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Mensa Foundation: Excellence in Research

Mensa Education And Research Foundation
Private
Countries
US $500

About

Founded in 1971, the Mensa Foundation was established by members of American Mensa to extend the organization’s impact. While connected by a shared purpose, the Foundation operates independently, guided by its own Board of Trustees, strategic plan, and initiatives.

Awards

Excellence in Research

The Mensa Foundation’s Awards for Excellence in Research recognize researchers who are building new knowledge in intelligence.

Presented annually, these awards honor exceptional work published in peer-reviewed journals or presented at professional conferences.

Details

A prestigious recognition in the field, the Awards for Excellence in Research celebrate innovative contributions that redefine how intelligence, giftedness, and related fields are studied and applied.

Award Components

    Criteria for Entry

    Neuroscience

    K-12 Backpack Feeding Program Mini-Grants

    Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation
    Corporate
    United States
    US $1,000

    Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation

    The Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation goes beyond food aid to create lasting change. Through innovative programs, strategic partnerships and volunteer action, Stop Hunger tackles the root causes of food insecurity.

    In 2025, Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation and the Hunger Center awarded grants to 131 programs representing 118 communities in 37 states plus the District of Columbia. Collectively, these programs provided an estimated 22,000 backpacks full of shelf-stable food items for students to take home for the weekend or holidays when school meals are not served.

    Since 2006, the Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation has been a driving force behind weekend and holiday hunger relief for students across the U.S. Through support of food backpack programs, the Foundation partners with local food banks and schools to discreetly provide K-12 students with backpacks filled with nutritious, shelf-stable meals. These backpacks are distributed in safe, familiar settings – typically on the last school day before a weekend or school break – ensuring that all children who rely on free or reduced-price school meals don’t go hungry when school is out.

    K-12 Backpack Grant

    The K-12 Backpack Grant is an initiative launched by the Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation and administered in partnership with the Congressional Hunger Center to support community backpack programs. Grants of $1,000 will be issued to community organizations with established backpack feeding programs that provide students with shelf-stable, nutritious meals when school is out of session.

    Food Delivery & Distribution Services Food Access & Hunger Food Security

    BJA FY 2026 Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crimes Act Program

    US DOJ: OJP Bureau of Justice Assistance
    Federal Government
    American Samoa, Guam +4 more
    Up to US $645,000
    The BJA FY 2026 Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crimes Act Program aims to assist state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies in investigating and prosecuting civil rights offenses that resulted in death before December 31, 1979. This funding opportunity is part of the DOJ's broader commitment to enhance public safety, protect civil rights, and ensure justice for victims of violent crime. Applications are due on November 20, 2026.
    Social Justice / Human Rights Crime & Justice Community / Public Safety +2 more

    F26AS00023 FY2026 Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue and Response Grant Program

    US Department of the Interior: Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
    Federal Government
    American Samoa, Guam +4 more
    Up to US $150,000
    The F26AS00023 FY2026 Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue and Response Grant Program offers crucial financial support for marine mammal rescue efforts. This initiative aims to assist eligible participants in the recovery and treatment of stranded marine mammals, provide emergency response to stranding events, and enhance scientific research on marine mammal health. The program prioritizes applications that effectively address species-specific needs and bolster the capacity of stranding networks, ensuring the welfare of marine wildlife under the management of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
    Marine / Ocean Conservation Wildlife Health

    Access to Home for Medicaid Members

    New York State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR)
    State/Local Government
    New York
    US $75,000 - US $500,000

    New York State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR)

    New York State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR) is the State’s affordable housing agency, with a mission to build, preserve, and protect affordable housing and increase homeownership throughout New York State. HCR develops, preserves and protects affordable housing and invests in economically vibrant communities. We work with many private, public and nonprofit partners to create safe, healthy and affordable housing opportunities for all New Yorkers.

    HCR is charged with carrying out Governor Hochul’s new $25 billion, five-year, comprehensive housing plan to increase housing supply by creating or preserving 100,000 affordable homes across New York including 10,000 with support services for vulnerable populations, plus the electrification of an additional 50,000 homes.

    Access to Home for Medicaid Members

    The Access to Home for Medicaid Members program was developed in partnership with the New York State Department of Health (DOH). This program provides financial assistance to make dwelling units accessible for low- and moderate-income persons receiving Medicaid and living with a disability. Assistance with the cost of adapting homes to meet the needs of those with disabilities will enable individuals to live in their residences safely and comfortably, instead of residing in an institutional setting. The Access to Home for Medicaid Members program has a secondary long-term goal of lowering health care costs.

