Search Through Grants for Veteran Nonprofit Organizations in the U.S.

Fundraising Events and Giveaway Donations

Supporting fundraising events, banquets and giveaways for conservation and military-focused nonprofits through donations of merchandise.

Providing merchandise or gift cards to local organizations near our retail stores. Eligible organizations must focus on conserving wildlife and habitat, connecting new audiences to the outdoors, or supporting military and veterans.

Background

Under the visionary leadership of founder Johnny Morris, Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s is leading North America’s largest conservation movement. Together with our partners in conservation, we’re positively shaping the future of the outdoors through donations, grant-making and advocacy.

Funding

Requested Grant Amount: Up to $1,000 in merchandise or gift cards.

Focus Areas

Entergy’s Open Grants Program focuses on improving communities as a whole. We look for giving opportunities in the areas of arts and culture, education and workforce development, poverty solutions and social services, healthy families, and community improvement.

Arts and Culture

The arts are expressions of ourselves – our heritage, feelings and ideas. To cultivate that, we support a diverse range of locally based visual arts, theater, dance and music institutions. Our long-term goal is to increase the access to contemporary art for a wider public, including children and the financially disadvantaged.

Community Improvement/EnrichmentEntergy supports community-based projects that focus community enrichment and improvement. A few examples include civic affairs, blighted housing improvements, and neighborhood safety. By giving to communities in this way, we actually help them become more self-sufficient.Healthy FamiliesChildren need a good start to grow into healthy, well-adjusted adults. With that in mind, we give to programs that have a direct impact on children educationally and emotionally. We’re also interested in family programs, like those that better prepare parents to balance the demands of work and home. The amount and nature of an organization’s request will determine which type of grant the organization would need to apply for.In considering requests for grants, priority is placed on programs in specific counties/parishes. 

Foundation's Purpose

The Enterprise Holdings Foundation was established by founder Jack C. Taylor to give back to the communities in which our partners and employees live and work. The Foundation provides charitable support to worthwhile, non-profit initiatives that are actively supported by Enterprise Holdings employees and their spouses/domestic partners. Contributions are made to thousands of local communities across the globe where the organization operates. 

The Foundation’s philanthropic and community relations mission is to ensure that we maintain our leadership position as a valued and responsible corporate citizen by enhancing the quality of life in our communities consistent with the organization’s business goals and objectives. The Foundation supports relief projects or causes that Enterprise Holdings deems important as they arise, such as natural disasters that affect our employees and partners. 

Enterprise Mobility™ Philanthropic Giving

At Enterprise Mobility, we’re focused on strengthening communities one neighborhood at a time. We do this by fostering a culture of community engagement as well as funding programs that protect the environment, drive social progress and empower the places where we live and work.  By leveraging our presence in thousands of communities, we are responding to natural disasters and helping address challenges such as hunger and social inequity through partnerships, grant programs, volunteerism and employee giving.

 Who can submit a grant application for funding? Only Enterprise Mobility team members and their spouse or domestic partner who regularly volunteer or serve on a Board or committee can apply for a grant on behalf of the community nonprofit organization that they are actively involved with that meet our Giving Guidelines.  If you are a team member trying to apply, the application link is located on the SharePoint site and look for “Grant Applications” on the right hand side. This is accessible only to team members. 

The George and Sarah Buchanan Foundation was born from the shared vision of its founders, George and Sarah Buchanan, who believed in giving back to the community as a testament to their life’s blessings. Focusing on special needs, military, at-risk youth, education, and faith-based initiatives, the foundation aims to create a ripple effect of positive change across communities. The George and Sarah Buchanan Foundation is dedicated to fulfilling our mission of providing help and support to those in need across all five of our focus areas. By providing grants and partnering with 501 c3 charitable organizations, we hope to improve the lives of all recipients.

Our Grants

The Foundation makes Grants to a wide variety of charitable organizations. Programs vary in grant size and funding priorities. Supporting nonprofit and 501c charitable organizations, we award grants to enhance impactful programs and initiatives, foster innovation, and bolster the capabilities of existing systems and organizations. Nonprofits are invited to apply for grants for these programs. The foundation concentrates its giving on several key areas:

• Military

Partnering with charities that provide essential support to military personnel, veterans, and their families during and after service. Charities supporting the Military community focus on aiding active-duty service members, veterans, and their families. These organizations offer a range of support services to address the unique challenges faced by military personnel, including transition programs for those re-entering civilian life, mental health support, and assistance for wounded soldiers. They also provide housing assistance for veterans and gold-star families. Additionally, they provide financial aid, scholarships for education, and family support initiatives to ensure the well-being of military families, honoring their sacrifice and service to the country.

• Special Needs

Charitable organizations within the Special Needs sector are dedicated to serving individuals with physical, intellectual, and developmental disabilities. These nonprofits work tirelessly to provide a spectrum of services that enhance the quality of life, promote independence, and ensure equal opportunities in all aspects of life. From early intervention programs, therapeutic services, and inclusive education to vocational training and supportive housing, these charities aim to meet the comprehensive needs of those with special needs, advocating for their rights and well-being in society.

• At-Risk Youth

Organizations working with At-Risk Youth are committed to guiding young people who face various challenges, such as poverty, homelessness, family instability, and involvement in the juvenile justice system. These charities offer programs that include mentorship, education and literacy support, after-school and enrichment activities, and career readiness training. Their goal is to provide at-risk youth with the tools and resources they need to overcome obstacles, realize their potential, and build a positive future.

