Best Wyoming Grants for Nonprofits

There is a wide variety of funding sources for nonprofits available in Wyoming. Currently, there are more than 100+ individual open grants available, totaling $8,927,025 in funding. For organizations interested in pursuing grant funding in Wyoming, the median grant size is $12,500. However, there are currently 30 grant opportunities that are over $25,000 for those looking for more lucrative funding options than the current median. In addition, we have 25 grants that support general operating expenses, while 100+ grants fund programs and projects. More specifically, over 1,000+ grants focus on environmental conservation and more than 3,000+ grant opportunities are focused on education.

More than half of the more than 100+ grants that are currently available in Wisconsin come from private foundations, followed by funding opportunities on the federal, state, and local government levels. Corporate sponsors are also offering a few grants in a variety of fields. Here’s a breakdown of where you'll find the most grants available:

• Private Foundations: Currently there are 57 grant opportunities available through private foundations like the Lazar Foundation, Wilburforce Foundation, and Wyoming Community Foundation. These private opportunities focus on issues like environmental conservation, freshwater conservation, education, and arts and culture.
• Federal, State & Local Government: There are 25 grant opportunities available at the state and local level, with agencies like the Wyoming Department of Agriculture, Wyoming State Forestry Division, and the Wyoming Wildlife and Natural Resource Trust focusing on environmental issues like agricultural crops, forestry, habitat and ecosystem restoration, and land/habitat conservation. There are also a few grants available on the federal level from the USDA, the United States Department of Health and Human Services, the National Science Foundation, and the United States Department of Energy that fund a variety of fields.
• Corporate Funders: There are 19 grants available from corporations, with more than a few corporations that have funding opportunities for environmental conservation, freshwater conservation, agriculture, and community services, like ConocoPhillips, Marathon Petroleum Corporation, CHS Foundation, and First Interstate Bank.

Whether your focus is on the environment, education, or other issues in your community, you should do your research on the many funding opportunities available in Wyoming on not only the amount of funding being offered by these grantors but also their focus. Keep in mind that government grants often have larger awards than those on the corporate level, but they also have equally large compliance requirements.

Based on the data we have now, the best time to apply for grants in Wyoming is in Q1, which is when about 32.5% of deadlines for grants land. This period offers nonprofits the most opportunities to secure funding. The rest of the quarters are much smaller than Q1, as we found that Q3 has fewer grant deadlines, with 27.5%. Comparatively, Q2 is the grant period with the least activity, coming in at only 19.2%. To maximize your odds of winning grant funding, be aware of the peak fundraising periods.

The nonprofit funding landscape throughout Wyoming has shown significant activity over the past several years. Based on the funding reports sent to the IRS, overall grant funding reached nearly $303.99 million in 2021 and then rose to $330.91 million in 2022. The largest area for funding was single-organization support. Likewise, the top counties that received the most funding were Teton County, Natrona County, and Sheridan County.