    Funding may be used to provide financial assistance to make accessibility modifications, to the primary residences of low- and moderate-income individuals living with disabilities. Activities reimbursable by grant funds may only include accessibility modifications designed to address the needs of the person living with a disability. Examples of modifications may include wheelchair ramps and lifts, handrails, doorway widening, and roll-in showers. Review the Access to Home for Medicaid Members Program Manual for more information related to eligible activities.

    Home Health Care Primary Health Care Disability Care & Services

    Bioavailability and Transformation of Dissolved Organic Nitrogen and Phosphorus Across WRRFs RFP

    Water Research Foundation
    Private
    North America
    Up to US $275,000

    About Us

    advancing the science of water ®

    Who We Are

    The Water Research Foundation (WRF) is the leading research organization advancing the science of all water to meet the evolving needs of its subscribers and the water sector. WRF is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, educational organization that funds, manages, and publishes research on the technology, operation, and management of drinking water, wastewater, reuse, and stormwater systems—all in pursuit of ensuring water quality and improving water services to the public.

    5429 - Bioavailability and Transformation of Dissolved Organic Nitrogen and Phosphorus Across WRRFs

    Project Objectives

    • Survey and characterize dissolved organic nitrogen and phosphorus (DON/DOP) concentrations and speciation across North American wastewater facilities, including but not limited to influent, secondary effluent, tertiary effluent, digester supernatant, thermal hydrolysis process (THP) centrate, autothermal thermophilic digestion (ATAD) sidestreams, and dewatering recycle streams.
    • Understand the dynamics of DON/DOP in effluent, including quantifying the bioavailable fraction of DON/DOP in different relevant process streams, evaluating their transformation into nitrogenous disinfection by-product (N-DBP) precursors, determining bio-uptake rates representative of receiving water conditions, and measuring the timescale for biodegradation in receiving waters.
    Water Resource Management Hydrology

    Advancing Actionable Climate Resilience Metrics for Water Supply Planning RFP

    Water Research Foundation
    Private
    Countries
    Up to US $250,000

    About Us

    advancing the science of water ®

    Who We Are

    The Water Research Foundation (WRF) is the leading research organization advancing the science of all water to meet the evolving needs of its subscribers and the water sector. WRF is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, educational organization that funds, manages, and publishes research on the technology, operation, and management of drinking water, wastewater, reuse, and stormwater systems—all in pursuit of ensuring water quality and improving water services to the public.

    5427 - Advancing Actionable Climate Resilience Metrics for Water Supply Planning

    Grant Information

    • Catalog existing performance metrics that consistently drive water utility operational and capital decisions, assess their applicability to support future resilience-based decision making under nonstationary climate conditions, and identify adjustments or alternative metrics needed to support forward-looking, resilience-based decision making for water utilities.
    • Determine the appropriate level of climate resilience analysis needed to evaluate and apply climate resilience metrics, with requirements scaled based on metric sensitivity to climate change, decision context, and utility characteristics.
    • Develop guidance to integrate climate resilience metrics into planning and decision processes.
    Hydrology Water Resource Management Climate Change Resilience & Equity +1 more

    Smarter Water Governance with AMI: Conservation, Affordability, and Rate Design

    Water Research Foundation
    Private
    North America
    Up to US $275,000

    About Us

    advancing the science of water ®

    Who We Are

    The Water Research Foundation (WRF) is the leading research organization advancing the science of all water to meet the evolving needs of its subscribers and the water sector. WRF is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, educational organization that funds, manages, and publishes research on the technology, operation, and management of drinking water, wastewater, reuse, and stormwater systems—all in pursuit of ensuring water quality and improving water services to the public.

    5409 - Smarter Water Governance with AMI: Conservation, Affordability, and Rate Design

    Grant Information

    • Evaluate how utilities are currently leveraging advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) data to inform pricing, conservation programs (including emergency curtailment practices), affordability programs, and plans for future implementation.
    • Analyze AMI data and assess how the data can be leveraged to develop and/or enhance conservation programs, policies, rates, and affordability programs.
    • Investigate the potential for advanced analytics, including machine learning, of AMIdatasets to support adaptive or dynamic rate structures, early detection of hardship or atrisk households, categorization of customer classes, dynamic tiering based on household size, and better targeting of affordability and conservation interventions.
    • Identify the obstacles utilities and regulators face when balancing conservation, equity, and revenue stability, and how improved AMI data can clarify tradeoffs.
    Environmental Conservation Water Resource Management Hydrology +1 more

    Establish Standardized Guidelines for Embedding O&M Considerations into the Design Process RFP

    Water Research Foundation
    Private
    Countries
    Up to US $250,000

    About Us

    advancing the science of water ®

    Who We Are

    The Water Research Foundation (WRF) is the leading research organization advancing the science of all water to meet the evolving needs of its subscribers and the water sector. WRF is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, educational organization that funds, manages, and publishes research on the technology, operation, and management of drinking water, wastewater, reuse, and stormwater systems—all in pursuit of ensuring water quality and improving water services to the public.

