&I CARES Act Program loans must be used as working capital to prevent, prepare for or respond to the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. Contact the USDA Rural Development State Office where your project is located for details. For fact sheets, FAQs and more, visit this page: Business & Industry CARES Act Program.
Youth, Engagement, Education, and Employment – Deadline: Sep 16, 2020
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s (USFWS or Service) National Wildlife Refuge System (NWRS) is accepting proposals from non-profit, state, and local government youth and veteran serving organizations with the interest and capacity to work cooperatively with the USFWS to develop introductory educational experiences in natural resource careers to young people and veterans, including culturally, ethnically and economically diverse students, and underserved communities that traditionally have low participation in outdoor recreation activities through hands-on experience and mentoring at a variety of USFWS programs including but not limited to, national wildlife refuges, fish hatcheries, and ecological services offices. Under this program, individuals and/or groups of youth, young adults, and veterans.
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The Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA)
The WIFIA Letter of Interest is due on October 15 and the SWIFIA Letter of Interest is due on September 15
The Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) program accelerates investment in our nation’s water and wastewater infrastructure by providing long-term, low cost, supplemental credit assistance under customized terms to creditworthy water and wastewater projects of national and regional significance.
Youth Engagement, Education, and Employment Application Deadline: September 15
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) is accepting proposals from non-profit, state, and local government youth and veteran serving organizations with the interest and capacity to work cooperatively with the USFWS to develop introductory educational experiences in natural resource careers to young people and veterans in underserved communities that traditionally have low participation in outdoor recreation activities through hands-on experience and mentoring.
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Youth, Engagement, Education, and Employment – Deadline: September 16, 2020
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s (USFWS or Service) National Wildlife Refuge System (NWRS) is accepting proposals from non-profit, state, and local government youth and veteran serving organizations with the interest and capacity to work cooperatively with the USFWS to develop introductory educational experiences in natural resource careers to young people and veterans, including culturally, ethnically and economically diverse students, and underserved communities that traditionally have low participation in outdoor recreation activities through hands-on experience and mentoring at a variety of USFWS programs including but not limited to, national wildlife refuges, fish hatcheries, and ecological services offices. Under this program, individuals and/or groups of youth, young adults, and veterans.
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The HOME Four-Year Project Completion Deadline Webinar – September 16
HUD’s Office of Affordable Housing Programs (OAHP) is hosting a webinar that explains the requirements described in Notice CPD-20-01: Four-Year Completion Requirement for HOME-Assisted Projects. HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) projects must be completed four years from the date of project commitment. Failure to meet this deadline may result in HUD terminating the project and the Participating Jurisdiction (PJ) repaying HOME funds.
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Texas Water Development Board – Board Meeting – September 17, at 9:30 a.m.
The Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) will hold a Board meeting to consider adopting the 2020 Flood Intended Use Plan. The Board will also consider approving the prioritization of projects for the 2020 Flood Infrastructure Fund cycle and establishing the amount of funds available for applications, the structure of financing, and the terms of subsidy.
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Grant: Water and Energy Efficiency Grants – Deadline: Sept. 20, 2020
The objective of this Funding Opportunity Announcement is to invite states, Indian tribes, irrigation districts, water districts, and other organizations with water or power delivery authority to leverage their money and resources by cost sharing with Reclamation on projects that seek to conserve and use water more efficiently; increase the production of hydropower; mitigate conflict risk in areas at a high risk of future water conflict; enable farmers to make additional on-farm improvements in the future, including improvements that may be eligible for Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) funding; and accomplish other benefits that contribute to water supply reliability in the western United States.
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Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training Grants
Application Deadline: September 22
The Environmental Protection Agency offers workforce grants and encourages applicants to develop their brownfield cleanup curricula to be based on local labor market assessments and employers’ hiring needs while delivering comprehensive training that results in graduates securing multiple certifications to enter the workforce.
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USDA Agricultural Workforce Training Grants Program. – Deadline Sept 24
The Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) is America’s flagship competitive grants program that provides funding for fundamental and applied research, education, and extension projects in the food and agricultural sciences. In FY 2020, the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has added a new area under AFRI’s Education and Workforce Development (EWD) Program to support Agricultural Workforce Training Grants program, including professional development opportunities for K-14 educational professionals, as well as workforce training at community, junior, and technical colleges among other eligible activities. As indicated in the Notice of Funding: The Agricultural Workforce Training (AWT) Grants program area seeks to develop a technology- and data-savvy workforce, ready for the field and industrial jobs within the food and agricultural sciences. Through the development of new workforce training programs, or the expansion, improvement, or renewal of existing workforce training programs at community, junior, and technical colleges/institutes, this program will expand job-based, experiential learning opportunities for students to enable a work-ready labor force for 21st century agricultural jobs.