• Education

Charitable organizations in the Education sector strive to ensure equitable access to quality education for children and adults alike. These nonprofits work in diverse settings, from urban to rural communities, providing programs such as early childhood education, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) initiatives, scholarship funds, and teacher training. They aim to close the education gap, foster lifelong learning, and prepare individuals for success in an increasingly complex world through vocational training opportunities.

• Faith-Based Organizations

Faith-based charitable organizations operate on the foundation of Christian values and beliefs, serving communities through a wide array of social, educational, and humanitarian efforts. These charities provide services such as food banks, homeless shelters, disaster relief, and international development projects. Beyond physical aid, they also offer spiritual support and community building activities, aiming to uplift individuals and families.

Background

Harbor Freight Tools for Schools was established by Harbor Freight Tools owner and founder Eric Smidt and is a program of The Smidt Foundation.

High school students with access to high quality skilled trades education have pathways to graduation, opportunity, good jobs and a workforce our country needs. With a deep respect for the dignity of these fields and for the intelligence and creativity of people who work with their hands, Harbor Freight Tools for Schools aims to drive increased understanding, support and investment in skilled trades education in U.S. public schools.

Learn more about the Harbor Freight Tools for Schools Prize for Teaching Excellence – which awards $1.5 million in cash prizes to 25 outstanding U.S. public high school skilled trades teachers and their programs each year – and about Harbor Freight Tools for Schools research and grantmaking on their website. 

Harbor Freight Tools is a major supporter of the Harbor Freight Tools for Schools program.

Mission

The mission of the Hearst Foundations is to identify and fund outstanding nonprofits to ensure that people of all backgrounds in the United States can build healthy, productive and satisfying lives. Through its grantmaking, the Hearst Foundations support well-established nonprofit organizations that address significant issues within their major areas of focus—culture, education, health and social service—and that primarily serve large demographic and/or geographic constituencies. In each area of funding, the Foundations seek to identify those organizations achieving truly differentiated results relative to other organizations making similar efforts for similar populations. The Foundations also look for evidence of sustainability beyond their support.

Whether providing a scholarship to a deserving student, supporting a rural health clinic or bringing artists into schools so children can see firsthand the beauty of the arts, the Foundations’ focus is consistent: to help those in need, those underserved and those underrepresented in society. Since the Foundations were formed in the 1940s, the scale and capabilities of the grant making have changed, but the mission has not.

Health Grant

The Hearst Foundations assist leading regional hospitals, medical centers and specialized medical institutions providing access to healthcare for high-need populations. In response to the shortage of healthcare professionals necessary to meet the country’s evolving healthcare demands, the Foundations also fund programs designed to enhance skills and increase the number of practitioners and educators across roles in healthcare. The Foundations also support public health, medical research and the development of young investigators to help create a broad and enduring impact on the nation’s health.

Funding Priorities in Health

In the recent past, 30% of total funding has been allocated to Health. Organizations with budgets over $10 million have received 80% of the funding in Health.

The Hearst Foundations are only able to fund approximately 25% of all grant requests, of which about 80% is directed to prior grantees and about 20% is targeted for new grantees.

Types of Support

Program, capital and, on a limited basis, endowment support

Lundbeck US Charitable Fund

The Lundbeck US Charitable Fund was established to support organizations who are dedicated to brain health, whether their missions are supporting individuals and families affected by these diseases, building community support systems to improve disease education and care, or advancing innovation and new models to support a brighter future for everyone affected.

The challenge of brain health

Three billion people are impacted by brain health conditions - that's nearly half the world's population. And people living with brain diseases lose 10-20 years in average lifespan versus healthy individuals. Unfortunately, addressing brain diseases, whether mental health or neuroscience related, is no small feat. Yet the millions of people suffering from these conditions every year are urgently awaiting new ideas, new discovery, and new solutions that can relieve the burden and allow them to be their best.

The Lundbeck US Charitable Fund shares Lundbeck's dedication to delivering transformative progress in brain health. But, as an independently managed nonprofit, the Fund plays a unique role in driving meaningful change and fueling progress beyond our walls. We do this through responsible and appropriate charitable donations to organizations and programs that share our dedication to advancing brain health and transforming lives.

The Fund does this by distributing high impact grants across our three areas of strategy.

• Accelerate ongoing community efforts: The Lundbeck US Charitable Fund is a strong and active advocate for organizations in Chicagoland, a large and diverse community with significant areas of need. We thoughtfully partner with organizations that are changing lives every day through localized outreach, interventions and support for some of our most at-risk communities, particularly in the areas of mental health care.
• Address gaps in care today through community collaboration: We actively seek opportunities to support communities that are at high risk of brain disorders, with a goal to make real progress in supporting vulnerable populations or those whose support networks fall behind other communities in resourcing or reach. One of our areas of focus is the military and veteran community – a population that suffers from a disproportionate burden of mental health disorders. We are amplifying and expanding the reach of incredible organizations in the U.S. who are delivering life-changing impact for our veterans and military families.
• Fuel truly novel strategies for future progress: We focus on fueling state-of-the-art strategies through innovation acceleration across the community, focusing on those with the potential to redefine the next generation of care for a wide range of brain disorders.

Our impact

In 2023, the Fund undertook an initiative to evaluate and pursue high-impact community collaborations to meaningfully advance brain health in the United States. From this emerged several key areas of focus and a directive to provide momentum-generating funding to leading voices in each area. The Fund has donated to more than 20 organizations advancing critical missions in brain health.