    5428 - Establish Standardized Guidelines for Embedding O&M Considerations into the Design Process

    Grant Information

    • To provide provisions that address common, recurring design issues that drive operations and maintenance (O&M) time and material, including but not limited to standardization of spare parts and consumables, support for condition based and predictive and preventive maintenance, and maintain-in-place design strategies.
    • To develop standardized design guidance to measurably reduce lifecycle O&M labor hours for municipal water and wastewater treatment facilities, pumping stations, etc., once required process performance and regulatory compliance are achieved.
    Hydrology Water Resource Management Environmental Policy +1 more

    Determinants of Workforce Retention in Public-Sector Water Utilities RFP

    Water Research Foundation
    Private
    Countries
    Up to US $275,000

    About Us

    advancing the science of water ®

    Who We Are

    The Water Research Foundation (WRF) is the leading research organization advancing the science of all water to meet the evolving needs of its subscribers and the water sector. WRF is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, educational organization that funds, manages, and publishes research on the technology, operation, and management of drinking water, wastewater, reuse, and stormwater systems—all in pursuit of ensuring water quality and improving water services to the public.

    5412 - Determinants of Workforce Retention in Public-Sector Water Utilities

    Grant Information

    • Quantify the relative influence of compensation, pension stability, mission alignment, schedule flexibility, leadership support, career development opportunities, and other factors on employee retention in public-sector water utilities.
    • Identify and analyze key impediments to retaining talent, including structural, cultural, compensation-related, and organizational barriers.
    • Identify and benchmark retention best practices from sectors outside the water industry to assess transferability and develop case studies of high-retention organizations to distill replicable strategies and measurable success factors.
    Water Resource Management Workforce Preparation & Job Readiness Workers’ Rights

    Crossing the Divide – Best Practices for Addressing Local and Privately-Owned Lateral Sewer Issues RFP

    Water Research Foundation
    Private
    Countries
    Up to US $250,000

    About Us

    advancing the science of water ®

    Who We Are

    The Water Research Foundation (WRF) is the leading research organization advancing the science of all water to meet the evolving needs of its subscribers and the water sector. WRF is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, educational organization that funds, manages, and publishes research on the technology, operation, and management of drinking water, wastewater, reuse, and stormwater systems—all in pursuit of ensuring water quality and improving water services to the public.

    5419 - Crossing the Divide – Best Practices for Addressing Local and Privately-Owned Lateral Sewer Issues

    Grant Information

    To provide water resource recovery facilities (WRRFs) and collection system operators with an interactive manual of practice for implementing inflow and infiltration (I&I) and obstruction management programs with a focus on municipal and privately owned lateral sewers in complex legal, regulatory, and multi-jurisdictional environments.

    Water Resource Management Sanitation & Clean Drinking Water Environmental Contamination & Pollution

    Comparison of PFAS Contributions to Agricultural Systems RFP

    Water Research Foundation
    Private
    United States
    Up to US $400,000

    About Us

    advancing the science of water ®

    Who We Are

    The Water Research Foundation (WRF) is the leading research organization advancing the science of all water to meet the evolving needs of its subscribers and the water sector. WRF is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, educational organization that funds, manages, and publishes research on the technology, operation, and management of drinking water, wastewater, reuse, and stormwater systems—all in pursuit of ensuring water quality and improving water services to the public.

    5413 - Comparison of PFAS Contributions to Agricultural Systems

    Grant Information

    • Report per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) concentrations from a variety of agricultural inputs, including animal manures, fertilizers, pesticides, composts, soil amendments, seed coatings, and biosolids-based products.
    • Compare the impact of the various agricultural inputs on PFAS concentration in the soil profile over varying timeframes.
    • Evaluate the fate and transport of different inputs to PFAS contributions in agricultural systems at field-scale.
    • Determine the relative contributions from biosolids-based products and other inputs to help develop and prioritize risk management strategies.
    Sustainable Agriculture & Agroecology Farms & Farming Soil Science +1 more

    Adaptive Control Frameworks to Unlock Full-Scale BNR Potential RFP

    Water Research Foundation
    Private
    Countries
    Up to US $300,000

    About Us

    advancing the science of water ®

    Who We Are

    The Water Research Foundation (WRF) is the leading research organization advancing the science of all water to meet the evolving needs of its subscribers and the water sector. WRF is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, educational organization that funds, manages, and publishes research on the technology, operation, and management of drinking water, wastewater, reuse, and stormwater systems—all in pursuit of ensuring water quality and improving water services to the public.

