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New York Department of State
The New York Department of State’s core mission is to provide a better quality of life and expand opportunities for all New Yorkers by fostering community revitalization, catalyzing economic growth through business formation, protecting consumers, helping new Americans, supporting local governments, assisting individuals and families to achieve upward economic mobility, and ensuring safety and integrity through the regulation of licensed occupations and the development of building standards and codes.
Community Resilience and Flood Risk Reduction Grants
The NYS Department of State (Department or DOS), through the Clean Water, Clean Air and Green Jobs Environmental Bond Act of 2022 (Bond Act), is soliciting applications from eligible applicants through the New York State Consolidated Funding Application (CFA) for Community Resilience and Flood Risk Reduction Grants. These grants will enhance community resilience and reduce flood risk through the implementation of the following project types:
State assistance awarded and paid shall not exceed 90% of the total eligible project costs set forth in the application and as approved by the Department.
Community Resilience and Flood Risk Reduction Grant implementation projects may include completion of final design and construction, or construction-only for eligible projects. Projects should prioritize nature-based and natural solutions where feasible and provision of co-benefits.
Coastal Rehabilitation and Resilience Projects
Coastal Rehabilitation and Resilience Projects align with the Coastal Zone Management Act of 19721; a federal law with the goal to guide development in a manner that preserves, protects, and where possible, restores or enhances the uses and resources of the nation’s coastal zone. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) approved New York State’s Coastal Management Program (NYS CMP)2 in 1982, which provides a framework for federal and State agency decision-making for actions that have a reasonably foreseeable effect on the State’s coastal uses and resources. The State’s coastal area includes but is not limited to waters and lands bordering the St. Lawrence, Niagara, and Lower Hudson Rivers, the Great Lakes, Long Island Sound, and all tidal waters.3 DOS is the delegated state agency administrator of the NYS CMP, which implements the Coastal Zone Management Act on behalf of NOAA.
What does this program do?
It provides loans and grants to Microenterprise Development Organizations (MDOs) to:
Overview
The Submerged Lands Harbor Management and Access Grant (HMA) is administered by the Submerged Lands Program (SLP), a program of the Bureau of Parks and Lands (BPL) within the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (DACF). The SLP works to balance the public’s right to access state waters with demand for private and commercial use of those waters. The SLP administers the Submerged Lands Leasing Program which provides limited leases and easements that allow piers and other structures to be built on or over publicly owned submerged lands. Lease and easement revenues are used to support harbor planning and public access improvements through grants to municipalities and state agencies. Maine’s submerged lands include:
Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency
OHFA offers housing assistance to low and moderate income families in all 77 Oklahoma counties. Every day, we help families pay their rent or purchase homes so they can begin making memories and growing roots. We work with nonprofit organizations, developers and municipalities to bring quality housing opportunities to communities across the state.
HOME Investment Partnerships Program
OHFA provides grants to non-profit organizations, Public Housing Authorities, Community Housing Development Organizations, local or tribal governments, and private developers to assist low-income households with housing needs.
OHFA is the HUD designated State HOME Participating Jurisdiction. The cities of Oklahoma City, Lawton, Norman, and the Tulsa Consortium also administer HOME funds. Therefore, OHFA does not provide HOME funding in these areas.
Eligible Activities
What does this program do?
It provides loans and grants to Microenterprise Development Organizations (MDOs) to:
What is an eligible area?
What kind of funding is available?
Microenterprise Development Organizations must demonstrate experience in managing a Revolving Loan Fund, or:
What are the loan terms?
What terms are required on loans to ultimate recipients?
How may the funds be used?
Microlenders may make microloans for qualified business activities and expenses including, but not limited to:
What does this program do?
It provides loans and grants to Microenterprise Development Organizations (MDOs) to:
Microenterprise Development Organizations must demonstrate experience in managing a Revolving Loan Fund, or:
What kind of funding is available?
What are the loan terms?
What terms are required on loans to ultimate recipients?
How may the funds be used?
Microlenders may make microloans for qualified business activities and expenses including, but not limited to:
What does this program do?
It provides loans and grants to Microenterprise Development Organizations (MDOs) to:
Microenterprise Development Organizations must demonstrate experience in managing a Revolving Loan Fund, or:
What kind of funding is available?
What are the loan terms?
What terms are required on loans to ultimate recipients?
How may the funds be used?
Microlenders may make microloans for qualified business activities and expenses including, but not limited to:
What does this program do?