Charitable Donations

At Lundbeck, we are dedicated to advancing brain health and transforming lives. We understand that our corporate social responsibility extends beyond the medicines we make, and we are committed to giving back to the community in a responsible and appropriate way.

Examples of charitable donations are:

• Humanitarian and other social programs
• Healthcare-related programs
• Science, culture and arts education
• Events that serve the communities where Lundbeck personnel work and live

Lundbeck may receive corporate recognition in connection with a charitable donation, such as:

• Placement of Lundbeck’s corporate logo at an event, on a podium, brochure or website
• Honorable mentions or verbal/written thank you announcements

Focus areas

Lundbeck considers sponsorship and charitable contribution requests to organizations whose missions align with Lundbeck’s dedication to advancing brain health and our efforts to build a healthy, sustainable society: 

• Neurological and psychiatric disorders specific to disease states Lundbeck serves
• Rare brain diseases for which there are few, if any, management options
• Organizations whose mission is in line with Lundbeck’s purpose and beliefs

Lundbeck US Charitable Fund

The Lundbeck US Charitable Fund was established to support organizations who are dedicated to brain health, whether their missions are supporting individuals and families affected by these diseases, building community support systems to improve disease education and care, or advancing innovation and new models to support a brighter future for everyone affected.

The challenge of brain health

Three billion people are impacted by brain health conditions - that's nearly half the world's population. And people living with brain diseases lose 10-20 years in average lifespan versus healthy individuals. Unfortunately, addressing brain diseases, whether mental health or neuroscience related, is no small feat. Yet the millions of people suffering from these conditions every year are urgently awaiting new ideas, new discovery, and new solutions that can relieve the burden and allow them to be their best.

The Lundbeck US Charitable Fund shares Lundbeck's dedication to delivering transformative progress in brain health. But, as an independently managed nonprofit, the Fund plays a unique role in driving meaningful change and fueling progress beyond our walls. We do this through responsible and appropriate charitable donations to organizations and programs that share our dedication to advancing brain health and transforming lives.

The Fund does this by distributing high impact grants across our three areas of strategy.

• Accelerate ongoing community efforts: The Lundbeck US Charitable Fund is a strong and active advocate for organizations in Chicagoland, a large and diverse community with significant areas of need. We thoughtfully partner with organizations that are changing lives every day through localized outreach, interventions and support for some of our most at-risk communities, particularly in the areas of mental health care.
• Address gaps in care today through community collaboration: We actively seek opportunities to support communities that are at high risk of brain disorders, with a goal to make real progress in supporting vulnerable populations or those whose support networks fall behind other communities in resourcing or reach. One of our areas of focus is the military and veteran community – a population that suffers from a disproportionate burden of mental health disorders. We are amplifying and expanding the reach of incredible organizations in the U.S. who are delivering life-changing impact for our veterans and military families.
• Fuel truly novel strategies for future progress: We focus on fueling state-of-the-art strategies through innovation acceleration across the community, focusing on those with the potential to redefine the next generation of care for a wide range of brain disorders.

Our impact

In 2024, the Fund equipped 14 organizations and delivered $4.6 million to advance critical missions in brain health. The Lundbeck US Charitable Fund is dedicated to supporting organizations who share our desire to reduce the burden of brain disorders. The organizations we supported over the last year are making a tangible impact on lives every day, and we are inspired by their persistence and ingenuity to address the burden of brain diseases both locally and globally.

Sponsorships

At Lundbeck, we are dedicated to advancing brain health and transforming lives. We understand that our corporate social responsibility extends beyond the medicines we make, and we are committed to giving back to the community in a responsible and appropriate way.

Sponsorships are funding opportunities offered by a 3rd party (other than education grants, fellowships, or other medical funding requests) that also present a tangible benefit to Lundbeck.

Examples of sponsorships are:

• Local awareness walks
• Community education events
• National meeting or conference sponsorship

Tangible benefits further Lundbeck’s business or policy goals and include, but are not limited to:

• Journal/newsletter advertisements
• Exhibit space
• Banner advertisements
• Tickets or registrations to a gala, etc.
• Branding on items associated with the event

Focus areas

Lundbeck considers sponsorship and charitable contribution requests to organizations whose missions align with Lundbeck’s dedication to advancing brain health and our efforts to build a healthy, sustainable society: 

• Neurological and psychiatric disorders specific to disease states Lundbeck serves
• Rare brain diseases for which there are few, if any, management options
• Organizations whose mission is in line with Lundbeck’s purpose and beliefs

Our Mission

We ensure that our nation’s veterans, service members, and their families — those who stood for us — have stable and successful futures.

NFL Grants

The National Football League’s Salute to Service is a year-round effort to Honor, Empower, and Connect our nation’s service members, veterans, and their families. It is grounded in deep partnership with nonprofits and organizations that support the military community in the United States and across the world.

The NFL partners with the Bob Woodruff Foundation to expand their Salute to Service initiative in support of service members and their families. Through our partnership, we invest NFL funds to ensure that our nation’s veterans, service members and their families have stable and successful futures.

Grant Criteria

We fund programs and services that serve the military and veteran community. We focus on programs that improve the health and wellbeing of service members, veterans, their families, and caregivers, and that:

• Improve social determinants of health
• Decrease barriers to accessing physical and mental healthcare
• Increase accessibility to programming that fosters a healthy lifestyle
• Enhance opportunities for veterans to thrive after service 

Guidelines

Northrop Grumman seeks to support and strengthen the communities in which our employees work and live. In addition to in-kind and volunteer resources, our Corporate Contributions program provides funding to state and government accredited schools and 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations. These schools and organizations provide programming or services addressing STEM education, particularly engineering and technology programs, veterans and the military, health and human services, and the environment.