    5424 - Adaptive Control Frameworks to Unlock Full-Scale BNR Potential

    Grant Information

    • Identify and categorize the dominant failure modes of current aeration and process control implementations under real-world operating conditions.
    • Develop guidance on data and instrumentation requirements for utilities to support adaptive control, including the characterization of existing sensor infrastructure and the use of soft sensors where hard sensors are limited.
    • Develop practical adaptive control frameworks and implementation guidance that utilities can deploy without dependence on proprietary black-box tools or specialized data science expertise, including hybrid approaches that augment conventional controls with data-driven models (e.g., artificial intelligence (AI)/machine learning (ML), digital twins) for variable flow and concentration conditions.
    • Benchmark control performance against biological capacity indicators across multiple full-scale facilities to quantify the gap between achievable and realized biological nutrient removal (BNR) performance.
    Water Resource Management Carbon / Greenhouse Gas Reduction Hydrology

    Validating Reverse Osmosis Conductivity Profiling for Pathogen Log Reduction Value Credit RFP

    Water Research Foundation
    Private
    Up to US $500,000

    About Us

    advancing the science of water ®

    Who We Are

    The Water Research Foundation (WRF) is the leading research organization advancing the science of all water to meet the evolving needs of its subscribers and the water sector. WRF is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, educational organization that funds, manages, and publishes research on the technology, operation, and management of drinking water, wastewater, reuse, and stormwater systems—all in pursuit of ensuring water quality and improving water services to the public.

    5432 - Validating Reverse Osmosis Conductivity Profiling for Pathogen Log Reduction Value Credit

    Grant Information

    • Validate conductivity profiling against pathogen removal by establishing the relationship between conductivity-profile response and MS2 bacteriophage removal under intact and controlled membrane integrity-defect conditions.
    • Demonstrate the robustness and applicability of conductivity profiling across representative reverse osmosis conditions, including new and aged membranes, different defect types and severities, operating conditions, variations in feedwater quality/composition/salinity, and temperature.
    • Develop a validation implementation framework that defines testing procedures, log removal value calculation methods, sensitivity and performance criteria, continuous monitoring, alarm/response thresholds, and operational requirements needed to support regulatory pathogen log removal values credit for reverse osmosis.
    Sanitation & Clean Drinking Water Water Resource Management Hydrology

    SECURE Assessment Grant

    New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation
    State/Local Government
    New York
    Up to US $50,000

    New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation

    The mission of the Environmental Facilities Corporation is to assist communities throughout New York State to undertake critical water quality infrastructure projects by providing access to low-cost capital, grants and expert technical assistance. A primary goal is to ensure that these projects remain affordable while safeguarding essential water resources. We support this mission by consistently using an innovative approach to developing and advancing new financing strategies to maximize the funding that can be made available to our clients, aiding compliance with Federal and State requirements, and promoting green infrastructure practices.

    EFC has broad knowledge and a breadth of experience as a national leader in the municipal bond market. Our distinction gives our partners significant advantages in funding projects: Low cost of capital through grants, low interest rates and reduced bonding costs; Multiple funding options to fit your needs through project planning to construction and completion; Expert support to guide you through the application process and help you comply with state and federal requirements. We ensure the participation of minority-, women-, and service-disabled, veteran-owned businesses through every stage of the construction process. We also partner with a wide variety of professional organizations

    Strengthening Essential Cybersecurity for Utilities and Resiliency Enhancement (SECURE) Assessment Grant

    EFC is offering $2.5 million dollars to strengthen cybersecurity readiness and resilience and support operational continuity for eligible water and wastewater systems across New York State. The SECURE program will provide funding for projects that enhance cyber protections, modernize digital infrastructure and reduce vulnerabilities for critical drinking water and wastewater systems. This strategic initiative expands upon Governor Hochul’s commitment to safeguard essential services, improve risk management practices, and support communities meeting evolving cybersecurity expectations. Funding is available for both cybersecurity assessments and implementation based on best practices and regulatory requirements. 

    The SECURE Assessment grant will assist eligible clean water and drinking water systems to evaluate their cybersecurity posture, identify vulnerabilities, and prioritize risk mitigation needs. A municipality may apply for up to $50,000 with a 0% match.   

    Sanitation & Clean Drinking Water Water Resource Management Cybersecurity

    SECURE Implementation Grant

    New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation
    State/Local Government
    New York
    Up to US $100,000

    New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation

    The mission of the Environmental Facilities Corporation is to assist communities throughout New York State to undertake critical water quality infrastructure projects by providing access to low-cost capital, grants and expert technical assistance. A primary goal is to ensure that these projects remain affordable while safeguarding essential water resources. We support this mission by consistently using an innovative approach to developing and advancing new financing strategies to maximize the funding that can be made available to our clients, aiding compliance with Federal and State requirements, and promoting green infrastructure practices.

