Best Grants for Preschools

Colorado Energy Office

The Colorado Energy Office (CEO) develops programs and promotes energy policies to fight climate change, improve air quality, and save Coloradans money. CEO plays a central role in building an equitable, clean energy economy. We advance a clean energy agenda, provide funding and technical assistance, and ensure the benefits of the clean energy transition are shared statewide. 

Promoting equity and environmental justice in Colorado is the core of our work. We strive to ensure innovation in energy generation, the built environment, land use, and transportation benefits marginalized and disproportionately impacted communities across the state.

Charge Ahead Colorado Multifamily Housing Portfolio Grant

The Charge Ahead Colorado grant program supports electric vehicle (EV) adoption in Colorado by offering funding for EV charging to serve communities and EV drivers across the state. Charge Ahead Colorado offers State funding for community-based level 2 (L2) and direct current fast-charging (DCFC) EV charging stations with prioritized investments in disproportionately impacted communities and enhanced incentives for eligible qualifying entities. 

Projects must include at least three separate multifamily housing properties and may support Level 2 charging ports and charging outlets serving deeded, assigned, shared, guest, visitor, or resident parking. Direct Current Fast-Charging stations are not eligible. Income-qualified multifamily properties, including properties operated by housing authorities, are strongly encouraged to apply and may qualify for enhanced incentives.

Maryland Department of Commerce

The Maryland Department of Commerce is the state’s lead economic development agency. We help businesses grow, attract investment, promote Maryland and work with partners to strengthen communities and industries across the state.

Strategic Closing Fund

What This Program Does

The Strategic Closing Fund supports extraordinary economic development opportunities that create and retain employment and generate significant capital investment in Maryland.

Projects must generate significant jobs, particularly in areas of high unemployment. They are evaluated on a competitive basis and must be consistent with the State’s strategic economic development plan.

Colorado Energy Office

The Colorado Energy Office (CEO) develops programs and promotes energy policies to fight climate change, improve air quality, and save Coloradans money. CEO plays a central role in building an equitable, clean energy economy. We advance a clean energy agenda, provide funding and technical assistance, and ensure the benefits of the clean energy transition are shared statewide. 

Promoting equity and environmental justice in Colorado is the core of our work. We strive to ensure innovation in energy generation, the built environment, land use, and transportation benefits marginalized and disproportionately impacted communities across the state.

Charge Ahead Colorado Rolling Grant

The Charge Ahead Colorado grant program supports electric vehicle (EV) adoption in Colorado by offering funding for EV charging to serve communities and EV drivers across the state. Charge Ahead Colorado offers State funding for community-based level 2 (L2) and direct current fast-charging (DCFC) EV charging stations with prioritized investments in disproportionately impacted communities and enhanced incentives for eligible qualifying entities. 

The Charge Ahead Colorado Rolling Application is available year-round, only for applicants applying for funding for $50,000 or less to install L2 charging ports and/or charging outlets. The smaller-project limits are generally no more than six Level 2 charging ports or 24 charging outlets. Eligible applicants may receive up to three (3) total Rolling Application awards per calendar year.

WorKS: Kansas Public Broadcasting Content Grant

This program aims to increase awareness of workforce development tools, strengthen digital literacy, and celebrate the potential of innovation across Kansas’ rural regions.

The WorKS funding was created by the legislature in 2025 in the State budget bill SB 125. The goal of this program is to provide public broadcasting stations funding to produce original, educational content highlighting rural workforce opportunities, remote work readiness, and emerging technologies that can transform how Kansans live and work in rural communities. 

Funding Amount

• Total Funding Available: $500,000
• Minimum Award Amount: $10,000
• Max Award Amount: $100,000
• Match Amount: In-Kind allowed. Match encouraged, but not required

Our Mission

To lead and support Colorado’s effort to prevent, protect, mitigate, respond to and recover from all-hazards events.

State and Local Cyber Security Grant Program (SLCGP)

Colorado’s State and Local Cyber Security Grant Program (SLCGP) provides local governments, public safety and emergency services and special districts with a managed detection and response (MDR) system to detect and mitigate cybersecurity threats.

