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South Dakota Community Foundation
As a statewide community foundation, we work with donors, nonprofits and community leaders to strengthen philanthropy in South Dakota every day.
Scholarships
At South Dakota Community Foundation (SDCF), we proudly manage more than 350 scholarship funds in partnership with generous donors who are committed to supporting students. These scholarships offer countless opportunities to help ease the financial burden of continuing their education.
Wilfred Jaspers Scholarship
To provide financial support as recommended by the scholarship selection committee in accordance with the selection criteria.
This scholarship, established in 2000 for Roslyn High School alumni, has now been made available to college students from the Britton, Langford, and Webster School Districts following the dissolution of the Roslyn School District.
About Us
In 1971 the Legislature established the Maine Historic Preservation Commission to implement State policy to "preserve the architectural, historic and environmental heritage of the people of the State, and to develop and promote the cultural, educational and economic benefits of these resources." The Commission is an independent agency within the Executive branch of state government that functions as the State Historic Preservation Office.
Its Director serves as the State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO) upon appointment by the Governor. The office administers the programs of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 in Maine, which includes the identification, evaluation, and protection of the state’s significant cultural resources.
Grants
The Commission offers several grants and assists with administering several others on behalf of the National Park Service.
Certified Local Government (CLG) Grants
CLG grants are also funded by the Federal money and carry many of the same requirements as the Historic Preservation grants with one important distinction: eligible applicants are limited to the CLG certified communities in Maine.
The Maine Historic Preservation Commission is pleased to announce a second FY2025 Certified Local Government (CLG) grant round. The Commission anticipates awarding approximately $50,000 in 90/10 matching grants for architectural or archaeological surveys, public education, planning, National Register nominations or development or pre-development projects for projects located in CLG communities. The minimum grant award is $5,000.
Eligible historic buildings and sites are those that are listed in the National Register of Historic Places either individually or as contributing resources in a National Register-listed historic district.
The Commission's CLG Grant Manual provides information about eligible projects and expenses, as well as the project selection process, including selection criteria. Funding priorities for 2025 include the establishment of historic building trades training programs, conducting building condition assessments on historic buildings and helping organizations prepare plans and specifications in anticipation of building projects. A complete list of funding priorities is available in the grant manual.
Eligible applicants are limited to municipal governments with CLG status, and non-profit institutions as defined by the Internal Revenue Service applying through the municipal governments. Projects must be directed by persons with professional credentials as defined by the Department of the Interior and must be completed by June.
*Maine CLGs include Augusta, Bangor, Biddeford, Castine, Gardiner, Kennebunk, Lewiston, Portland, Saco, Topsham, and York.
About Us
In 1971 the Legislature established the Maine Historic Preservation Commission to implement State policy to "preserve the architectural, historic and environmental heritage of the people of the State, and to develop and promote the cultural, educational and economic benefits of these resources." The Commission is an independent agency within the Executive branch of state government that functions as the State Historic Preservation Office.
Its Director serves as the State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO) upon appointment by the Governor. The office administers the programs of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 in Maine, which includes the identification, evaluation, and protection of the state’s significant cultural resources.
Grants
The Commission offers several grants and assists with administering several others on behalf of the National Park Service.
New Century Community Grants
As state program funds are available, the Commission makes matching grants to eligible non-profit and community based organizations for the restoration or preservation of historic properties listed in the Register.
The Office for Victims Programs (OVP)
The Office for Victims Programs (OVP) administers several state and federal grant programs that provide support for services to victims of crime. Grant funds are distributed to agencies that provide crime victim services through a competitive application process. The Crime Victim Services (CVS) Advisory Board reviews submitted applications and then provides their recommendations to the Executive Director of the Department of Public Safety for review and approval.
OVP: Prop KK Grant Fund
The Office for Victims Programs (OVP), a unit of the Division of Criminal Justice within the Colorado Department of Public Safety, announces the availability of approximately $1 million in Prop KK Grant Funds for a one-year grant period (1/1/27 to 12/31/27).
