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Library Vision Grant Guidelines
Tribal College Library
Libraries are essential to communities, providing access to information, resources, and programming for people of all ages. The North Dakota State Library (NDSL) and the North Dakota Library Coordinating Council (NDLCC) are committed to supporting Tribal College Libraries with meeting the needs of their communities. The local library is best able to determine the needs of the community that they serve. The goal of this grant is to support local tribal libraries with meeting the needs of the community by providing funds to support resources, programming, spaces, and library operations.
Grant applications should indicate the purpose of the project, the funds required to complete the project, the impact that the project will have on the community, and a clear evaluation plan with measurable goals. Goals should follow the SMART goals framework. SMART goals are a framework for setting objectives that are Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound.
The project must be aligned with a Library Vision goal and the application must clearly articulate how and why the project aligns with the specific goal selected. The grant will not be funded if the project and selected Library Vision goal are not aligned. Please review the Library Vision Strategic Plan for more information on the goals.
About
The Executive Office of the Mayor (EOM)’s mission is to improve the quality of life of District residents through advocacy, community outreach, education, and inter-agency coordination. The Mayor's Office of Community Affairs (MOCA) serves as a liaison to the city's diverse communities, ensuring residents' voices are heard and represented. Through MOCA, EOM serves as the liaison between the District Government and various District communities, including, but not limited to the returning citizens community, the Asian and Pacific Islander community, the Latino community, the African community, the African American community, the LGBTQ+ community, the Veterans community, the women’s community, the Caribbean community, and the faith community.1 EOM invites all CBOs that serve these communities and more within the District to apply for this grant to advance the below funding priorities
Healthy Heart Initiative for Men
The District of Columbia, Department of Health (DC Health) is requesting proposals from qualified applicants to provide services in the program and service areas described in this Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA). This announcement is to provide public notice of DC Health's intent to make funds available for the purpose described herein. The applicable Request for Applications (RFA) will be released under a separate announcement with guidelines for submitting the application, review criteria and DC Health terms and conditions for applying for and receiving funding.
Funding Opportunity Description:
This funding opportunity aims to identify a community-based organization to launch a community-based mobile outreach initiative that leverages trusted community influencers to engage Black men living in Wards 7 and 8, connecting them to primary care services and essential social supports.
About Us
For more than eight decades, this principle has remained at the heart of UNCF, enabling us to raise more than $6 billion and help more than 550,000 students and counting not just attend college, but thrive, graduate and become leaders.
We do this in three ways: By awarding more than 11,000 students scholarships, worth more than $62 million, each year. By providing financial support to 37 historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). And by serving as the nation’s leading advocate for the importance of minority education and community engagement.
This three-pronged approach is powerful: Since our founding in 1944, we’ve helped to more than double the number of minorities attending college. The six-year graduation rate for UNCF African American scholarship recipients is 70%. This is 11% higher than the national average and 31% higher than the national average for all African Americans.
Thelma M. Shafran Endowed Scholarship
About The Department of Industrial Relations
The Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) was established in 1927. Its mission is to improve working conditions for California’s wage earners and to advance opportunities for profitable employment in California. DIR has four divisions, the Divisions of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE or Labor Commissioner’s Office or LCO), the Division of Safety and Health (DOSH or Cal/ OSHA), the Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC), and the Division of Apprenticeship Standards (DAS). DIR administers and enforces laws governing wages, hours and breaks, overtime, retaliation, workplace safety and health, apprenticeship training programs, medical care, and other benefits for injured workers. DIR also publishes materials and holds workshops and seminars to promote healthy employment relations, conducts research to improve its programs, and coordinates with other agencies to target egregious violators of labor laws and tax laws in the underground economy.
California Workplace Outreach Project (CWOP)
The California Workplace Outreach Project (CWOP) empowers community-based organizations (CBOs) to be trusted messengers for the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) and the Labor and Workforce Development Agency (LWDA), delivering crucial information on workers’ rights and safety measures to workers, employers, and their communities. At this time, CWOP is in a two-year cycle known as "CWOP 5.0/6.0." 5.0 refers to the fifth year of the project, covering approximately July 2025 – June 2026, and 6.0 refers to the sixth year of the project, covering approximately July 2026 – June 2027, with some exceptions. The present RFA is intended to supplement the current CWOP cohort.
CWOP Supplemental Funding Request for Applications (RFA)
Supplemental funds will support CWOP 6.0 and be available both for current grantees wishing to expand their deliverables and for new grantees who can address identified gaps and emerging needs as described in the Request for Application (RFA).
These supplemental funds will support the second year of the current cohort and fill identified gaps and emergent needs.
Existing grantees that are on track or surpassing their existing 5.0 grant deliverables and would like to increase their current deliverables as an Activator, Activator Plus, or Regional Lead may request additional funds by filling out this survey instead of going through the RFA process. Organizations must be competitive in their proposed goal changes to be considered for additional supplemental funds.
Applicants may apply for the following types of grants as part of this RFA: 1) Legal Services; 2) Outreach Tools; 3) Communications Support; 4) Activator Role; 5) Activator Plus Role.