Community Grant Program

Republic Services proudly partners with many local nonprofit charitable organizations making a difference nationwide. Through our Community Grant program, we support local nonprofit organizations in the areas where our employees and customers live and work. This program allows for an open application process with a preference on addressing neighborhood revitalization, safety, disaster relief and social services.

Program Guidelines

In order to be considered for support, all interested organizations must start by completing an online application. We do not accept applications via email, fax, mail, or in-person at our local offices or Corporate headquarters. Should you have an employee referral, please specify the referral source in the online application. Any 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization within our service areas located within the United States may apply once annually through the Community Grant application process.

Who We Are

Based in Portland, Oregon and created in 2019 by Dr. Ron Naito, the Ronald W. Naito MD Foundation continues his legacy of healing by supporting nonprofit organizations that strengthen, protect, and transform our communities and our planet.

Our grants support organizations working all over the world to mitigate the climate crisis, reduce health disparities, and build communities that are socially equitable and environmentally sustainable. We also support Oregon-based arts and education initiatives, particularly those focused on under-resourced communities.

Our grants are trust-based. Because we respect the expertise of our nonprofit partners and understand that they know best how to spend their funds, all of our grants are unrestricted.

Current Funding Trends

• Under-represented areas:
  • If you work in these areas and are eligible within our funding priorities and restrictions, please consider applying.
    • Nonprofits that work internationally or domestically outside of Oregon, including regional and national organizations
    • Climate crisis mitigation, especially aggressive efforts to curtail or prevent new greenhouse gas emissions
    • International long-term health equity initiatives and health equity initiatives addressing aging and supporting elders
    • Systemic initiatives and advocacy/policy work in any of our funding priorities
• Over-represented areas:
  • We value these types of work and still seek applications from these categories, but applicants may find these categories slightly more competitive if current trends continue.
    • Arts initiatives
    • Oregon frontline nonprofits across all sectors
    • Frontline services, especially organizations supporting people with mental health or substance use needs and organizations supporting survivors of child abuse and domestic and sexual violence

Funding Area: Climate

We seek to fund initiatives that work aggressively to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to prevent new emission sources now, both at the frontlines and through policy, markets, litigation, and legislation.

This includes (but isn’t limited to) organizations that:

• Support or lead upstream policy, advocacy, or other reform initiatives that deter new fossil fuel investments, accelerate decarbonization, and promote renewable energies, both domestically and internationally.
• Advance grassroots organizing by Indigenous or other frontline communities, or work to advance climate justice in systems or markets.
• Regranting organizations that can pool our resources with other funders’ and direct them to impactful, proven organizations.

Funding

We tend not to fund organizations with annual budgets over $20 million, although there are some exceptions. We often fund grassroots initiatives. We fund larger organizations ($10m+ budgets) only if they primarily are resource, advocacy, policy, movement-building; if they are regranting organizations; or if they work beyond the local/statewide level (regional, national, international). We also occasionally fund larger organizations working across multiple regions or countries to provide lasting frontline interventions.

We offer unrestricted grants, mostly ranging from $5,000-$40,000. We occasionally fund smaller and larger requests, and we are moving toward more multi-year grants. We try to keep a balance between organizations providing frontline services and organizations working to create and advocate for systemic solutions.

Our grants are unrestricted and can be used for general operating, program/project, capacity building, capital requests (for projects with budgets under $1m), endowment, seed funding, etc.

Who We Are

Based in Portland, Oregon and created in 2019 by Dr. Ron Naito, the Ronald W. Naito MD Foundation continues his legacy of healing by supporting nonprofit organizations that strengthen, protect, and transform our communities and our planet.

Our grants support organizations working all over the world to mitigate the climate crisis, reduce health disparities, and build communities that are socially equitable and environmentally sustainable. We also support Oregon-based arts and education initiatives, particularly those focused on under-resourced communities.

Our grants are trust-based. Because we respect the expertise of our nonprofit partners and understand that they know best how to spend their funds, all of our grants are unrestricted.

Current Funding Trends

• Under-represented areas:
  • If you work in these areas and are eligible within our funding priorities and restrictions, please consider applying.
    • Nonprofits that work internationally or domestically outside of Oregon, including regional and national organizations
    • Climate crisis mitigation, especially aggressive efforts to curtail or prevent new greenhouse gas emissions
    • International long-term health equity initiatives and health equity initiatives addressing aging and supporting elders
    • Systemic initiatives and advocacy/policy work in any of our funding priorities
• Over-represented areas:
  • We value these types of work and still seek applications from these categories, but applicants may find these categories slightly more competitive if current trends continue.
    • Arts initiatives
    • Oregon frontline nonprofits across all sectors
    • Frontline services, especially organizations supporting people with mental health or substance use needs and organizations supporting survivors of child abuse and domestic and sexual violence

Funding Area: Sustainable Communities

In Sustainable Communities, we seek to fund organizations that address pressing social issues and support equitable models of infrastructure so that communities can thrive socially, environmentally, and economically.

Sustainable Communities grants often intersect with our Climate and/or Health Equity funding areas, incorporating social justice advocacy, economic initiatives, climate adaptation, and other human rights and environmental justice initiatives that impact health outcomes, lead to healing, and increase communities’ capacity to thrive.