The use of these funds will be limited to projects that will provide direct emergency financial assistance to crime victims. Amounts requested must be a minimum of $100,000 and a maximum of $200,000 per application. Applications will be deemed ineligible if the request does not meet these thresholds. This grant will be on a cost reimbursement basis. Any organization (community-based or systems-based) providing direct victim services, excluding for-profit entities and individuals, is eligible to apply for this funding opportunity.
South Dakota Community Foundation
As a statewide community foundation, we work with donors, nonprofits and community leaders to strengthen philanthropy in South Dakota every day.
Grants
The South Dakota Community Foundation offers an array of grants to help state nonprofits realize their dreams and continue investing in their communities.
Lamport Family Foundation College Grant
The purpose of this grant is to provide scholarships to graduates of Marshall County schools in memory of Steve Lamport and the Lamport Family. Applicants must exhibit the qualities of leadership, good citizenship, honesty, and personal initiative. The amount and number of scholarships awarded shall be determined by the Advisory Council and will be based on the amount of funding available for distribution. Funds will be distributed for the second semester (or quarter) and will be distributed directly to the postsecondary institution.
South Dakota Community Foundation
As a statewide community foundation, we work with donors, nonprofits and community leaders to strengthen philanthropy in South Dakota every day.
Scholarships
At South Dakota Community Foundation (SDCF), we proudly manage more than 350 scholarship funds in partnership with generous donors who are committed to supporting students. These scholarships offer countless opportunities to help ease the financial burden of continuing their education.
South Dakota Beadle Club Foundation
To provide financial support for South Dakota Beadle Club activities and scholarships.
The South Dakota Beadle Club took its name from General William Henry Harrison Beadle who served the people of South Dakota in many ways in promoting a sound system of public schools. One of the stated purposes of the South Dakota Beadle Club is to emulate the motives and ideals of General Beadle in his support of the public schools of the state.
Alaska Violent Crimes Compensation Board
The Alaska Violent Crimes Compensation Board (VCCB) and the Crime Victim Compensation Fund [AS 18.67.162] was introduced in 1972 and established in 1973. They were one of the first such state compensation programs in the nation.
VCCB's Mission: To help with financial losses that directly result from violent crime.
Victim Compensation Program
While compensation doesn’t make lives torn by violence whole, it may lessen the financial burden and provide hope. Emotionally, VCCB assistance is an acknowledgment that someone has suffered a traumatic event and should be compensated for their losses, which can be a huge factor in helping a victim/survivor get on the road to recovery.
Applying as soon as possible after the crime increases your chances of being eligible for assistance.
Who is Eligible?
For those who are victims of crime in Alaska, limited funding may be available to assist with crime-related expenses such as loss of wages, medical expenses, mental health counseling, as well as funeral and burial costs.
The Violent Crimes Compensation Board (VCCB) uses information from a number of resources to determine eligibility including but not limited to: police reports, charging documents, medical records and information from the applicant.
Which crimes are compensable?
The following crimes are compensable:
Please note, a protective or restraining order is a civil matter and will not, by itself, establish you as being eligible for this program. However, an award can be made whether or not a person is prosecuted or convicted of one of the crimes listed.
Statutes and Policies
Alaska’s Crime Victim Compensation program must adhere to both federal and State statutes and policies. The regulations help ensure that funds are distributed appropriately and equitably for the purpose of providing financial assistance to victims of violence.
DIV Fund
Who we are: The DIV Fund is a tiered, evidence-based, open innovation fund that identifies and supports solutions with the potential to cost-effectively improve the lives of millions of people living in poverty around the world. We aim to serve as a discovery engine for global development, building a pipeline of evidence-driven innovations that drive impact at scale.
