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Delaware Community Foundation
The Delaware Community Foundation (DCF) is a nonprofit organization focused on partnering with donors to build opportunity and advance equity in Delaware.
Our mission is to strengthen Delaware by maximizing community-based philanthropy.
Small Grants for Improving Community Vital Conditions
Healthy Communities Delaware (HCD) is accepting applications for grants to support projects that focus on improving community vital conditions. The Improving Community Vital Conditions Small Grant is designed to expand economic opportunity for low- and moderate-income (LMI) consumers and communities. Grant proposals should aim to improve one or more of the Vital Conditions for Well-Being within LMI communities.
Building Bright Futures
Building Bright Futures (BBF) works to improve the well-being of young children and families in Vermont. The BBF Network includes 12 Regional Councils, seven Strategic Plan Committees, and the State Advisory Council.
The State Advisory Council advises the Governor and Legislature on the well-being of children in the prenatal period through age 8 and their families. BBF maintains Vermont’s Early Childhood Strategic Plan, a shared vision and roadmap to ensure that every young child in Vermont has the resources, opportunities, and support to thrive.
Vermont Early Childhood Fund
The Vermont Early Childhood Fund is a Building Bright Futures (BBF) program. VECF grants support creative solutions that will improve the well-being of children from the prenatal period to age 8, their families, and the Vermont communities where they live. These grants are open to nonprofits, businesses, municipalities, and schools.
These are not reimbursement-based grants; grantees will receive the full grant award at the start of the grant period.
Supporting Young Children and Families
VECF is focused on strengthening systems that support Vermont’s young children and families. This funding will prioritize one-time investments that expand capacity, improve infrastructure, and increase reach. The grant round is made possible through a combination of philanthropic support and the Building Bright Futures License Plate fund.
Equity Commitment
BBF envisions a future where every family in Vermont feels welcome, supported, and safe. We prioritize funding programs that address barriers faced by communities most impacted by economic insecurity and that advance equity, belonging, and justice. Projects that serve families furthest from opportunity—including, but not limited to, supporting family safety and basic needs of immigrant and migrant worker populations—will receive strong consideration.
Funding Priority: Meeting Basic Needs
BBF will fund systems-level improvements that strengthen food security and transportation infrastructure serving children in the prenatal period to age 8 and their families, including:
Food Security
Transportation
These funding priorities are aligned with Goal 1 of Vermont’s Early Childhood Strategic Plan: All Children and Families Have Their Basic Needs Met.
Transportation Research and Policy
Arnold Ventures (AV) is a philanthropy dedicated to improving the lives of all Americans through evidence-based solutions that maximize opportunity and minimize injustice.
The Infrastructure team has been investing in efforts to build better, faster, and lower-cost infrastructure with a focus on housing, energy, and transportation. For transportation, we are investing in policymaking and research that tackles the inefficiencies that make U.S. transportation infrastructure so difficult and expensive to build.
Purpose
Transportation policy represents an avenue for improving the systems moving people, goods, and services. The Infrastructure team is seeking proposals evaluating the effectiveness and/or benefits of existing transportation or transportation-adjacent policies on outcomes for communities in the United States.
Eligible Projects and Topic Areas of Interest
This Request for Proposals (RFP) aims to bolster the knowledge base of potentially effective policies, programs, and interventions by funding efforts that align with key AV Infrastructure policy areas.
AV is primarily focused on traditional surface transportation — road and public transit — but is open to proposals in aviation, maritime, passenger and freight rail, trucking, and more.
We seek proposals for: 1) research, expanded data sets, or analysis; 2) administrative or legislative policy reforms at the federal, state, or local level; or 3) models of effective implementation including proposals for implementing agencies to partner with researchers or program evaluators to conduct baseline and post-intervention research on implementation effectiveness that will advance the knowledge base and provide illustrative examples within, but not limited to, the following topic areas:
These research, policy development, and implementation proposals can be relevant to federal surface transportation reauthorization legislation or federal administrative changes; state reforms to Departments of Transportation; and/or local-level reforms relevant either to regional transportation agencies, transit agencies, or municipal governments.