This includes (but isn’t limited to):

• Social justice, civil rights, and anti-hate initiatives that build power, sovereignty, community, and resources for people whose wellness and success are threatened by systemic prejudice or injustice.
• Triple-bottom-line initiatives that help historically-marginalized communities gain access to sustainable economic power and lasting health benefits.
• Environmental justice work that impacts the health and success of historically marginalized communities, and that help communities adapt to the impacts of the climate crisis.

All of these are united by healing — of prejudice and hate, of inequities, and of the many social, economic, and environmental factors that adversely impact people’s health and well-being.

Funding Areas

There is urgent need in our world for healing: healing our planet, healing our communities, and healing ourselves, in body, mind and spirit. Our grants focus on four key areas of healing. 

• Climate
• Health Equity
• Oregon Arts & Culture
• Sustainable Communities

Current Funding Trends

Under-represented areas:

• Nonprofits that work internationally or domestically outside of Oregon, including regional and national organizations
• Climate crisis mitigation, especially aggressive efforts to curtail or prevent new greenhouse gas emissions
• International long-term health equity initiatives
• Health equity initiatives addressing aging and supporting elders
• Systemic initiatives and advocacy/policy work in any of our funding priorities 
• If you work in these areas and are eligible within our funding priorities and restrictions, please consider applying.

Over-represented areas:

• Arts initiatives
• Oregon frontline nonprofits across all sectors
• Frontline services, especially organizations supporting people with mental health or substance use needs and organizations supporting survivors of child abuse and domestic and sexual violence

We value these types of work and still seek applications from these categories, but applicants may find these categories slightly more competitive if current trends continue.

The Home Depot Foundation

The Home Depot Foundation works to improve the homes and lives of U.S. veterans, train skilled tradespeople to fill the labor gap and support communities impacted by natural disasters. Since 2011, the Foundation has invested more than $550 million in veteran causes and improved more than 65,000 veteran homes and facilities. The Foundation has pledged to invest $750M in veteran causes by 2030 and $50 million in training the next generation of skilled tradespeople through the Path to Pro program.

The Foundation's Veteran Housing Grants Program awards grants to nonprofit organizations for the new construction or rehabilitation of permanent supportive housing for veterans. Awards typically range from $100,000 to $500,000.

Fighting Poverty, Strengthening Communities

Avolta is uniquely positioned to give back to the communities in North America in which it operates by combating the cycle of poverty at the local level. It is Journey For Good Foundation’s mission to fight poverty with food, shelter, education, and workforce development opportunities by directing our charitable investments based on our pillars of giving:

• Relieve hunger and promote nutritional wellness
• Combat homelessness through access to safe housing, furnishings, clothing, and stable employment
• Encourage the next generation through access to education and training
• Provide opportunity for financial stability through hospitality industry training and placement
• Honor our veterans and their families by supporting programs that meet their needs for food, shelter, medical care, and job training and placement

Journey For Good Grant

What We Support

In all of its grant making, the Foundation seeks to support organizations with: strong staff and board leadership; effective financial management; a commitment to working in partnership with other nonprofits, government, and business; and an understanding of the interconnectedness of the challenges facing people who are economically vulnerable and the ability to address those challenges in a holistic way.

Focus Areas

• Combat hunger and promote nutritional wellness through food related initiatives
• Workforce development
• Education and training
• Honor our veterans and their families by supporting programs that meet their needs for food, shelter, medical care, and job training and placement

Building CBO Capacity to Evaluate Veteran Suicide Prevention Programs (VSPE)

This grant opportunity is designed to provide veteran-serving organizations (VSOs) or nonprofits working to serve the veteran community access to intensive evaluation technical assistance from the CDC Foundation and subject matter expertise about the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Suicide Prevention Resource for Action (Prevention Resource). Specifically, this grant will provide funding (up to $72,000 in the first award period) to build evaluation capacity for an approved suicide prevention program. This competitive grant program will strengthen the evaluation capacity of organizations, improving their ability to implement data-informed prevention strategies and add to the evidence-based approaches for suicide prevention.

Summary of Funding Opportunity

This RFP opportunity, Building CBO Capacity to Evaluate Veteran Suicide Prevention Programs, through CDC Foundation was awarded by a federal grant to work on the Veteran Suicide Prevention Evaluation Capacity Building Project in partnership with the CDC’s National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (Injury Center) and Safe States Alliance. The goal of the project is to build the capacity of VSOs to evaluate suicide prevention strategies from the CDC Suicide Prevention Resource for Action (Prevention Resource).

This award will support up to two (2) VSOs in completing either a formative evaluation to inform program development based on the Prevention Resource or a process evaluation of an existing program from the Prevention Resource. All awarded VSOs will be provided with individual and intensive evaluation technical assistance to determine the alignment of the program to the Prevention Resource, determine whether formative or process evaluation is appropriate, and plan the evaluation.

Pre-Bidders Conference/Call (Optional)

It is recommended that all interested applicants register and attend the bidders call on Wednesday, January 22, 2025, at 12:00 PM noon EST. This call will review the RFP contents, CDC Suicide Prevention Resource for Action, the application process and all questions submitted in advance of the call. 

Zoom registration link here.

Notice of Intent (Optional)

Interested applicants are encouraged to complete the Intent to Respond form on the RFP Dashboard by Wednesday, February 5, 2025.

A system-generated notification of receipt of the application will appear on the screen upon submission. However, applicants must request a copy of their response before submission. Google Chrome and Firefox are recommended internet browsers for submitting this form. Please note that there is no option to save your work on the online form. 