Applicants fullfiling identified gaps and emerging needs for CWOP 5.0/6.0 will be prioritized for supplemental funding.
Communications Support Grant
Communications support, specifically interpretation services for Indigenous languages and/or the development of outreach assets. Applicants in this category can propose to:
All applicants must demonstrate substantial and extensive experience by the number of years and depth of work that overlaps with this category.
About OJP
The Office of Justice Programs provides leadership and resources to reduce crime, improve the functioning of the criminal justice system and assist crime victims.
2027 Tribal Nation-based Crime Victim Services
Request for proposals (RFP)
The purpose of this Request for Proposals (RFP) is to solicit applications for funding to provide crime victim services on Tribal Nation lands in Minnesota. Funded grantees are expected to be a resource for their Tribal community and provide crime victim services as detailed in the Program Standards (see Section 2.1 of RFP) under which they are funded.
Preserving & interpreting the legacy of Maryland's past
The Maryland Historical Trust (MHT) supports historic preservation and revitalization by providing funding and resources to care for historic sites. MHT serves as the State Historic Preservation Office and operates Jefferson Patterson Park & Museum.
Funding
The Maryland Historical Trust (MHT) provides grants, tax credits, and loans for a variety of historic preservation projects. Explore our funding programs below.
African American Heritage Preservation Program Grants
The African American Heritage Preservation Program (AAHPP) provides $5 million in grants to assist in the preservation of buildings, sites, and communities significant to African American history and culture in Maryland.
The program is jointly administered by the Maryland Historical Trust (MHT) and the Maryland Commission on African American History and Culture (MCAAHC).
Tribal Capacity Building Program
Purpose:
The Tribal Capacity Building Program's key objectives are to:
Build Tribal Staff Capacity to Advance and Sustain Climate and Housing Action; Secure Funding to Develop and Implement Tribal-led Climate and Housing Projects; Enhance Peer Learning Relationships Among Tribes
Description:
The Tribal Capacity Building Program provides funding and technical assistance to California Native American Tribes, enhancing staff capacity to advance Tribes’ climate- and housing-related work. The goal of the program is to help Tribes develop long-term capacity to secure funding and implement Tribal-led climate- and housing-related projects.
Funding Available for Round 2 Awards:
Grantees may receive funding between $350,000 and $420,000 total for the three-year grant term.
Grant Term Length:
Grant Availability Type:
Match Funding Required:
Tribal Housing Pre-Development Fund
Purpose:
The Tribal Housing Pre-Development Fund is a grant opportunity that funds activities related to affordable housing development, including planning, infrastructure, construction, site preparation, and other pre-development activities. The goal of the Fund is to increase preparedness to build housing and access other state-funded, affordable housing programs.
Description:
Eligible activities include but are not limited to Planning Activities, such as Community Needs Assessment . Feasibility Studies, Market Analyses . Environmental Assessments , and similar activities to determine housing needs and develop a project plan that is responsive to the needs of the community. The grant also funds Infrastructure Investments, such as Sewage and Drainage Infrastructure, Waste Management, and Electric Utility, Broadband, and Renewable Energy Infrastructure. The grant funds Sustainable Transportation Investments such as Road and Safety infrastructure that do not increase vehicle capacity. The grant funds Site Acquisition and Preparation Site Appraisal and Acquisition, such as Site Preparation, including Surveying, Grading, and Mitigation, Architectural and Engineering costs, Ecological and Wildlife Restoration, and Disaster Preparedness. The grant also funds Other Associated Costs Legal Fees, such as Consultant Fees, Staff Development and Training, and Staff Salaries.
About Us
Our Vision
We envision an equitable and vibrant Hawai‘i where all of our island communities thrive.
Our Mission
We inspire generosity, advocate for equity, forge connections and invest in community to create a better Hawai‘i.
Strengthening Hawai‘i’s Communities
Indigenous Knowledge and Culture
HCF is committed to perpetuating Indigenous knowledge and culture rooted in this place. By supporting the passing of knowledge across generations, we strengthen connections to ʻāina and community well‑being. Through targeted grantmaking and partnerships, HCF invests in organizations that bridge ancestral knowledge from the past to the present and future - ensuring it endures for generations.
Huakaʻi Travel Grants Funding Opportunity
To advance the long-term vision of perpetuating Indigenous knowledge and culture by expanding access to Native Hawaiian cultural experiences, HCF offers the Huaka‘i Travel Grants funding opportunity.
The Huaka‘i Travel Grants will provide up to $5,000 to Hawai‘i-based organizations to bring participants to meaningful opportunities to connect with Indigenous knowledge, cultural practices, or important locations within the state. Examples might include bringing youth in an after-school program to a significant Native Hawaiian cultural place to learn moʻolelo and oli, bringing participants to ʻāina-based activities to learn about traditional mala, or supporting travel for kumu to attend workshops to further their knowledge.
About UNCF
Who We Are
For more than eight decades, this principle has remained at the heart of UNCF, enabling us to raise more than $6 billion and help more than 550,000 students and counting not just attend college, but thrive, graduate and become leaders.