    EFC has broad knowledge and a breadth of experience as a national leader in the municipal bond market. Our distinction gives our partners significant advantages in funding projects: Low cost of capital through grants, low interest rates and reduced bonding costs; Multiple funding options to fit your needs through project planning to construction and completion; Expert support to guide you through the application process and help you comply with state and federal requirements. We ensure the participation of minority-, women-, and service-disabled, veteran-owned businesses through every stage of the construction process. We also partner with a wide variety of professional organizations

    Strengthening Essential Cybersecurity for Utilities and Resiliency Enhancement (SECURE) Implementation Grant

    EFC is offering $2.5 million dollars to strengthen cybersecurity readiness and resilience and support operational continuity for eligible water and wastewater systems across New York State. The SECURE program will provide funding for projects that enhance cyber protections, modernize digital infrastructure and reduce vulnerabilities for critical drinking water and wastewater systems. This strategic initiative expands upon Governor Hochul’s commitment to safeguard essential services, improve risk management practices, and support communities meeting evolving cybersecurity expectations. Funding is available for both cybersecurity assessments and implementation based on best practices and regulatory requirements. 

    The SECURE Implementation Grant will fund deployment and enhancement of cybersecurity controls, technologies, and response capabilities identified during the assessment phase. The funded activities will be in response to a submitted cybersecurity assessment of the system. Completion of a prior assessment using a SECURE Assessment Grant is not required to apply; however a comparable assessment of the system’s cybersecurity needs must have been completed prior to applying for a SECURE Implementation Grant. A municipality may apply for up to 20% of net eligible costs, up to $100,000. 

    Sanitation & Clean Drinking Water Water Resource Management Cybersecurity

    Specialty Crop Block Grant Program

    New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets
    State/Local Government
    New York
    US $50,000 - US $200,000

    New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets

    Our mission is to promote New York State agriculture and its high-quality and diverse products, foster agricultural environmental stewardship, and safeguard the state’s food supply, land, and livestock to ensure the viability and growth of New York’s agriculture industries.

    Working together, our Divisions: promote New York’s agricultural producers and products and the state’s food and beverage companies; connect the New York's farmers to new markets to grow the agricultural economy; improve access to fresh, local foods to consumers across New York through farmers’ markets and farm-to-school programs; protect and enhance New York State’s natural resources and working landscapes; maintain plant health by detecting and preventing the spread of diseases and harmful invasive species, promoting integrated pest management, regulating the sale of seed and fertilizers, and ensuring the health of honey bees; promote sustainable animal production agriculture; protect the safety of the animal origin food supply; inspect companion animal shelters; protect the safety of the food supply in New York State from the producer to the consumer through inspection and testing; and assure measurement accuracy of scales and gas pumps, as well as thousands of different packaged commodities for a fair and equitable commercial marketplace.

    Specialty Crop Block Grant Program

    All proposals must seek to enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops. Applicants should describe how the project creates measurable outcomes for the specialty crop industry rather than a single organization, institution or individual. Specifically, this RFP seeks work that will achieve the following outcomes:

    • Improve Pest & Disease Control Processes
    • Develop New Seed Varieties & Specialty Crops
    • Expand Specialty Crop Research and Development
    • Improve Environmental Sustainability of Specialty Crops

    Each outcome has measurable indicators established by the USDA SCBG program. A focus on these outcomes and indicators is critical to a competitive proposal. The USDA document that describes these outcomes and indicators is provided below.

    Agricultural Crops Farms & Farming Sustainable Agriculture & Agroecology +1 more

    Timber for Transit Program - Feasibility Award

    Northern Border Regional Commission
    State/Local Government
    Maine, New Hampshire +2 more
    Up to US $1,000,000

    Northern Border Regional Commission

    The Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC) is a partnership between the federal government and the states of Maine, New Hampshire, New York, and Vermont. The NBRC targets resources to promote economic growth strategies and projects in designated counties within its member states. The Commission was enacted by Congress through the 2008 Farm Bill which amended 40 US Code to include the creation of the NBRC as well as other similar Commissions nationwide.

    The mission of the Northern Border Regional Commission is to catalyze community vitality and economic prosperity in the northern border region with flexible funding and strategic support. We envision a future where heritage industries are celebrated, preserved, and supported, vibrant local communities form a rich tapestry of culture, ideas, and experiences, and the seamless integration of emerging technologies fosters a new era of prosperity and economic resiliency.

    Timber for Transit Program - Feasibility Award

    The Timber for Transit Program advances the use of domestic forest products in transportation infrastructure projects across Maine, New Hampshire, New York, and Vermont to showcase the capabilities of wood in these applications. Highly competitive projects will demonstrate and widely promote the utility of high value forest products (e.g. glued laminated timber, cross laminated timber, composite materials, etc.) in transportation infrastructure and commit to enhancing climate resilience in rural communities. Transportation Infrastructure shall mean construction, alteration, or repair of physical transport facilities, systems and structures, including fixed installations and rights of way necessary for transporting from one point to another, that: are open to the general public for use, facilitate reliable movement of people and goods, and influence local and regional economies.  