It provides loans and grants to Microenterprise Development Organizations (MDOs) to:
Microenterprise Development Organizations must demonstrate experience in managing a Revolving Loan Fund, or:
What kind of funding is available?
What are the loan terms?
What terms are required on loans to ultimate recipients?
How may the funds be used?
Microlenders may make microloans for qualified business activities and expenses including, but not limited to:
About Us
The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) is Proud to Serve All People in the Great State of Washington. The Evergreen State was named the “Best State” by U.S. News to measure how states are performing on behalf of their residents. The state of Washington boasts unparalleled natural beauty, from volcanoes and rain forests to wineries and beaches. Washington State is divided in to 39 counties that reflect the wide cross section of life in America -urban, suburban, and rural. Washington is home to 29 federally recognized tribes, independent nations within our great state, with the 8th largest Native American population in the U.S. People we serve. Over the past decade Washington’s population grew by nearly one million people to 7.75 million. We also grew more diverse with U.S. Census reporting Washington becoming 10 percent more diverse during this decade. DOH works continuously to reduce health disparities among vulnerable and underserved communities to achieve health equity throughout Washington.
Healthy Environment for All (HEAL) Community Capacity Grant
The Healthy Environment for All (HEAL) Act was passed in 2021. The HEAL Act helps to reduce environmental and health disparities and improve the health of all people in Washington state.
This grant program focuses on building climate resilience and enhancing community-led decision-making to advance environmental justice (EJ). This funding provides communities most impacted by environmental hazards with the resources needed to collaborate with state agencies on environmental health decisions. Those communities include (but are not limited to):
The legislature required the Department of Health (DOH) to base the grant program on the Environmental Justice Council (EJC) Climate Commitment Act’s (CCA) funding recommendations and budget priorities. This grant program is funded by the CCA, which creates a cap-and-invest program to limit carbon emissions.
Grantees received 2 funding opportunities to build capacity for engaging in HEAL activities:
Oakland Human Services Department
The Oakland Human Services Department exists to make our city a place that works for all. We offer free programs and provide public resources to community organizations that make sure all of our residents can access what they need to be safe, healthy and realize their full potential.
Oakland Fund for Children and Youth
The Oakland Fund for Children and Youth (OFCY) is a cornerstone initiative of the City of Oakland, operating within the Children and Youth Services Division of the Human Services Department. As the city’s largest grantmaking program, OFCY plays a vital role in supporting the well-being and success of Oakland’s children, youth, and families.
Through strategic funding of community-based organizations, OFCY invests in programs that uplift, empower, and protect Oakland’s most vulnerable populations, ensuring access to critical resources, enriching opportunities, and brighter futures for the next generation.
Mission Statement: We provide strategic funding to support Oakland's children and youth from birth to 21 years of age to become healthy, happy, educated, engaged, powerful and loved community members.
OFCY Request for Proposals (RFP) for Children, Youth, & Family Services
Scope of Services
The City releases the Request for Proposals (RFP) to solicit program proposals from non-profit organizations and public agencies to provide services to children, youth, and their families in Oakland. OFCY will fund programs that are prevention and early intervention oriented.
Programs should be culturally responsive, age-appropriate, and child, youth, and family-centered. Investments are designed to support all children in Oakland, particularly those who experience the greatest disparities in the city.
The OFCY Three-Year Strategic Investment Plan (SIP) outlines how funds should be distributed to meet the four OFCY foundational goals:
Eight Funding Strategies were identified to support the four OFCY foundation goals: Strategy 1: Family Resource Centers & Parent Engagement; Strategy 2: Elementary School-Based Expanded Learning; Strategy 3: Middle School-Based Expanded Learning; Strategy 4: Youth Development & Leadership; Strategy 5: Career Access & Employment; Strategy 6: Youth Summer Jobs/Mayor’s Summer Youth Employment Program; Strategy 7: Independent Living; Strategy 8: Placed-Based Innovations for Safety
Strategy 6: Youth Summer Jobs (Mayor’s Summer Youth Employment Program – MSYEP): OFCY Inter-Department Collaboration
The Mayor’s Summer Youth Employment Program (MSYEP) is administered through a partnership between OFCY, the Oakland Workforce Development Board (OWDB), and the Oakland Children’s Initiative (OCI). OWDB will execute the grants for awarded proposal respondents under this strategy.