We do this in three ways: By awarding more than 11,000 students scholarships, worth more than $62 million, each year. By providing financial support to 37 historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). And by serving as the nation’s leading advocate for the importance of minority education and community engagement.
This three-pronged approach is powerful: Since our founding in 1944, we’ve helped to more than double the number of minorities attending college. The six-year graduation rate for UNCF African American scholarship recipients is 70%. This is 11% higher than the national average and 31% higher than the national average for all African Americans.
2026-2027 Associates Scholars Empowerment Program
Daughters of Charity Inc., in partnership with UNCF, created the Associates Scholars Empowerment Program to assist students receiving certificates and two-year degrees.
The Associates Scholars Empowerment Program is a renewable need-based scholarship open to students receiving certificates and two-year degrees.
Students who do not meet the renewal criteria will be placed on probation and given a one semester grace period, while funded, to come into compliance.
Who We Are
Our Mission
UNCF envisions a nation where all Americans have equal access to a college education that prepares them for rich intellectual lives, competitive and fulfilling careers, engaged citizenship and service to our nation.
UNCF’s mission is to build a robust and nationally-recognized pipeline of under-represented students who, because of UNCF support, become highly-qualified college graduates and to ensure that our network of member institutions is a respected model of best practice in moving students to and through college.
UNCF’s North Star is to increase the total annual number of African American college graduates by focusing on activities that ensure more students are college-ready, enroll in college and persist to graduation. This is done through a three-pillar strategy. Positioning member institutions as a viable college option for students and investing in institutional capacity to improve student outcomes; creating transformational support programs to ensure students are enrolling and persisting through college completion; building awareness of educational attainment and cultivating college-going behaviors within the African American community.
For Students
UNCF is more than just scholarships. We’re the nation’s leading minority education organization and our goal is to help you get to and through college.
Our support takes many different forms. From merit scholarships to financial assistance, on-campus assistance to professional development, emergency financial aid to community support, UNCF is committed to getting more students like you to and through college.
2026-2027 The Edward and Sandra Meyer Family Scholarship
The Edward and Sandra Meyer Family Scholarship is directed towards current talented high school seniors within the Class of 2026 from the state of New York, who will be enrolling at any accredited UNCF member institution or other accredited Historically Black College/University.
The Edward and Sandra Meyer Family Scholarship is directed towards academically achieving high school seniors, who are seeking enrollment at any accredited UNCF member institution or other Historically Black College/University.
The Edward and Sandra Meyer Foundation, Inc. is a social impactful philanthropic organization based in New York. The foundation actively focuses on funding critical initiatives in the arts and culture, education, health and religion.
The Edward and Sandra Meyer Foundation, Inc. has partnered with UNCF to establish the Edward and Sandra Meyer Family Scholarship. This scholarship is focused on providing vital financial assistance to ensure that high school seniors within the state of New York have access to a quality college education.
The candidates will have the opportunity to enroll in any accredited field of study at their selected institution. The candidates must be enrolled as first-time freshman within the 2026-27 Academic year. The eligible candidates must have maintained a cumulative grade point average of 2.50 throughout the entire application process.
The selected recipients will be eligible for renewal awards upon their continual adherence to the program guidelines and have established financial need by their institution each year.
Grants for minorities provide funding to address systemic inequalities, promote equity, and enhance opportunities. The following grants support nonprofits in empowering minority communities through education, healthcare, and economic development programs.
Explore 100+ funding opportunities for minority-focused initiatives, with $31.9M available. Instrumentl helps nonprofits secure funding, stay ahead of deadlines, and access insights to advance equity and inclusion efforts.
How common are grants in this category?
Common — grants in this category appear regularly across funding sources.
Over the past year, when are grant deadlines typically due for grants for Minorities?
Most grants are due in the first quarter.
Grants for minorities are open to nonprofits that address systemic inequalities, promote equity, and enhance opportunities for disadvantaged individuals. Advocacy groups, educational institutions, and workforce development organizations serving communities that are consistently marginalized are eligible to apply to these grants. Many funders prioritize programs that encourage equity for all races, economic empowerment, and education.
Grants for minorities typically have the highest concentration of deadlines in Q1, with 32.9% of grant deadlines falling in this period. If you're planning to apply, consider prioritizing your applications around this time to maximize opportunities. Conversely, the least active period for grants in this category is Q2.
These grants aim to bridge disparities by supporting programs that foster minority entrepreneurship, equity, and leadership development. Eligible programs strengthen public education, nurture cultural advancements, and address mental health gaps. Funders also invest in increasing access to financial resources for minorities.
On average, grants for minorities provide funding between $500 and $12,750,000, with typical awards falling around $20,000 (median) and $335,456 (average). These insights can help nonprofits align their funding requests with what grantmakers typically offer in this space.
The Ford Foundation awards nearly 1,500 grants annually to organizations that address the underlying drivers of inequality.
Several other private foundations, namely the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, offers funding to address inequality, health, education, and family economic success. Several state, city, and corporations grants encourage diversity and inclusion programs provide funding for minority-serving organizations.
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