Interviews

Applicants are requested to reserve the following dates for Post-submission Interviews: Wednesday, February 26 through Friday, February 28, 2025​

Questions Regarding this RFP

All responses for questions submitted prior to and during the RFP Bidder’s call will be included in the RFP supplement. Following the supplement release, the CDC Foundation will only answer questions related to RFP submission and not RFP content.

Focus Areas

The goal of the Entergy Charitable Foundation is to support initiatives that help create and sustain thriving communities. The focus areas for foundation funding are education/workforce development, poverty solutions and environmental programs.

Education/Workforce Development

Entergy is committed to investing in the future of the communities we serve through our support for education. Education enables individuals to achieve their fullest potential and contribute positively to society. An educated, skilled, and diverse workforce is critical to Entergy’s long term success and the health and viability of the communities we serve. With our education partners, the Entergy Charitable Foundation strives to ensure that every child has access to a quality education and the skills to be successful in life.

Poverty Solutions

Entergy’s focus on poverty solutions is rooted in the economic reality of the region we serve. Our service territory encompasses areas some of the highest poverty states in the nation. The Entergy Charitable Foundation seeks to support programs that provide innovative and measurable poverty solutions and tools that help break the bonds of intergenerational poverty.

Such programs may include, but are not limited to:

• Sustaining families and self-sufficiency; 
• Technical assistance and training for non-profits;
• Housing;
• Home-ownership preparation;
• Energy management and awareness;
• Innovative use and promotion of alternative sources of energy.

Environmental Programs

Entergy is nationally recognized as an environmentally responsible utility. Entergy was the first U.S. utility to commit to voluntarily stabilizing CO2 emissions in 2000. In addition to our commitment to excellence in our environmental performance, we are committed to working with nonprofit organizations and community partners to protect, conserve and restore the natural beauty and biodiversity of regions that we serve. A large portion of Entergy's customer base and the majority of its utility infrastructure are in the Gulf Coast region, which is experiencing one of the fastest rates of wetland loss in the world, especially along Coastal Louisiana. The first line of defense to prevent further loss involves working with our communities to restore and maintain barrier islands and coastal wetlands that serve as natural protection in severe weather situations.

To that end, the Entergy Charitable Foundation seeks to invest in programs such as:

• Coastal and wetlands restoration; 
• Reforestation ;
• Stormwater management;
• Energy efficiency and renewable energy ;
• Environmental education ;
• Community resilience and mitigation.

Conagra Brands Foundation

The Conagra Brands Foundation is dedicated to providing philanthropic support to the communities where we live and work. We also encourage employee participation in advocacy efforts to increase understanding of food insecurity, and support broadscale research, so that people throughout all sectors of society can develop meaningful strategies to address the issue. 

The Foundation grants funds to highly effective nonprofits across the country that are inclusive in offering people of all ages and diverse identities essential programs and services that are aligned with our core focus areas:

• food access,
• nutrition education,
• cooking skills,
• healthy and active lifestyles, and
• select urban agricultural programs that have a clear community focus and provide entrepreneurial skills to help individuals participate in the farm to fork economy.

Community Impact Grants

The Foundation supports select nonprofit organizations that align with our core focus areas. This includes a broad array of initiatives that address food insecurity and have a clear community focus and provide entrepreneurial skills to help individuals participate in the farm-to-fork economy.

In addition, nonprofits must have a fully inclusive non-discrimination policy that pertains to employees, volunteers, clients, and others. The non-discrimination policy must clearly provide protections for each of the following characteristics:

• sex,
• race,
• color,
• religion,
• ethnic or national origin,
• gender,
• sexual orientation,
• gender identity or expression, age,
• pregnancy,
• leave status,
• disability,
• veteran status,
• genetic information,
• and/or any other characteristic or status protected by national, federal, state, or local law.

We fund a wide array of programs that are organized in three key areas: Actively Achieving, Bridging Barriers and Caring and Coping. We strongly encourage requests to support the launch of new initiatives or the expansion of existing projects that serve individuals living with paralysis, their families and caregivers.

Grants are awarded to organizations that address the needs of people living with paralysis caused by spinal cord and other injuries, diseases or birth conditions, including (but not limited to) stroke, spina bifida, multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). We also support initiatives that are focused on caregiving and improving the quality of life of family members who are caring for a loved one living with disability.

Expanded Impact Grants

The Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation is piloting a new and exciting grant program for previously awarded Quality of Life grantees whose programs and/or projects have achieved demonstrable, successful impact. The Expanded Impact Quality of Life grants program will award approximately four (4) grants of up to $100,000 each and will support significant expansion of strategies and programs that are evidence-based, show innovate promising practices, and/or best practices in the field they serve to improve quality of life for people with paralysis, their families, and caregivers.

What are Expanded Impact Grants?

• Expanded Impact grants are previously awarded Quality of Life programs and/or projects supported by evidence that demonstrate a statistically, measurable, significant effect or impact on improving the quality of life outcomes for people living with paralysis, their families, and caretakers.
• Expanded Impact grants are expected to scale programs and/or projects that have prior evidence of effectiveness and positive results, in order to improve outcomes for people living with paralysis, their families, and caregivers.
• Expanded Impact grants extend services and access and the expansion of effective solutions to serve substantially larger numbers of people with paralysis, their families, and caregivers.
• Expanded Impact grants will have sizeable and significant impact.

Prior grantees are encouraged to replicate and implement their programs and/or projects in new and additional settings, including at a larger local or national level.

Prior grantees are also encouraged to request funding for programs and projects that would require the full $100,000 to expand their previously funded grant award.

All projects must be completed within 24 months and all grant funds must be expended within 24 months of receiving the award.