    Early-stage activities—such as planning, inventory assessments, engineering, design, cost benefit analysis, permitting, site assessments, and environmental assessments—that support future Timber for Transit implementation projects are eligible for up to $1,000,000.  

    Public Transportation & Mass Transit Systems Forestry Natural Resources

    Timber for Transit Program - Implementation Award

    Northern Border Regional Commission
    State/Local Government
    Maine, New Hampshire +2 more
    Up to US $5,000,000

    Northern Border Regional Commission

    The Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC) is a partnership between the federal government and the states of Maine, New Hampshire, New York, and Vermont. The NBRC targets resources to promote economic growth strategies and projects in designated counties within its member states. The Commission was enacted by Congress through the 2008 Farm Bill which amended 40 US Code to include the creation of the NBRC as well as other similar Commissions nationwide.

    The mission of the Northern Border Regional Commission is to catalyze community vitality and economic prosperity in the northern border region with flexible funding and strategic support. We envision a future where heritage industries are celebrated, preserved, and supported, vibrant local communities form a rich tapestry of culture, ideas, and experiences, and the seamless integration of emerging technologies fosters a new era of prosperity and economic resiliency.

    Timber for Transit Program - Implementation Award

    The Timber for Transit Program advances the use of domestic forest products in transportation infrastructure projects across Maine, New Hampshire, New York, and Vermont to showcase the capabilities of wood in these applications. Highly competitive projects will demonstrate and widely promote the utility of high value forest products (e.g. glued laminated timber, cross laminated timber, composite materials, etc.) in transportation infrastructure and commit to enhancing climate resilience in rural communities. Transportation Infrastructure shall mean construction, alteration, or repair of physical transport facilities, systems and structures, including fixed installations and rights of way necessary for transporting from one point to another, that: are open to the general public for use, facilitate reliable movement of people and goods, and influence local and regional economies.  

    Construction or non-construction projects—such as assets and facilities that align with Timber for Transit program priorities will be classified as an implementation award. Implementation projects are eligible for up to $5,000,000.

    Forestry Natural Resources Public Transportation & Mass Transit Systems +1 more

    Tourism Matching Funds Program

    Empire State Development
    State/Local Government
    New York
    Unspecified amount

    Empire State Development

    The mission of Empire State Development (“ESD”) is to promote a vigorous, inclusive and growing state economy, encourage business investment and job creation, and support diverse, local economies across New York State through the efficient use of loans, grants, tax credits, real estate development, marketing, and other forms of assistance. 

    Tourism Matching Funds Program

    The purpose of the Tourism Matching Funds Program is to provide funding to TPAs to market their destination in order to increase the number of visitors and the level of spending across New York State. The Program’s priorities are to reach new market areas and expand current programs that have the potential to result in new or sustainable overnight visitation.

    Tourism

    Atlassian Foundation Grant

    Atlassian Foundation
    Corporate
    Countries
    Up to US $1,000,000

    A better world, built with better teamwork

    We bring Atlassian's funding, tools and teamwork expertise to help nonprofits drive greater impact.

    Our mission

    Atlassian's mission is to unleash the potential of every team. The Atlassian Foundation extends that mission to teams solving the world's hardest problems.

    Atlassian Foundation – Open Call for Proposals

    The Atlassian Foundation is deploying US$8 million over the next two years to help disadvantaged learners thrive in the AI era. If you're driving collective action in this space, we want to hear from you.

    Reshaping education for the AI era will take teamwork

    The Atlassian Foundation focuses on education because it's the most empowering force in the world – it's the key to breaking cycles of poverty and disadvantage.

    But that key is slipping out of reach for far too many. UNESCO estimates that more than 250 million children are out of school. And for those in the classroom, learning isn't guaranteed: 57% of children worldwide (nearly one billion) lack the basic skills they need for the era they're growing up in. AI can expand access and accelerate learning. It can also widen inequality where it lands unevenly.

    No single organisation can tackle a challenge this complex. That's why the Atlassian Foundation is backing collective action: coordinated efforts by multiple players to solve shared problems at scale. Atlassian's mission is to unleash the potential of every team, so we're uniquely positioned to power these efforts. We've spent 20+ years learning what makes teams work well together, and we're offering that expertise – plus our funding, tools and hands-on support – to help collective action initiatives drive greater impact.

    We believe a better world is built with better teamwork, and collective action is teamwork at its most ambitious. Together, we want to shape a future where emerging technology closes gaps for learners the current system leaves behind, rather than widening them.

