Grants for Nonprofits

U.S. National Science Foundation · Up to $600K

This NSF program (LTREB) funds long-term data collection to address questions in evolutionary biology, ecology, and ecosystem science, with awards up to about $600,000 over an initial 5-year period. Proposals may only come from U.S.-based nonprofit non-academic research organizations and accredited U.S. institutions of higher education acting for their faculty, so individuals, businesses, and foreign organizations are not eligible. Marine population/community/ecosystem research is excluded unless it focuses on evolutionary dynamics.

U.S. National Science Foundation · Amount varies

This NSF program funds research on why organisms are structured and function as they do, spanning developmental biology, neuroscience, biomechanics, physiology, symbioses, genomics, and animal behavior. Proposals may only be submitted by U.S.-based nonprofit non-academic research organizations and accredited U.S. institutions of higher education acting for their faculty, so individuals, businesses, and foreign organizations are not eligible. Funding amounts and deadlines are not specified.

Administration for Community Living · Amount varies

This forecasted Administration for Community Living program (a DRRP) would fund a knowledge-translation center for the ADA National Network on Americans with Disabilities Act implementation. Eligibility, funding amounts, and deadlines are not yet posted; DRRP awards typically go to universities, nonprofits, and research organizations conducting disability and rehabilitation research. Review the formal announcement for applicant requirements and award levels.

Department of Fish and Wildlife · Amount varies

California's Department of Fish and Wildlife offers this Wolf-Livestock Compensation program to reimburse livestock producers for confirmed or probable direct losses (death or injury) from wolf depredation, verified through a CDFW investigation. Eligible applicants are broad, including businesses, individuals, nonprofits, public agencies, and tribal governments, but the program is geographically limited to California and tied to documented wolf depredation incidents. Recipients are expected to consult with the Department afterward on deterrent strategies; no award amounts or deadline are posted.

Administration for Community Living · Amount varies

This is a forecasted Administration for Community Living opportunity to establish a Modernizing Senior Centers Resource Center. Such resource center awards typically go to nonprofits, universities, or organizations with aging-services expertise, a relatively narrow applicant pool. Eligibility, funding amounts, and deadlines are not yet posted; review the full announcement when released.

U.S. National Science Foundation · Amount varies

NSF's GRANTED initiative funds innovative models to build research enterprise administrative capacity and research workforce training infrastructure at U.S. organizations, such as research development/administration, technology transfer, compliance, and research leadership. Eligibility is broad and unrestricted, open to any type of entity, subject to any clarification in the program's additional eligibility text. Specific award amounts and deadlines are not posted in this listing; review the full solicitation for budget and timeline details.

Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy · Amount varies

The Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy offers this California Proposition 4 grant to nonprofits, public agencies, and tribal governments for water-related projects that protect or restore rivers, wetlands, streams, lakes, or watersheds, improve fish and wildlife resilience, or enhance climate and water resilience. Projects must comply with specific Prop 4 statutory sections and support a regional priority such as Los Angeles River Watershed climate resilience. Individuals and for-profit businesses are not eligible, and projects are geographically focused on California; no award range or deadline is listed.

San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy · Amount varies

This is a Technical Assistance Program from California's San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy that helps eligible applicants navigate the Conservancy's Proposition 68 grant process — providing tools, mentoring, and professional grant-writing/facilitation support rather than direct project funding. It is open to nonprofits, public agencies, and tribal governments, with preferential access for projects in High-Need or Very-High-Need areas of the Conservancy's California jurisdiction. No award amount or deadline applies since this is assistance, not a cash grant.

U.S. National Science Foundation · Amount varies

The National Science Foundation's Life and Environments Through Time program funds research on the origin and evolution of Earth's climate, environments, life, and sedimentary record from the Archean to the Holocene. Only non-profit non-academic organizations (such as independent museums and research labs in the U.S.) and accredited two- and four-year institutions of higher education acting for their faculty may apply; for-profit businesses and individuals are not eligible applicants. Funding to international branch campuses of U.S. institutions requires special justification; no award range or deadline is stated.