The MSYEP provides youth ages 14-21 with first job experience. Funded programs provide job readiness training, up to 100 hours of paid (no less than minimum wage) work experience, and financial literacy support. Programs should deliver high-quality work experiences for youth that build their experience and knowledge of possible careers and industries. Given the dramatic disparities that exist between different neighborhoods, MSYEP will fund programs using a placebased approach to ensure that resources are reaching the target populations. Investments are directed to the neighborhoods and schools where these youth live and attend.
California Fire Foundation
The California Fire Foundation, a non-profit 501 (c)(3) organization, provides emotional and financial assistance to families of fallen firefighters, firefighters and the communities they protect. Formed in 1987 by California Professional Firefighters, the California Fire Foundation’s mandate includes an array of survivor assistance projects and community initiatives.
California Fire Foundation Proposition 4 Grant
The California Fire Foundation (CFF) is pleased to announce the Proposition 4 Wildfire Prevention & Firefighter Safety Grant Program, funded through the voter-approved $10 billion Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Prevention, Drought Preparedness, and Clean Air Bond Act.
Of the historic statewide investment, approximately $1.5 billion is dedicated to wildfire and forest resilience. CFF has been entrusted with $13.8 million of these funds to deploy directly to local fire departments, firefighter associations, nonprofit organizations, and partners across California. These grants are designed to strengthen firefighter safety, enhance community preparedness, and support proactive wildfire prevention at the local level.
As wildfire risk continues to grow across the state, local agencies and community-based organizations remain on the front lines. Proposition 4 funding provides critical resources to ensure those closest to the work have the tools, equipment, and support they need to protect lives, property, and natural landscapes.
Funding Categories
The California Fire Foundation supports projects that actively address disaster preparedness and/or prevention needs, which protect and enhance the public’s safety or the safety of California’s firefighters and other first responders, including: Firefighter Health & Safety; Specialized Firefighting Equipment; Vegetation and Fuels Management; and Public Education & Outreach.
Only one grant application per organization, per funding cycle may be submitted. Fire departments and firefighter associations serving the same community may apply separately. CFF does not require matching funds.
Vegetation and Fuels Management
Grants in this category will support disaster mitigation and fuel reduction projects. Examples include:
What does this program do?
It provides loans and grants to Microenterprise Development Organizations (MDOs) to:
Microenterprise Development Organizations must demonstrate experience in managing a Revolving Loan Fund, or:
What kind of funding is available?
What are the loan terms?
What terms are required on loans to ultimate recipients?
How may the funds be used?
Microlenders may make microloans for qualified business activities and expenses including, but not limited to:
What does this program do?
It provides loans and grants to Microenterprise Development Organizations (MDOs) to:
Grants for BIPOC organizations fund programs aimed at advancing equity, inclusion, and opportunities for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color. The following grants support initiatives in education, healthcare, business development, and social justice, driving systemic change and community empowerment.
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How common are grants in this category?
Quite common — grants in this category are more prevalent than in others.
Over the past year, when are grant deadlines typically due for grants for BIPOC?
Most grants are due in the first quarter.
What's the typical grant amount funded for Grants for BIPOC?
Grants are most commonly $34,887.
These grants are usually funded by private foundations and philanthropic organizations, such as the Ford Foundation and the Kellogg Foundation. Government agencies at all levels often provide funding, especially for diversity and inclusion initiatives. Companies with social responsibility programs and community development groups are key funders.
Organizations that qualify for Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) grants support ethnic and Indigenous minorities, LGBTQ+ members, refugees, and people who are or were incarcerated. They also assist unhoused individuals, veterans or their families, and people with disabilities. These organizations focus on racial equity, economic justice, and health disparities.
Applicants for BIPOC grants are typically US 501(c)(3) nonprofits, similar international organizations, advocacy groups, or community groups. These organizations are led by and serve BIPOC.
Based on Instrumentl’s live grant database for grants for bipoc grants, deadlines are most common in Q1, accounting for 29.8% of all submission dates. The slowest period for new grant opportunities in this category falls in Q4, making it a less competitive time for preparation and strategic planning.
Funding for BIPOC grants aims to empower nonprofits that are led by and serve BIPOC communities. These grants support programmes that address systemic inequalities, promote social justice, enhance economic opportunities, and support community development within BIPOC communities. The grants are often directed towards initiatives in education, entrepreneurship, social justice, and healthcare access.
On average, grants in grants for bipoc provide funding between $0 and $188,250,000, with typical awards falling around $34,887 (median) and $655,609 (average). These insights can help nonprofits align their funding requests with what grantmakers typically offer in this space.
To improve success for BIPOC grants, organizations should:
For additional guidance, explore our step-by-step guide to crafting compelling grant proposals.
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