    About this open call

    In this open call, we're seeking partnerships with collective action initiatives that are working to improve education for disadvantaged learners in the AI era.

    What our partners will receive

    Each partnership will include:

    Technology Access & Digital Literacy Artificial Intelligence (AI) Educational Access & Equity

    NY FIRST Medical School Grant Program

    Empire State Development
    State/Local Government
    New York
    Up to US $1,000,000

    Empire State Development

    The mission of Empire State Development (“ESD”) is to promote a vigorous, inclusive and growing state economy, encourage business investment and job creation, and support diverse, local economies across New York State through the efficient use of loans, grants, tax credits, real estate development, marketing, and other forms of assistance. 

    New York Fund for Innovation in Research and Scientific Talent (NYFIRST) Medical School Grant Program

    Objective

    The NYFIRST medical school grant program is designed to encourage the recruitment or retention of exceptional life science researchers and world-class talent at the state’s medical schools to accelerate translational research.

    NYFIRST makes available a maximum grant of $1.0 million to eligible institutional applicants. NYFIRST funds may be used to support the establishment or upgrading of laboratories for the recruited researcher, for the purchase of capital equipment and specialized supplies needed for their research, and as working capital to cover costs of professional staff (including staff scientists, postdoctoral fellows, and technicians, but excluding the recruited researcher) critical to the proposed research. Grantees are required to provide $2 in matching funds for every $1 of NYFIRST program assistance.

    Program grant awards are made through a competitive grant solicitation until the funds under this program are fully committed. 

    There are no restrictions with regard to the therapeutic area of research being pursued.

    Science Biology Human Physiology +3 more

    New York State Career Readiness Entertainment Workforce (CREW) Diversity Grant Program

    Empire State Development
    State/Local Government
    New York
    US $25,000 - US $500,000

    Empire State Development

    The mission of Empire State Development (“ESD”) is to promote a vigorous, inclusive and growing state economy, encourage business investment and job creation, and support diverse, local economies across New York State through the efficient use of loans, grants, tax credits, real estate development, marketing, and other forms of assistance. 

    New York State Career Readiness Entertainment Workforce (CREW) Diversity Grant Program

    Objective

    The New York State Career Readiness Entertainment Workforce (CREW) Diversity Grant Program (formerly known as the New York Entertainment Workforce Diversity Grant Program) provides financial assistance in the form of grants for job creation and training programs that support efforts to recruit, hire, promote, retain, develop and train a diverse and inclusive workforce for the motion picture and television production and post-production industries in New York State.

    Eligible programs include training in film and television editing and development. Proposed programs must address the Grant Program’s goals of providing opportunities for diverse workers and/or those located in economically distressed areas of New York State.

    Film Media Arts Television +3 more

    Access to Home for Heroes

    New York State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR)
    State/Local Government
    New York
    US $75,000 - US $500,000

    New York State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR)

    New York State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR) is the State’s affordable housing agency, with a mission to build, preserve, and protect affordable housing and increase homeownership throughout New York State. HCR develops, preserves and protects affordable housing and invests in economically vibrant communities. We work with many private, public and nonprofit partners to create safe, healthy and affordable housing opportunities for all New Yorkers.

    HCR is charged with carrying out Governor Hochul’s new $25 billion, five-year, comprehensive housing plan to increase housing supply by creating or preserving 100,000 affordable homes across New York including 10,000 with support services for vulnerable populations, plus the electrification of an additional 50,000 homes.

    Access to Home for Heroes

    The Access to Home for Heroes Program provides financial assistance to make accessibility modifications, emergency home repairs or address code violations to the primary residences of low- and moderate-income veterans with disabilities. Such activities will enable veterans with disabilities to live in their residences safely and comfortably, rather than in an institutional setting. Eligible veterans may be renters or homeowners, with service-related injuries, age, or health related disabilities. Examples of accessibility modifications may include wheelchair ramps and lifts, handrails, doorway widening, and roll-in showers. 

    Supportive Housing & Shelters Disability Care & Services Military & Veterans Services

    Access to Home

    New York State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR)
    State/Local Government
    New York
    US $75,000 - US $500,000

    New York State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR)

    New York State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR) is the State’s affordable housing agency, with a mission to build, preserve, and protect affordable housing and increase homeownership throughout New York State. HCR develops, preserves and protects affordable housing and invests in economically vibrant communities. We work with many private, public and nonprofit partners to create safe, healthy and affordable housing opportunities for all New Yorkers.

    HCR is charged with carrying out Governor Hochul’s new $25 billion, five-year, comprehensive housing plan to increase housing supply by creating or preserving 100,000 affordable homes across New York including 10,000 with support services for vulnerable populations, plus the electrification of an additional 50,000 homes.

