NSDA Weekly Grant Update: January 24, 2025
New Grant Opportunities
Department of Energy
FY 2025 Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO) Program Wide
WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program will seek innovative solutions for on-road and off-road vehicles in the areas of improved battery technology for both light- and heavy-duty applications, smart charging infrastructure, sustainable farming, workforce development, and demonstration and deployment of these new technologies. Click here for more information.
WHO'S ELIGIBLE? For-profit entities, nonprofit entities, individuals, state governments, local governments, and tribal governments
TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $88 million
WHEN'S IT DUE? April 1, 2025 (Concept Papers), June 18, 2025 (Full Applications)
Department of Health and Human Services
FY 2025 Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) Part C Capacity Development Program
WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to strengthen organizational capacity to respond to the changing health care landscape and increase access to high-quality HIV primary health care services for low-income and underserved people with HIV. Click here for more information.
WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Public or non-profit private entities; community-based organizations; non-profits with or without a 501(c)(3) IRS status; state, county, city, township, and special district governments; and Native American tribal governments and tribal organizations
TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $9 million
WHEN'S IT DUE? March 18, 2025
Department of Health and Human Services
FY 2025 Strategic Prevention Framework: Partnerships for Success for Communities and Tribes
WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to help reduce the initiation and progression of substance use and its related problems by supporting the development and delivery of community-based substance use prevention services that strengthen protective factors, reduce risk factors, build resilience, and promote well-being. Click here for more information.
WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local-level domestic public or private nonprofit entities, including local government, Indian tribes, tribal organizations, consortia of tribes or tribal organizations, public or private institutions of higher education, and public or private nonprofit organizations, including faith-based organizations
TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $13 million
WHEN'S IT DUE? March 18, 2025
Department of Justice
FY 2025 Collaborative Crisis Response and Intervention Training Program
WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program provides support to law enforcement and correctional entities to develop and implement crisis response training programs that will enhance responses to and outcomes for people in crisis, and the broader community, who come into contact with law enforcement and the criminal justice system. Click here for more information.
WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State and local governments, public and state-controlled institutions of higher education and hospitals with on-campus police departments, and Native American tribal governments
TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $2 million
WHEN'S IT DUE? March 18, 2025 (Grants.gov); March 25, 2025 (JustGrants)
Department of Justice
FY 2025 Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Program
WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to support efforts by state, local, and tribal law enforcement and prosecution agencies and their partners in conducting outreach, educating practitioners and the public, enhancing victim reporting tools, and investigating and prosecuting hate crimes committed on the basis of a victim’s perceived or actual race, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, or disability. Click here for more information.
WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies
TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $13 million
WHEN'S IT DUE? April 17, 2025 (Grants.gov); April 24, 2025 (JustGrants)
Department of Justice
FY 2025 Community-Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative (CVIPI) Site-Based
WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to prevent and reduce violent crime through comprehensive, evidence-informed violence intervention programs focused on those at highest risk. These programs include efforts to address gang and gun violence using community violence intervention strategies. Click here for more information.
WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Community-based/tribal organizations, city/county/tribal governments, state governments, and community-based organizations via intermediary organizations
TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $50 million
WHEN'S IT DUE? April 8, 2025 (Grants.gov); April 15, 2025 (JustGrants)
Department of Justice
FY 2025 Transitional Housing Assistance Grants for Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking
WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program supports projects that provide 6 to 24 months of transitional housing with support services for victims who are homeless or in need of transitional housing or other housing assistance as a result of a situation of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, and for whom emergency shelter services or other crisis intervention services are unavailable or insufficient. Click here for more information.
WHO'S ELIGIBLE? States, units of local government, tribal governments, and other organizations that have a documented history of effective work concerning domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking
TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $40 million
WHEN'S IT DUE? March 18, 2025 (Grants.gov); March 20, 2025 (JustGrants)
Department of Justice
FY 2025 Upholding the Rule of Law and Preventing Wrongful Convictions
WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to enhance the ability for wrongful conviction review (WCR) entities and conviction integrity units (CIUs) to identify, assess, and manage post-conviction claims of innocence while preventing future error and bring justice for victims. Click here for more information.
WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State, county, city or township, special district, and Native American tribal governments; institutions of higher education; nonprofits; and other general purpose political subdivisions of a state, or local public defender office
TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $8.3 million
WHEN'S IT DUE? April 3, 2025 (Grants.gov); April 10, 2025 (JustGrants)
Department of Justice
FY 2025 Veterans Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program
WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to support the planning, implementation, and enhancement of the operations of veterans treatment courts (VTCs) to improve criminal justice and recovery outcomes for veterans in VTCs. Click here for more information.
WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State governments, city or township governments, county governments, tribal governments, special district governments, nonprofit organizations and public/Indian housing authorities
TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $19.3 million
WHEN'S IT DUE? April 17, 2025 (Grants.gov); April 24, 2025 (JustGrants)
National Science Foundation
FY 2026 Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) Program
WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program supports research and practice, with continued focus on investigating a range of informal science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) experiences and environments that make lifelong learning a reality. Click here for more information.
WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Two- and four-year institutions of higher education; nonprofit and non-academic organizations that are directly associated with educational or research activities but do not grant degrees, including independent museums, observatories, research laboratories, professional societies, and other similar organizations; for-profit organizations/commercial organizations, including small businesses; state and local governments; and tribal nations
TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? Unspecified
WHEN'S IT DUE? January 14, 2026
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