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Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) – Education and Workforce Development (EWD) Deadline – September 25
This program focuses on developing the next generation of research, education, and extension professionals in the food and agricultural sciences. EWD invites applications in five areas: professional development for agricultural literacy; training of undergraduate students in research and extension; fellowships for predoctoral candidates; fellowships for postdoctoral scholars, and a brand-new program for agricultural workforce training.
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Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvements Deadline – September 30
The Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) will provide funds to agricultural producers and rural small businesses to install renewable energy systems and energy efficiency improvements.
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Grant – REAP Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvements – Deadline: Sep. 30, 2020
The Rural Energy for America Program will provide funds to agricultural producers and rural small businesses to install renewable energy systems and energy efficiency improvements. The Rural Energy for America Program is designed to help agricultural producers and rural small businesses reduce energy costs and consumption and help meet the nations critical energy needs. The grants are awarded on a competitive basis.
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FEMA’s Notice of Funding Opportunities for FMA and BRIC Grants – Application period opens on September 30
On August 4, 2020, FEMA posted the Fiscal Year 2020 (FY20) Hazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA) Notification of Funding Opportunities (NOFOs) for the Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) grant program and the new Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) pre-disaster mitigation grant program on grants.gov. This year there is $660 million available for these two programs combined. FEMA’s two competitive mitigation grant programs provide states, local communities, tribes and territories (SLTTs) funding for eligible mitigation activities to strengthen our nation’s ability to build a culture of preparedness by reducing disaster losses and protecting life and property from future disaster damages. The application period opens on September 30, 2020. Eligible applicants must apply for funding using the new FEMA Grants Outcome (FEMA GO), which is now the management system for FMA and BRIC. Please submit applications in the FEMA Go Portal no later than 3 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on January 29, 2021. Applications received by FEMA after this deadline will not be considered for funding. To learn more, view the BRIC Fact Sheet and FMA Fact Sheet.
2020 National Fish Passage Program – Deadline: September 30
Department of the Interior’s Fish and Wildlife Service provides direct technical and financial assistance to partners to restore fish passage and to support the modernization infrastructure such as road culverts, bridges, dam removals and the installation of fishways.
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FEMA’s Notice of Funding Opportunities for FMA and BRIC Grants.
The application period opens on September 30
On August 4, 2020, FEMA posted the Fiscal Year 2020 (FY20) Hazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA) Notification of Funding Opportunities (NOFOs) for the Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) grant program and the new Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) pre-disaster mitigation grant program on grants.gov. This year there is $660 million available for these two programs combined. FEMA’s two competitive mitigation grant programs provide states, local communities, tribes and territories (SLTTs) funding for eligible mitigation activities to strengthen our nation’s ability to build a culture of preparedness by reducing disaster losses and protecting life and property from future disaster damages. The application period opens on September 30, 2020. Eligible applicants must apply for funding using the new FEMA Grants Outcome (FEMA GO), which is now the management system for FMA and BRIC. Please submit applications in the FEMA Go Portal no later than 3 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on January 29, 2021. Applications received by FEMA after this deadline will not be considered for funding. To learn more, view the BRIC Fact Sheet and FMA Fact Sheet.
USEPA/ASDWA 17th Annual EPA Drinking Water Workshop: Small System Challenges and Solutions – Aug 31, Sep 1, Sep 2, Sep 3
(begins Aug 31st at 11am Eastern)
Hosted by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) & Association of State Drinking Water Administrators (ASDWA). Event Info here. More Info here. Technical sessions include disinfectants and disinfection byproducts, contaminants of emerging concern (including PFAS and algal toxins), pathogens and disinfection, source water quality and protection, corrosion and lead, contaminant removal and management, methods and analytics, implementing innovative treatments, and distribution system best practices. Training will include sanitary surveys, corrosion control treatment training, and distribution systems and treatment models training. Breakout focus group discussion sessions are being offered for primacy agency staff.
Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) Fiscal Year 2021 Senior Corps RSVP Competition Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) – Deadline: September 1
For decades, Senior Corps RSVP has engaged older Americans in volunteer service that meets national and community needs and delivers lasting, meaningful results. With this NOFO, CNCS intends to fund successful applicants that increase the impact of volunteers age 55 and older who provide volunteer service in response to local community needs.
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Andy Warhol Foundation – Deadline: Sept 1
The purpose of the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts is the advancement of the visual arts.
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Efforts to Enhance ATV Access and Safety Supported – Deadline: Sept 1
The T.R.A.I.L.S. Grant Program, an initiative of Polaris Industries, provides support to national, state, and local organizations in the United States to ensure the future of ATV riding.