    Access to Home

    The NYS Access to Home Program provides financial assistance to make residential units accessible for low- and moderate-income persons with disabilities. Assistance with the cost of adapting homes will enable individuals to safely and comfortably continue or return to live in their residences instead of residing in an institutional setting.

    Rehabilitation activities reimbursable by grant funds may only include accessibility modifications designed to address the needs of the person living with a substantial limitation caused by a disability. Examples of modification may include wheelchair ramps and lifts, handrails, doorway widening, and roll-in showers.

    Disability Care & Services Supportive Housing & Shelters

    Mobile and Manufactured Home Replacement Program

    New York State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR)
    State/Local Government
    New York
    US $200,000 - US $500,000

    New York State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR)

    New York State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR) is the State’s affordable housing agency, with a mission to build, preserve, and protect affordable housing and increase homeownership throughout New York State. HCR develops, preserves and protects affordable housing and invests in economically vibrant communities. We work with many private, public and nonprofit partners to create safe, healthy and affordable housing opportunities for all New Yorkers.

    HCR is charged with carrying out Governor Hochul’s new $25 billion, five-year, comprehensive housing plan to increase housing supply by creating or preserving 100,000 affordable homes across New York including 10,000 with support services for vulnerable populations, plus the electrification of an additional 50,000 homes.

    Mobile and Manufactured Home Replacement Program

    The New York State funded Mobile and Manufactured Home Replacement (MMHR) Program was developed to assist low- and moderate-income homeowners to replace dilapidated mobile or manufactured homes that are sited on land owned by the homeowner with a new manufactured, modular or site-built home.

    • Costs related to the replacement of dilapidated mobile or manufactured homes will be eligible for grant reimbursement. These costs include, but are not limited to:
      • Demolition, removal, disposal of the dilapidated units;
      • Purchase and site prep for new unit;
      • Temporary relocation assistance
      • Permitting, environmental review and testing.
    Supportive Housing & Shelters Equitable & Affordable Housing

    RESTORE Program

    New York State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR)
    State/Local Government
    New York
    US $75,000 - US $500,000

    New York State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR)

    New York State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR) is the State’s affordable housing agency, with a mission to build, preserve, and protect affordable housing and increase homeownership throughout New York State. HCR develops, preserves and protects affordable housing and invests in economically vibrant communities. We work with many private, public and nonprofit partners to create safe, healthy and affordable housing opportunities for all New Yorkers.

    HCR is charged with carrying out Governor Hochul’s new $25 billion, five-year, comprehensive housing plan to increase housing supply by creating or preserving 100,000 affordable homes across New York including 10,000 with support services for vulnerable populations, plus the electrification of an additional 50,000 homes.

    RESTORE Program

    The Residential Emergency Services to Offer (Home) Repairs to the Elderly (RESTORE) program provides financial resources to assist senior citizen homeowners aged sixty and over with the cost of addressing emergencies and code violations that pose a threat to their health and safety or affect the livability of their home. Assistance with the cost of these critical repairs will enable seniors to continue to live independently in their homes. The funds made available in this RFA are appropriated 2026-27 NYS State Budget funds.

    Eligible applicants for the RESTORE programs are units of local government and not for-profit corporations that have been providing relevant service to the community for at least one year prior to application. 

    Supportive Housing & Shelters Senior Services

    Steuben County Grants for Nonprofits Highlights

    Looking for Steuben County grants for nonprofits?


    Read more about each grant below or start your 14-day free trial to see all Steuben County grants recommended for your specific programs in New York.

    Last updated: October 5, 2026. Next update: November 1, 2026.

    Grant Insights : Grant Funding Trends in New York

    Average Grant Size

    What's the typical amount funded for New York?

    Grants are most commonly $123,825.

    $123,825

    Total Number of Grants

    What's the total number of grants in Steuben County Grants for Nonprofits year over year?

    In 2024, funders in New York awarded a total of 270,645 grants.

    2022 258,176

    2023 259,835

    2024 270,645

    Top Grant Focus Areas

    Among all the Steuben County Grants for Nonprofits given out in New York, the most popular focus areas that receive funding are Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations, Education, and Human Services.

    1. Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations

    2. Education

    3. Human Services

    Funding Over Time

    How is funding for Steuben County Grants for Nonprofits changing over time?

    Funding has increased by 16.44%.

    2022 $28,202,880,598

    2023 $28,659,853,906
    1.62%

    2024 $33,370,589,734
    16.44%

    New York Counties That Receive the Most Funding

    How does grant funding vary by county?

    New York County, Kings County, and Nassau County receive the most funding.

    County Total Grant Funding in 2024
    New York County $21,403,401,202
    Kings County $2,517,718,693
    Nassau County $2,484,899,697
    Tompkins County $2,194,408,740
    Rockland County $1,906,062,935