How we fund: Our goal is to maximize the expected social return on our investment. To enable this, we support innovators and researchers through three funding tiers, calibrating funding according to our three core principles: evidence of impact, cost-effectiveness, and potential for durable scale. At earlier stages of funding, we look for potential. At higher funding levels, we look for demonstrated results. This tiered approach balances measured risk-taking with progressively higher requirements, in order to discover new ideas, validate what works, and catalyze the scale-up of proven solutions.
Where we fund: The DIV Fund supports innovations addressing challenges in low- and middle-income countries (as classified by the World Bank). We prioritize proposals based on their expected social return (see section B for more information), and give more weight to improvements expected to benefit people with lower incomes.
What we fund: Our tiered criteria outline distinct requirements for three different stages, based on innovations’ proposed pathways to scale.
We offer three award tiers - Stage 1 (Piloting), Stage 2 (Testing), and Stage 3 (Scaling) - with requirements calibrated according to the strength of the evidence of impact, cost-effectiveness, and the potential for durable scale of the proposed innovation. Applicants should apply for the stage that best reflects the current state of development of the innovation and its readiness to generate stronger evidence and prepare for scale. While you do not need to start at Stage 1, if applying for later stage awards, your application should credibly demonstrate that you have already met the criteria for earlier stages.
Applicants should state explicitly why they are coming to DIV Fund now and how a grant will catalyze their innovation.
Stage 3: Transitioning to Scale
Purpose
Stage 3 grants support the transition of proven innovations from piloting and testing to widespread scale. Applicants should have satisfied the criteria for Stage 2 - with or without prior DIV Fund support - and be ready to address the operational challenges of scaling. Specifically, applicants should have already demonstrated either: (1) rigorous evidence of causal impact and a convincing case based on this impact measurement that the intervention would be cost-effective at scale (for public scaling); (2) market viability (for commercial scaling) at the time of their Stage 3 application; or (3) a combination of these for hybrid scaling.
DIV Fund
Who we are: The DIV Fund is a tiered, evidence-based, open innovation fund that identifies and supports solutions with the potential to cost-effectively improve the lives of millions of people living in poverty around the world. We aim to serve as a discovery engine for global development, building a pipeline of evidence-driven innovations that drive impact at scale.
How we fund: Our goal is to maximize the expected social return on our investment. To enable this, we support innovators and researchers through three funding tiers, calibrating funding according to our three core principles: evidence of impact, cost-effectiveness, and potential for durable scale. At earlier stages of funding, we look for potential. At higher funding levels, we look for demonstrated results. This tiered approach balances measured risk-taking with progressively higher requirements, in order to discover new ideas, validate what works, and catalyze the scale-up of proven solutions.
Where we fund: The DIV Fund supports innovations addressing challenges in low- and middle-income countries (as classified by the World Bank). We prioritize proposals based on their expected social return (see section B for more information), and give more weight to improvements expected to benefit people with lower incomes.
What we fund: Our tiered criteria outline distinct requirements for three different stages, based on innovations’ proposed pathways to scale.
We offer three award tiers - Stage 1 (Piloting), Stage 2 (Testing), and Stage 3 (Scaling) - with requirements calibrated according to the strength of the evidence of impact, cost-effectiveness, and the potential for durable scale of the proposed innovation. Applicants should apply for the stage that best reflects the current state of development of the innovation and its readiness to generate stronger evidence and prepare for scale. While you do not need to start at Stage 1, if applying for later stage awards, your application should credibly demonstrate that you have already met the criteria for earlier stages.
Applicants should state explicitly why they are coming to DIV Fund now and how a grant will catalyze their innovation.
Stage 2: Testing & Positioning for Scale
Purpose
Stage 2 grants are designed to determine if an innovation measurably and meaningfully improves people’s lives and has a viable path toward scale. Applicants should have already conducted successful pilot testing - with or without the DIV Fund’s support - and be ready to rigorously test their innovation’s impact or market viability. Where such evidence is needed, Stage 2 awards may support a rigorous evaluation of the impact of the innovation.