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USDA/AMS: Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP)
Deadline – August 28
Total Program Funding: $16 billion Application Producers of all eligible commodities will apply through their local FSA office:
https://offices.sc.egov.usda.gov/locator/app
Grant: FY2020 RSVP Competition Deadline: Aug. 30
Through this competition, the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) seeks to increase the impact of national service in specific geographic service areas (see Appendix A for the full list of available opportunities). In order to carry out Congress’s intent and to maximize the impact of investment in national service, CNCS has the following Focus Areas: Disaster Services; Economic Opportunity; Education; Environmental Stewardship; Healthy Futures; and Veterans and Military Families. Information
Grant: Spectrum Digital Education Grants – Deadline: Aug. 23
Grant for 501(c)(3) located in a Spectrum Market with a focus on families or seniors. Spectrum is committed to supporting organizations that educate community members on the benefits of broadband.
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USDA Community Prosperity Funding – Deadline: August 24
Community-based and nonprofit organizations, institutions of higher education, and tribal entities may compete for Community Prosperity funding on projects that provide outreach, education and training in agriculture, conservation, agribusiness, and forestry, with a focus on economic and workforce development, innovation and technology, and quality of life through food and agriculture.
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Creative Capital: Residencies & Grant Opportunities plus Free Workshops and Wellness Videos – Deadlines: July & August
Finding time and space to be creative has always been challenging, but the difficulty has become more pronounced during the pandemic and economic shut down. As COVID-19 continues to affect the world around us, we have made it easy to find the residencies that are still hosting artists, open calls, and grants with open applications this summer. Individual artists in financial need due to the COVID-19 outbreak can apply for unrestricted emergency funding of $5,000.
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FEMA Webinar Series on Effective Accessible Communications
FEMA will host a two-part webinar series on accessible communications and how to effectively create them throughout the disaster cycle. Part one will provide an overview on various effective and accessible methods of communications throughout the disaster cycle, which includes insight on basic writing principles and how to write in plain language. Part 2 will provide useful resources for print, TV and radio communication strategies, as well as offer specific tools to help you write for your audience. Throughout the series, subject matter experts will explore solutions to accessibility challenges that virtual platforms can present. Subject matter experts from FEMA and the community will offer invaluable insights and information to assist participants in building a more inclusive environment in the field of emergency management.
HUD – 2020 Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) – Deadline: August 20
Total Program Funding: $80,000,000 / Expected # of Awards: 700
Eligible applicants: Public Housing Authorities/Indian Housing Authorities
Cost-Share: None required.
- Grants.gov link: https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=328286
- HUD link: https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/spm/gmomgmt/grantsinfo/fundingopps
HUD Self-Help Homeownership Opportunity Program – Deadline: August 18
The Self-Help Homeownership Opportunity Program (SHOP) awards grant funds to eligible national and regional nonprofit organizations and consortia to purchase home sites and develop or improve the infrastructure needed to set the stage for sweat equity and volunteer-based homeownership programs for low-income persons and families. Through this NOFA, HUD is making $10,000,000 of FY 2020 SHOP Program grant funds available to national and regional nonprofit organizations.
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Healthy Indoor Environments in Schools: Plans, Practices and Principles for Maintaining Healthy Learning Environments
Join the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for a three-part webinar series on creating and maintaining healthy learning environments in schools. The webinars will feature experts, including school district leaders who will discuss the plans, practices and principles they have put in place to sustain comprehensive indoor air quality (IAQ) management programs. Each webinar includes a moderated question-and-answer session with speakers and representatives from EPA and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
- August 6: Register for this webinar to learn how to tailor your cleaning and maintenance plan and procedures to help implement cleaning guidance for schools and reduce the spread of viruses and bacteria. You also will hear about strategies for training staff and building a capable, committed team to effectively implement robust procedures focused on cleaning for health, as well as CDC’s Considerations for Schools guidance.
- August 13: Register for this webinar to hear about strategies for developing a proactive, comprehensive IAQ management plan to help implement guidance specific to schools and prevent the spread of viruses and bacteria. You will learn how to identify key IAQ considerations that address a range of critical areas related to controlling the spread of diseases in schools, including ventilation, filtration and air cleaning, cleaning/disinfection of high-contact surfaces, personal protective equipment (PPE), social distancing, and managing special spaces (e.g., toilets, sick rooms).
Implementing Scenario Plans: What Supports will Districts and Schools Require? – August 7
In our second of two sessions related to scenario planning with LEAs (Districts, Schools), our experts from Bellwether Education Partners will elevate how scenario planning is a skillset that will continue to be important during the 20-21 school year. During the session, CCNetwork participants will engage in collective thinking about the potential needs and challenges schools, districts, and states may face as the 20-21 school year unfolds and consider how we can provide effective support. We will also seek feedback from participants on further capacity-building needs related to scenario-planning and implementation.