Eugene Frank Sommerlatte Endowment Fund
Majoring in Transportation Technology and enrolling in following semester.
Awards
About the Department
The Nevada Department of Education (NDE or Department) leads and collaborates with Nevada's 17 school districts and the State Public Charter School Authority to advance educational equity Statewide. With offices in Nevada's capital, Carson City, and Las Vegas, NDE oversees all pre-K-12 education in the State with mission of improving student achievement and educator effectiveness by ensuring opportunities, facilitating learning, and promoting excellence. Under the leadership of the State Board of Education and the Executive Team, NDE impacts the achievement of nearly half a million children and 30,000 educators.
Open Enrollment Transportation Support Grant
Assembly Bill 533 (AB533) and Senate Bill 460 (SB460), passed during the 2025 Legislative Session, allocated $7M to support transportation services for students residing in the zone of attendance of a 1- or 2-star school who enroll in a program of open enrollment to attend a school outside of their zone of attendance and have attested to requiring financial assistance. The Nevada Department of Education (NDE or Department) is tasked with establishing a program to award grants of money to school districts and organizations so that they may develop a program to provide transportation directly to pupils, provide reimbursement to the parents or legal guardians of students for the cost of transportation, or to identify the need and eligibility of students for a program of transportation assistance. Please note that details regarding this funding are explicated through regulatory amendments to the Nevada Administrative Code (NAC) and are currently in draft as R076-25RP3. As these regulations have not yet been approved, excerpts of draft regulatory language are included in this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO).
Bridgestone Americas Trust Fund Grants
Empowering People to Move, Live, Work, and Play
Bridgestone has awarded over $60 million to nonprofit organizations in the United States since 1951, and we are committed to continuing our legacy of giving back by supporting communities around the U.S.
Bridgestone works with grantseekers that offer solutions to keep society moving forward. Strong partners offer a human-centered approach to societal challenges in one or more of the following areas of focus:
In addition to our three areas of focus, we will consider applications from organizations that have hosted volunteer or community engagement events with Bridgestone volunteers and organizations that have received funding in previous years.
Illinois EPA
The mission of the Illinois EPA is to safeguard environmental quality, consistent with the social and economic needs of the State of Illinois, so as to protect health, welfare, property, and the quality of life.
The Illinois EPA works to safeguard natural resources from pollution to provide a healthy environment. By partnering with businesses, local governments, and the public, the Illinois EPA is dedicated to continued protection of the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the land we live on.
Illinois Clean Ports Program - Deployment
Description
This program of projects is funded by a US EPA Clean Ports Program award that will support the deployment of zero-emission freight-handling equipment such as locomotives, trucks, forklifts, and more. There is also funding for on-site solar generation and battery storage.
This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is non-competitive and only open to the six entities that IEPA solicited through a public Call for Partners process in 2024 and then worked with the entities to apply for a successful Clean Ports Deployment grant to US EPA.
The following entities are eligible to apply for this NOFO. The eligible amounts align with the amount IEPA was awarded for that entity in IEPA's Clean Ports - Deployment Agreement with US EPA.
After each eligible applicant's name below, the federal amount is the first amount, followed by the eligible applicant's required match.
Illinois EPA anticipates processing applications as they are received for this non-competitive NOFO.
Delaware Community Foundation
The Delaware Community Foundation (DCF) is a nonprofit organization focused on partnering with donors to build opportunity and advance equity in Delaware.
Our mission is to strengthen Delaware by maximizing community-based philanthropy.
Healthy Communities Delaware
Healthy Communities Delaware (HCD) is pleased to announce this Request for Proposals for work that advances community level-change and improves the Vital Conditions that all people and communities need to thrive—humane housing, lifelong learning, a thriving natural environment, meaningful work and wealth, basic needs for health and safety, reliable transportation, a sense of belonging and civic muscle. This funding aims to support projects that align with their mission of working with communities, investors and systems to create thriving places for thriving people.
Bicycle and Pedestrian Program Funding
Please note: The Bicycle and Pedestrian Program Funding was formerly known as the Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP), Transportation Enhancements, Quality Communities, and Safe Routes to School Funding programs.