Chairman's Award

Fisher House Foundation and Military Times Foundation partnered to sponsor the Fisher Service Award. This annual program will award $400,000 to be divided among the top applying nonprofits. Each award winner will also receive an advertising package valued at $50,000 from Military Times!

Please refer to FAQ for additional informations.

How and Why Giving Back to Communities is Important to O’Reilly

From O’Reilly Auto Parts’ inception, O’Reilly co-founder C.H. “Chub” O’Reilly instilled the culture of maintaining high standards for every endeavor, including the area of building civic pride. With Chub’s good example to guide them, all four of his children adopted a business and family philosophy of “giving back” to the community as the Company grew and prospered. Supporting a large number of charitable organizations in all communities in which we operate has long been a focal point for O’Reilly Auto Parts. In order to make an even greater impact, the O’Reilly Automotive Foundation was established in 2020.

O’Reilly Automotive Foundation, Inc.

Impact

The O’Reilly Automotive Foundation complements O’Reilly Auto Parts’ role as the Friendliest Parts Store in Town. The Foundation serves as an additional conduit to connect with, support, and strengthen the communities in which O’Reilly Auto Parts’ team members and customers live and work. The Foundation continues the philanthropic legacy of the O’Reilly family as dependable community partners, seeking to support critical services in times of need to build stronger communities.

Mission

The O’Reilly Automotive Foundation strives to have a lasting, positive impact in the communities where O’Reilly Auto Parts’ team members and customers live and work by supporting organizations and programs which address issues critical to improving the quality of life for underserved and underrepresented individuals and families. In particular, the Foundation will concentrate its giving in support of organizations and programs addressing economic stability and mobility, workforce development, health and social services, and disaster relief.

Economic Stability and Mobility

Advocating for and endowing programs which provide assistance with issues including hunger, homelessness, and poverty for the economic betterment of the communities in which we operate.

Workforce Development

Promoting programs which aid in workforce readiness, technical training, and literacy, including children’s literacy, to ensure the continuance of an educated society and a capable, innovative workforce.

Health and Social Services

Championing and prioritizing matters of health, including mental and behavioral health, access to basic needs such as medical and dental care for underprivileged communities, and providing funding for organizations focused on childhood development and children’s advocacy as well as care and support for victims of domestic violence.

Disaster Relief

Providing funding and visibility to organizations specializing in providing relief from natural disasters and state of emergency, including providing temporary shelter, food, water, and hygiene or sanitation products to those affected and aiding in cleanup efforts.

Application Requirements

We will consider three principal types of grants:

Project Support Grants support specific projects or programs aligned with our mission. These requests may include some funds earmarked for the overhead costs associated with running a project.

General Operating Support Grants provide limited general operating support for the core operations or organizations whose missions and activities are aligned with our mission. These grants will often help the grantee build organizational, programmatic, and fundraising capacity. Operating support is not intended to help organizations in fiscal crisis. Applicants must have a current strategic or business plan that clearly outlines the organization’s goals and presents a plan for achieving results. Operating support grants must not exceed 15% of an organization’s total agency budget.

Capital Support Grants provide limited support for capital campaigns to fund the acquisition and construction of facilities, existing property renovation, or the purchase of major equipment. The program has a comprehensive approach to funding capital initiatives, which also includes funding for increased program capacity. A feasibility study may be required for capital initiatives to be considered.

Each year, FFP provides grants to great nonprofit organizations to help fund programs linking volunteer financial planners to people in need.

FFP seeks to fund programs that are scalable, replicable, and sustainable. Programs funded may offer one-time counseling engagements and/or ongoing coaching relationships between volunteer and client.

Funding may be available for:

• Ongoing, proven programs
• New programs
• A new financial planning component to enhance an existing program

Our grants have supported programs helping many diverse groups, including active military members and wounded veterans, people with cancer, seniors and family caregivers, domestic violence survivors, general low-income families and many others.

Our Mission & Five Pillars

Infinite Hero Foundation exists to connect our military, veterans and military family members with innovative and effective treatment programs for service related injuries.

• Physical Rehabilitation
  • Mental and physical health issues are real challenges that our military and veterans face. We carefully vet and financially support organizations that help with expenses, physical therapy and more.
• Leadership Development
  • Our military outputs some of the best leaders in our country. We research and fund initiatives that provide resources they need to hone those skills to continue to make an impact.
• Brain Health
  • PTSD is the silent impact of war and deployment, but it's also one of the most important issues to remedy. We work to pilot new initiatives for individuals who return home with PTSD, brain injury or other mental injuries.
• Family Support
  • Deployment and war affects the family as well. At Infinite Hero Foundation, we provide resources for organizations who support spouses, children and parents in managing the day-to-day.
• Suicide Prevention
  • Life is important. We understand that our military and veterans have sacrificed mentally and physically for our country, and it's our job to continue to support innovation to ensure they get the support they need to heal.

Grant Program

Since our inception in 2012, Infinite Hero Foundation has awarded more than $5.7 million dollars in funding and support to 51 different military service organizations offering innovative and effective programs or treatments for service-related mental and physical injuries. 

We see IHF as an investment fund for nonprofit entities pushing the envelope on developing effective treatments for heroes’ service-related mental and physical injuries.

Funding

Program grants up to $100,000 per cycle, per year will be considered based alignment with Infinite Hero’s mission and goals, on need, and an approved budget. Infinite Hero funds must be applied directly to program costs and cannot be used for fundraising or administrative overhead. 