Applicants may also use DIV funds to expand operations in ways that position the innovation for scale, e.g., by testing alternative implementation approaches, by conducting further market testing, or by exploring ways to satisfy requirements for scaling that are likely to be imposed by long-term funders.
DIV Fund
Who we are: The DIV Fund is a tiered, evidence-based, open innovation fund that identifies and supports solutions with the potential to cost-effectively improve the lives of millions of people living in poverty around the world. We aim to serve as a discovery engine for global development, building a pipeline of evidence-driven innovations that drive impact at scale.
How we fund: Our goal is to maximize the expected social return on our investment. To enable this, we support innovators and researchers through three funding tiers, calibrating funding according to our three core principles: evidence of impact, cost-effectiveness, and potential for durable scale. At earlier stages of funding, we look for potential. At higher funding levels, we look for demonstrated results. This tiered approach balances measured risk-taking with progressively higher requirements, in order to discover new ideas, validate what works, and catalyze the scale-up of proven solutions.
Where we fund: The DIV Fund supports innovations addressing challenges in low- and middle-income countries (as classified by the World Bank). We prioritize proposals based on their expected social return (see section B for more information), and give more weight to improvements expected to benefit people with lower incomes.
What we fund: Our tiered criteria outline distinct requirements for three different stages, based on innovations’ proposed pathways to scale.
We offer three award tiers - Stage 1 (Piloting), Stage 2 (Testing), and Stage 3 (Scaling) - with requirements calibrated according to the strength of the evidence of impact, cost-effectiveness, and the potential for durable scale of the proposed innovation. Applicants should apply for the stage that best reflects the current state of development of the innovation and its readiness to generate stronger evidence and prepare for scale. While you do not need to start at Stage 1, if applying for later stage awards, your application should credibly demonstrate that you have already met the criteria for earlier stages.
Applicants should state explicitly why they are coming to DIV Fund now and how a grant will catalyze their innovation.
Stage 1: Piloting
Purpose
Stage 1 grants support real-world pilots of early-stage innovations. Stage 1 innovations are typically early in their development and use DIV funding for pilot testing to refine the basic model and establish real-world viability at a relatively small scale. The DIV Fund only supports innovations that are post-prototype and ready to be tested in a real-world setting. This means that if your innovation is still in development in a lab or is still at the idea stage, it is premature for DIV support. We typically support pilots that are being tested with at least hundreds or thousands of people.
Ignite Fund
The Ignite Fund offers six $10,000 grants for Chicago-area artists and artist-led collectives to produce and present bold new projects rooted in the visual arts. We prioritize public-facing work that embraces accessibility, fosters community impact and/or participation, and responds to the issues shaping our social climate. In this spirit, The Ignite Fund shines a light on the vibrancy, creativity, and resilience of the Chicago arts ecosystem.
About Us
Who We Are
The Tennessee Department of Veterans Services (TDVS) operates 14 field offices, four Tennessee State Veterans Cemeteries, serves as liaison for three Tennessee State Veterans Homes, assists with active duty casualties and hosts outreach events across the state to raise awareness and assist Veterans as well as their families.
Veterans Resource Coordinators at the 14 TDVS field offices help Veterans and their families to file claims for federal benefits and connect customers with federal, state and local resources. TDVS also trains County Service Officers to effectively and efficiently file claims for Veterans across the state.
TDVS also monitors and assists with state legislation focused on Veterans and their families. Legislation resulting in state benefits can be found on the State Benefits page.
Who We Are Not
TDVS is not the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The VA manages VA Hospitals, Medical Centers, National Veterans Cemeteries, approves or denies claims for federal benefits and makes decisions regarding service-connected disabilities.
Honor Guard Grant Program (HGGP)
The Honor Guard Grant Program (HGGP), administered by the Tennessee Department of Veterans Services (TDVS), is dedicated to ensuring that every qualifying Tennessee veteran receives a dignified and honorable burial service. Through state-funded grants, the HGGP supports Veteran Service Organizations (VSOs) in providing these essential ceremonial services.