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Webinar—Hurricane Readiness for Emergency Managers (English and Spanish)
Please join FEMA Region II for a webinar on hurricane readiness and preparedness for emergency managers. This session will provide a brief overview of hurricane hazards, forecast products, and resources for hurricane planning and response.
- English: July 29, from 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. ET. here.
- Spanish: August 5, from 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. ET. here.
NEA: Our Town – Deadline: August 6
Our Town is the National Endowment for the Arts’ creative place-making grants program. Successful Our Town projects ultimately lay the groundwork for systemic changes that sustain the integration of arts, culture, and design into local strategies for strengthening communities.
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Applications Open for Communities to Pilot New Buildings and Housing Benchmarks -Deadline: August 1
Alliance for National & Community Resilience (ANCR), a member of the International Code Council’s family of solutions, has opened the application process for communities to join an in-depth piloting program for new buildings and housing benchmarks. As part of the program, communities will participate in ANCR’s Community Resilience Benchmarks system, which supports communities in evaluating their current resilience and identifying strategies for improvement. This system assesses social, organizational, and infrastructural aspects to examine a community’s vulnerabilities and strengths. The goal of the program is to increase education around the importance of adopting a resiliency strategy from a holistic point of view, as well as providing communities with the tools to then apply that strategy. ANCR will provide professional assistance to participating communities undertaking the process. This will include direct coordination throughout the benchmarking process, feedback collection, and offering insight into opportunities to improve the community’s resilience. Benefits of participating include receiving valuable insight that can inform resilience planning and applications for mitigation funding; early access to new benchmarks as they are released to allow further enhancement of their community resilience; and a $5,000 stipend to help offset staff time during the piloting process (as well as travel to the recognition ceremony). All U.S. communities are eligible to participate.
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Solicitation for Applications to Assist Persistent Poverty Farmers, Ranchers, Agriculture Producers and Communities through Agriculture Resources – Deadline: August 24
This funding is for leveraging USDA, state, local and private sector resources to address local agricultural and natural resource issues, encourage collaboration and to develop state and local leadership and partnerships to assist limited resource and socially disadvantaged and veteran farmers, ranchers, agricultural producers and communities through agriculture industries. The eligible entities will provide technical assistance to identified persistent poverty communities, with emphasis on socially disadvantaged and/or veteran farmers, ranchers and agricultural producers to assist them in establishing a local working leaders group, identifying issues, challenges and assets, preparing a plan of action and identifying resources and means to address and accomplish results through available programmatic services and opportunities.
Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program (HBIIP) – Deadline: August 13
USDA Rural Development program intended to increase significantly the sale and use of higher blends of ethanol and biodiesel by expanding the infrastructure for renewable fuels derived from U.S. agricultural products.
Socially Disadvantaged Groups Grant – Deadline: August 10
The Rural Business-Cooperative Service announces the availability of $3,000,000 in competitive grant funds for the FY 2020 Socially Disadvantaged Groups Grant (SDGG) program. The purpose of this program is to provide technical assistance to Socially Disadvantaged Groups in rural areas including feasibility studies, business plans, strategic planning, and leadership training. This program supports Rural Development’s (RD) mission of improving the quality of life for rural Americans and commitment to directing resources to those who most need them.
NEA: Our Town – FY2021 – Deadline: August 6
Our Town is the National Endowment for the Arts’ creative place-making grants program. Successful Our Town projects ultimately lay the groundwork for systemic changes that sustain the integration of arts, culture, and design into local strategies for strengthening communities.
USDA Accepting Applications for FY20 Rural Cooperative Development Grant (RCDG) program. – Deadline: August 3
The primary objective of the RCDG program is to improve the economic condition of rural areas through cooperative development. Grants are available for non-profit corporations or higher education institutions only. Funds may be used to pay for up to 75 percent of the cost of establishing and operating centers for rural cooperative development. The maximum award amount per grant is $200,000. Centers may have the expertise on staff, or they can contract out for the expertise to assist individuals or entities in the startup, expansion or operational improvement of rural businesses, especially cooperative or mutually owned businesses.
Rural Cooperative Development Grant – Deadline: August 3
The primary objective of the RCDG program is to improve the economic condition of rural areas by assisting individuals or entities in the startup, expansion or operational improvement of rural cooperatives and other business entities.
Mainstream Voucher Program – Deadline: July 2, 2020
Mainstream vouchers assist non-elderly persons with disabilities. Aside from serving a special population, Mainstream vouchers are administered using the same rules as other housing choice vouchers. Funding and financial reporting for the Mainstream Voucher Program is separate from the regular tenant-based voucher program.
NACo Tech Xchange | Data Governance Toolkit Series: How to Pivot with COVID-19 – July 29
Hear about an enterprise approach to data governance, why it’s important, where to start, legal considerations and why now may be the right time to focus on data governance.
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