General Information about the Bicycle and Pedestrian Program Funding
MaineDOT Bicycle and Pedestrian Program
MaineDOT’s Bicycle and Pedestrian Program Funding was previously known as the Transportation Alternatives (TAP), Transportation Enhancements (TE), Quality Communities (QC), and Safe Routes to School (SRTS) funding programs. It is a federally-funded program to help communities improve safety for pedestrians and bicyclists, and to provide transportation options that relate to surface transportation under the eligible categories outlined under the FAST Act and prioritized by MaineDOT. These priorities include:
The Bicycle and Pedestrian Program principally supports locally-initiated projects that improve the community transportation environment, economic vibrancy, safety for pedestrians and bicyclists, downtown revitalization initiatives and environmental mitigation. There is a required 10% non-federal share required.
About MassCEC
The Massachusetts Clean Energy Technology Center (MassCEC) is a quasi-state economic development agency dedicated to accelerating the growth of the clean energy sector across the Commonwealth to spur job creation, deliver statewide environmental benefits and to secure long-term economic growth for the people of Massachusetts. MassCEC works to increase the adoption of clean energy while driving down costs and delivering financial, environmental, and economic development benefits to energy users and utility customers across the state.
Our Mission
MassCEC’s mission is to accelerate the clean energy and climate solution innovation that is critical to meeting the Commonwealth’s climate goals, advancing Massachusetts’ position as an international climate leader while growing the state’s clean energy economy. MassCEC is committed to creating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive organization where everyone is welcomed, supported, respected, and valued.
2030 Fund
About the 2030 Fund
The $50M 2030 Fund is a signal to the market that Massachusetts is committed to the commercialization of climate technologies. MassCEC invests impactfully and countercyclically in Massachusetts’ most promising climate technology innovators. Our investments support climatetech companies as they de-risk their technology, reach early commercial milestones, and attract private funding for growth.
Climatetech encompasses a wide range of tech solutions across sectors that further mitigation, adaptation, and resilience. Portfolio companies work to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, prepare for and respond to the impacts of climate change, and/or serve as enabling solutions to achieve the Commonwealth’s climate goals. We invest across seven major sectors: energy; industry and manufacturing; transportation; buildings; agriculture, food and nature; carbon management; and adaptation and resilience.
The 2030 Fund invests in a variety of financial instruments, including SAFEs, convertible notes, equity, and venture debt. Investments typically range from $100k-$600k per check and may total $1.5M cumulatively. MassCEC is able to provide more patient capital than a typical private investor. Deploying strategic state capital, with no artificial pressures of fund lifetimes, the 2030 Fund can invest counter-cyclically, back founders through challenging market conditions, and work for successful long-term exits.
MassCEC considers new investments on a rolling basis. The timeline from pitch to close of investment is typically three to five months.
About KDOT
Welcome to KDOT, your dedicated partner in delivering transportation that keeps Kansans moving forward.
Development Program
The goal of KDOT’s Economic Development Program is to fund transportation improvements that attract new businesses to Kansas and support the growth of existing ones.
Objective
To create new jobs and encourage capital investment in Kansas by helping fund transportation improvements to recruit new businesses and encourage growth of existing businesses
About MassCEC
The Massachusetts Clean Energy Technology Center (MassCEC) is a quasi-state economic development agency dedicated to accelerating the growth of the clean energy sector across the Commonwealth to spur job creation, deliver statewide environmental benefits and to secure long-term economic growth for the people of Massachusetts. MassCEC works to increase the adoption of clean energy while driving down costs and delivering financial, environmental, and economic development benefits to energy users and utility customers across the state.
Our Mission
MassCEC’s mission is to accelerate the clean energy and climate solution innovation that is critical to meeting the Commonwealth’s climate goals, advancing Massachusetts’ position as an international climate leader while growing the state’s clean energy economy. MassCEC is committed to creating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive organization where everyone is welcomed, supported, respected, and valued.
Transportation Equity Needs and Barriers Assessment
Through this Request for Proposals (“RFP”) the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (“MassCEC”) is seeking qualified consultants or professionals with experience in stakeholder engagement and facilitation; working with and understanding the needs of burdened populations and community-based organizations (“CBOs”); data collection/synthesis; communication; project management; and clean transportation technologies to serve as a project manager under MassCEC’s Transportation Equity Needs and Barriers Assessment.