Program Objectives:
The Bureau of Victim Assistance (BOVA) was established to provide statewide assistance to victims of crime. The journey through the justice system can be traumatic, especially for victims of crime. BOVA offers victims and their loved ones a single point of contact they can turn to before and after their offender is sentenced.
Victim Compensation
The Victim Compensation Program provides financial assistance to innocent victims of violent crime and their eligible family members. The Program helps to reduce the financial burden resulting from a violent crime by reimbursing eligible victims/family members for their crime-related expenses not covered by any other benefit source (insurance, Medicaid, Medicare, disability/death benefits, Workers’ Compensation, etc.). Limitations do apply. You can read more about this program here. View our Crime Victims’ Bill of Rights Victim Resources Insert Card here.
Eligible applicants may be reimbursed for crime related expenses associated with:
Oklahoma Poetry Out Loud Partnership Grant
Through the Oklahoma Poetry Out Loud Partnership Grant, one organization is selected to partner with the Oklahoma Arts Council in coordinating and implementing the annual state Poetry Out Loud competition in high schools statewide. The competition is part of the national Poetry Out Loud program administered by the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with the Poetry Foundation, encouraging the nation’s youth to learn about great poetry through memorization and recitation. Launched in high schools nationwide in 2006, Poetry Out Loud helps students master public speaking skills, build self-confidence, and learn about their literary heritage. The program has grown to involve millions of students across the country annually.
Program Objectives
Large grants for nonprofit organizations provide significant funding to expand programs, enhance infrastructure, and scale operations. The following grants empower nonprofits to address large-scale challenges, foster sustainability, and create meaningful community impact.
Discover 8,000+ funding opportunities for nonprofits, with $3.43B available. Instrumentl connects nonprofits to tailored large-scale grants, offering tools for tracking deadlines, customized searches, and insights to achieve transformative growth.
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 Large grants for Nonprofit Organizations?
Most grants are due in the first quarter.
What's the typical grant amount funded for Large Grants for Nonprofit Organizations?
Grants are most commonly $34,887.
Nonprofits eligible for large grants typically have a proven track record of success and are ready to take on big projects with a lot of financial backing. Organizations with solid programs, strong financial management, and the ability to show long-term impact tend to receive these types of grants. Nonprofits working on large-scale initiatives in areas like healthcare, education, the environment, or economic growth are often prioritized. It’s important to show that your organization can handle the size of the project and funds required.
Based on Instrumentl’s live grant database for large grants, grant 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.
Large grants exist to support projects that need significant financial resources. Funders want to invest in initiatives that lead to long-term impact, often focusing on areas like public health, education, climate action, and economic growth. The goal is to support projects that have the potential for wide reach, solve big problems, and continue making a difference long after initial funding runs out. Large grants focus on creating long-lasting, sustainable solutions.
Funding for large grants varies widely, with award amounts ranging from a minimum of $0 to a maximum of $188,250,000. Based on Instrumentl’s data, the median grant amount for this category is $34,887, while the average grant awarded is $655,609. Understanding these funding trends can help nonprofits set realistic expectations when applying.
Large grants are most commonly funded by government agencies, major foundations, and large corporate programs. Government agencies provide funding for public service projects in areas like healthcare, education, and infrastructure. Major foundations like the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Ford Foundation offer grants for projects focused on systemic change and social impact. Corporations also support large initiatives, especially those aligned with their corporate social responsibility (CSR) goals.
To improve the chances of receiving large grants, nonprofits should:
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Instrumentl simplifies the process of applying for large grants by offering an intuitive platform that helps nonprofits discover relevant funding opportunities, track deadlines, and analyze funder-giving patterns. The platform's automated alerts ensure users never miss a deadline, while detailed funder insights help organizations tailor their applications to align with grantor priorities.