State Treasurer's Office · $1–$5B

This is a California financing (commercial paper) program, not a typical grant: only nonprofit 501(c)(3) or public health facilities defined under the Authority's Act may participate, and they must have operated the same services for at least three years and demonstrate fiscal soundness to repay. Proceeds fund construction, renovation, land/facility acquisition, equipment, debt refunding, and start-up working capital, issued in $100,000 denominations up to very large amounts. Note this creates repayable debt with fees and rating requirements rather than free money, and brand-new organizations are not eligible.

U.S. National Science Foundation · Amount varies

The National Science Foundation's Geospace Cluster funds fundamental research on Earth's near-space environment and the Sun-Earth system, including aeronomy, magnetospheric physics, and solar-terrestrial physics using ground- or space-based observations, modeling, and lab work. Eligibility is described as unrestricted (open to any entity type), but in practice NSF research awards go primarily to universities and research organizations. No specific award ceiling or deadline is stated; check the full solicitation for any eligibility clarifications.

Administration for Community Living · Amount varies

This is a forecasted federal program from the Administration for Community Living to support Alternative Financing Programs that help people with disabilities afford assistive technology (such as low-interest loan programs). Eligibility, award amounts, and deadlines have not been published yet; these programs typically fund state-designated nonprofits or agencies operating statewide AT financing programs. Wait for the full announcement for specific requirements.

Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy · Amount varies

The Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy administers this California Proposition 68 grant program for nonprofits, public agencies, and tribal governments, funding drought, water, parks, climate, coastal protection, and outdoor access projects under the 2018 bond act. Individuals and for-profit businesses are not eligible, and projects are limited to California within the Conservancy's jurisdiction. No specific award amounts or deadline are stated; review the Conservancy's Prop 68 guidelines for project requirements.

Food and Drug Administration · Amount varies

This is a forecasted FDA opportunity supporting Critical Path public-private partnerships, with clinical trials optional. The full announcement has not been posted, so eligibility, funding amounts, and deadlines are not yet available. These programs typically involve research institutions, nonprofits, and consortia; wait for the formal NOFO for specific requirements.

U.S. National Science Foundation · Amount varies

The National Science Foundation's Fluid Dynamics program funds fundamental research into the physics of fluid phenomena — turbulence, transition, bio-fluids, non-Newtonian flows, microfluidics, and wind/ocean energy harvesting — through experiments, theory, and computation. Eligibility is described as unrestricted (open to any entity type), though NSF research awards in practice go mainly to universities and research organizations. No specific award ceiling or deadline is stated; consult the full solicitation for eligibility clarifications.

Administration for Community Living · Amount varies

This is a forecasted federal opportunity from the Administration for Community Living to expand financial literacy and increase awareness and use of ABLE accounts among Americans with disabilities. Eligibility, funding amounts, and deadlines have not been published yet; ACL awards typically go to nonprofits, public agencies, and disability-serving organizations. Wait for the full announcement for specific requirements.

Wildlife Conservation Board · Amount varies

The San Joaquin River Conservancy program funds property acquisition for resource conservation and public access, plus habitat enhancement and restoration projects. Eligible applicants are nonprofits, public agencies, and tribal governments; individuals and most businesses cannot apply. Projects are geographically tied to the San Joaquin River area and must be approved by both the San Joaquin River Conservancy Board and the Wildlife Conservation Board, and no specific funding amounts or deadline are listed.

Administration for Community Living · Amount varies

This is a forecasted Administration for Community Living opportunity to operate the Lifespan Respite National Technical Assistance and Resource Center, supporting state respite-care programs and family caregivers. It is intended for an organization with national technical-assistance capacity, typically a single awardee, rather than general applicants. Eligibility, funding amount, and deadline have not yet been posted.

Food and Drug Administration · Amount varies

This is a forecasted FDA cooperative agreement supporting collaboration among retail food safety regulatory associations. Eligibility, funding amounts, and deadlines have not been published yet, and such awards typically go to professional associations or government-affiliated regulatory bodies. Confirm the full terms on Grants.gov once the announcement is released.

Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Conservancy · Amount varies

The Community and Economic Enhancement Grant Program (Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Conservancy, Proposition 68) funds recreation and tourism, historic and cultural preservation, and environmental education projects in California's Delta region, including planning and shovel-ready implementation projects. Eligible applicants are nonprofits and public agencies; individuals and businesses are not eligible, and projects serving disadvantaged communities receive priority. It is an ongoing noncompetitive process requiring a concept proposal before a full application, with no fixed deadline and no stated award amounts.