The goal of this Initiative is to coordinate robust stakeholder engagement and synthesize key transportation needs and barriers identified through this engagement, which can then inform future MassCEC and other state clean transportation programming.
The Consultant will be responsible for:
Kansas Department of Transportation
KDOT delivers transportation that keeps Kansans moving forward.
We maintain thousands of miles of roadways to keep people and goods moving smoothly across the state. Our dedicated team plans, builds, and maintains highways, bridges, and other infrastructure with a focus on safety and innovation.
By working closely with local communities and stakeholders, KDOT aims to enhance the quality of life for all Kansans, support economic growth, and improve travel experiences.
Cost Share Program
The KDOT Cost Share Program provides financial assistance to local entities for transportation projects that improve safety, support job retention and growth, improve access or mobility, relieve congestion and improve the state transportation system.
The Cost Share program is one of KDOT’s most flexible funding opportunities, allowing communities to apply for assistance with a wide range of highway, local road, bridge, rail, airport, bicycle, pedestrian and public transit projects – as long as they can provide at least a 15 percent local cash match. KDOT funds are used exclusively to match construction costs for these projects.
Kansas Department of Transportation
KDOT delivers transportation that keeps Kansans moving forward.
We maintain thousands of miles of roadways to keep people and goods moving smoothly across the state. Our dedicated team plans, builds, and maintains highways, bridges, and other infrastructure with a focus on safety and innovation.
By working closely with local communities and stakeholders, KDOT aims to enhance the quality of life for all Kansans, support economic growth, and improve travel experiences.
Kansas Local Bridge Improvement Program
The Kansas Local Bridge Improvement Program provides state funds to local public authorities (LPAs) for replacing or rehabilitating locally owned “poor” bridges. The program aims to reduce the number of poor and load-posted bridges across the state. It targets bridges that are ineligible for the Off-System Bridge Program or too large to be adequately funded under that program. Local match requirements are based on county population density.
Transportation grants provide funding for projects such as improving public transit, acquiring vehicles, and developing infrastructure. The following grants empower nonprofits and local agencies to enhance mobility, support sustainability, and address transportation needs in communities.
Explore 93 funding opportunities for transportation projects, with $57.4M in resources. Instrumentl simplifies the grant search process with customized funding recommendations, deadline tracking, and funder insights to enhance transportation systems and services.
How common are grants in this category?
Uncommon — grants in this category are less prevalent than in others.
Over the past year, when are grant deadlines typically due for Transportation grants?
Most grants are due in the third quarter.
Transportation grants are available to organizations that focus on infrastructure development and mobility services. Donors look for organizations that serve underserved populations. Access-based transit programs that target elderly citizens, people with disabilities, and low-income areas are encouraged to apply for transportation funding.
Grants in transportation typically have the highest concentration of deadlines in Q3, with 29.6% of grant deadlines falling in this period. If you're planning to apply, consider prioritizing your applications around this time to maximize opportunities. Conversely, the least active period for grants in this category is Q2.
Transportation grants exist to develop better transportation access systems in cities and rural areas. They also support upgraded framework elements and sustainable measures to ensure the infrastructure lasts longer. The main objective is to build transportation systems which maximize safety, contribute to economic growth, and promote green sustainability.
On average, grants in transportation provide funding between $2,500 and $13,750,000, with typical awards falling around $100,000 (median) and $1,195,007 (average). These insights can help nonprofits align their funding requests with what grantmakers typically offer in this space.
Organizations looking to fund fast, safe, efficient, accessible and convenient transportation systems can apply to the U.S. Department of Transportation. Other government-funded awards include the USDA Forest Service Greening Fund in collaboration with the Bureau of Land Management. State and local governments also provide funds to improve transportation infrastructure in their respective areas.
Instrumentl lists dozens of grants worth over $250 million for transportation initiatives.
To have the best chance at securing grant funding for transportation initiatives, organizations should:
Need help writing a strong funding request? Follow our step-by-step guide to crafting compelling grant proposals.
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