About

We are women from all walks of life who have come together to make a collective and significant difference in our community. Impact100 Global Veterans exists to empower women to award large grants that transform lives.

Focus Areas

• Art & Culture
  • Initiatives that cultivate, develop, enhance and preserve Veteran's artistic, cultural, and historic character.
• Education
  • Initiatives that further the educational process or improve access to education for Veterans.
• Environment, Preservation & Recreation
  • Initiatives that restore, revitalize, or enhance the environment and/or create or improve recreational opportunities for Veterans.
  • Conservation and preservation of natural resources; environmental justice; parks and recreation; agricultural sustainability; environmental education and climate action.
• Family
  • Initiatives that strengthen and enhance the lives of Veterans.
• Health & Wellness
  • Initiatives that improve the mental and/or physical well-being of Veterans.

Funding

Eligible nonprofits may submit a Letter of Intent to apply for grant funding of up to $100,000.

About Cigna

Our Mission

To improve the health and vitality of those we serve.

Our Vision

A better future built on the vitality of every individual and every community.

Improving Veteran Mental Health

Across the United States, veterans face an elevated risk of homelessness relative to the general population. On any given night, an estimated 40,000 veterans go without shelter, and another 1.5 million veterans are considered at-risk of homelessness.1 Research shows that veterans experiencing housing instability are at an increased risk of mental distress disorders.

We seek to collaborate with and support nonprofit organizations that leverage evidence-informed programs and services to help local veterans feel stable where they live and ultimately create positive impact on their mental health. Nonprofit partners must align to at least one of these grant program goals:

• Increase permanent housing available for veterans.
• Improve affordability for housing for veterans through rental or mortgage assistance.
• Enhance the offering of wraparound services for veterans transitioning from shelters.

Background

The Quality of Life Grants Program, created by the late Dana Reeve, strives to empower individuals with disabilities and their families by providing grants to nonprofit organizations that improve quality of life through inclusion, access, independence, opportunities for community engagement, and other life-enhancing endeavors.

As a pillar of the National Paralysis Resource Center, the Quality of Life Grants Program, pioneered by the late Dana Reeve, impacts and empowers people living with paralysis, their families and caregivers by providing grants to nonprofit organizations whose projects and initiatives foster inclusion, involvement and community engagement, while promoting health and wellness for those affected by paralysis in all 50 states and U.S. territories.

Priority Impact Grants - Tier 2

 Priority Impact grants fund priority issues for individuals living with paralysis. Grantee organizations will demonstrate capacity to implement the grant without intensive technical assistance and capacity building, as well as demonstrate capacity for program development, evaluation and sustainability.

Tier 2 — Grants from $25,000 - $30,000. (Grants must be completed within 12 months.)

• Assistive Technology
• Disaster Preparedness
• Respite/Caregiving

Tier 2 – Grants must be completed within 12 months

Assistive Technology – Assistive Technology grants are a new priority area that differs from the previous High Impact Innovative Assistive Technology (HIIAT) grants program (2015-2020) and the Direct Effect assistive technology project type grants. This new tier is open to all organizations with the continued emphasis on increasing the independence of people living with paralysis, to assist them to participate fully in the communities of which they are a part, and enhance their social, employment, education or finance-related quality of life through the use of assistive technology.

Disaster Preparedness – Grant funds support nonprofit organizations and programs that address the needs of emergency preparedness and the needs of people with paralysis in a natural disaster environment.

Respite/Caregiving – This grant area recognizes family caregivers and the vital role they play in caring for those with paralysis. Funds support nonprofits that offer exemplary and innovative respite care services that are evidence-based, appear promising, or are trying new service models.

• Forms of respite supported through this grant area are:
  • Emergency Respite
  • Home-Based Services
  • Sitter-Companion Services
  • Consumer-Directed Respite
  • Out-of-Home Respite
  • Family Care Homes or Host Family
  • Respite Center-based
  • Adult Day Healthcare Centers
  • Parent/Family Cooperative
• Grant funds cannot be used to support respite in the following environments:
  • Corporate Foster Home Settings for Children and Teens
  • Residential Facilities
  • Respitality Model
  • Hospital-Based
  • Hospice
  • Camps

About the Quality of Life Grants Program

The Quality of Life Grants Program, created by the late Dana Reeve, strives to help individuals with disabilities and their families by providing grants to nonprofit organizations that improve quality of life through access, independence, opportunities for community engagement, and other life-enhancing endeavors.

The Priority Impact Grant Tiers offer three increasing levels of grant funding. Priority Impact grants fund priority issues for individuals living with paralysis. Grantee organizations will demonstrate capacity to implement the grant without intensive technical assistance and capacity building, as well as demonstrate capacity for program development, evaluation and sustainability.

The Priority Impact Grant Tier 3- Grants must be completed within 18 months

• Grants of up to $40,000.
• Rural Low-Income and Unserved Populations

Rural Low-Income and Unserved Populations – The aim of this grants program is to fund projects that explicitly benefit people living with paralysis in under-resourced and under- supported rural communities.

Projects will focus on promoting accessibility and participation in rural communities through foci such as:

• Transportation
  • Providing access to safe and affordable transportation options
  • Providing accessible driver’s education/training programs
• Assistive Technology and Durable Medical Equipment
  • Short-term AT Equipment Loan Programs
  • Ramps
  • Broadband internet
  • AT Demonstration Centers
• Employment and education
• Peer and Family Support Groups
• Health
  • Rural Community Health Centers or Veterans Hospitals
  • Care Coordination
  • Telehealth
• Agriculture and access to healthy foods