Program 

This program is funded by a grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. SLCGP requires that participants move to adopt Cybersecurity Best Practices.

Members of the Cybersecurity Subcommittee (CAC) of Homeland Security and All-Hazards Senior Advisory Committee (HSAC) serve as the steering committee for this grant. The CAC meets every first Wednesday of each month from 10-11 a.m. 

The Colorado’s Office of Information Technology (OIT) acts as a purchasing agent to optimize pricing, offering endpoint encryption to the participating local governments, public safety and emergency services and special districts. These agencies will be able to continue on with the purchased endpoint encryption in future years with their own funding. 

The applicant must commit to a 40 percent match requirement. 

Maryland Facade Improvement Program

​​​​​​​​​​​​The Maryland Facade Improvement Program provides funding to improve the exteriors of businesses located in Maryland Sustainable Communities.

The Maryland Facade Improvement Program (MFIP) provides funds to local governments and community development organizations for programs to improve the exteriors of commercial properties located within Maryland’s Sustainable Communities. The program supports communities seeking to create consistent, attractive designs for their commercial corridors in order to bolster economic vitality and stimulate new private investments. Local facade improvement programs should support the goals identified in the area’s Sustainable Communities Action Plan. 

Arkansas Arts Council 

The Arkansas Arts Council advances and empowers the arts by providing services and funding for programming that encourages and assists literary, performing and visual artists in achieving standards of professional excellence. The Arkansas Arts Council also provides technical and financial assistance to Arkansas arts organizations and other providers of cultural and educational programs. This statewide programming and assistance ultimately provides cultural, educational and economic opportunities for the benefit of all Arkansans.

The Arkansas Arts Council was established in 1966 to enable the state of Arkansas to receive funds from the National Endowment for the Arts. 

Sally A. Williams Artist Fund

The Sally A. Williams Artist Fund was established in 2010 after the passing of Sally Williams, an artist who served as the artist services manager at the Arkansas Arts Council for more than 25 years.

The Fund supports Arkansas creatives by providing assistant grants for professional development and costs associated with advancing artistic careers. The fund is a reimbursement grant that funds half of costs, up to $500, once per fiscal year. The minimum request is $100 per application.

Acceptable applications include professional development, such as watercolor technique, marketing skills, writer conferences, arts conferences, artist residencies, etc. Costs associated with the professional development opportunities, including gas/car mileage and food, can be included. Funds may be used to cover submission fees, such as for large exhibitions and magazines, or to pay shipping costs for exhibition purposes.

For 15 years, the Sally A. Williams Artist Fund has helped creatives statewide advance their skills and artistic careers. More than 150 artists have received the award and increased their networks, education, careers and travel ability.

Projects may include:

• Registration or travel (including food) to a conference, retreat, summit, symposium or workshop that will enhance the professional work of the recipient.

• Consulting fees for establishing or growing the recipient’s art-related business, e.g. marketing or business plan.

• Fees for submissions or to prepare a work for exhibition. (Note: This can be submissions for multiple exhibitions during a two-month time frame. All awards are minimum $100.)

• This grant may be applied for multiple times up to $500 per person per fiscal year.

Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management

The Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management provides resources for the prevention and suppression of wildland fire on State Trust Lands and private properties located outside incorporated communities. The agency provides services for fire prevention, urban and community forestry, forest stewardship, forest health, utilization and marketing, and has a wide variety of grants available. 

Community Challenge Grants

The Community Challenge Grant Program focuses on activities to encourage and promote citizen involvement in supporting long-term sustainable urban and community forestry programs at the local level. Local and tribal governments, non-profit organizations, and public educational institutions qualify. Community challenge grants are intended for promoting and enhancing the quality of Arizona's urban and community forests. The program aims to fund projects that might not otherwise be funded through existing budgets. All proposed projects should be designed to improve long-term health and care of urban forest or initiate new urban forestry projects in Arizona communities.