Grants for Independent School Districts

The "Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): Fund for The Improvement of Postsecondary Education (IFPSE): Transitioning Gang-Involved Youth to Higher Education Program" grant aims to financially support organizations that assist gang-involved youth in pursuing higher education for obtaining certification or credentials.

This grant provides financial support to nonprofit organizations, schools, and government entities that create programs and projects benefiting women and girls in the St. Cloud, Minnesota area, focusing on empowerment, education, and health.

The 2025 Sea Scallop Research Set Aside Program is a grant that awards scallop quota to successful applicants for conducting research to enhance knowledge about the scallop fishery resource and contribute to scallop management decisions, with funding generated from the sale of the awarded quota.

This funding opportunity provides financial support to organizations that will create a national center to improve access to healthcare and social services for individuals with limited English proficiency by connecting them with qualified interpreters and translators.

This funding opportunity provides financial support to community coalitions focused on preventing and reducing youth substance use, helping them implement effective strategies and strengthen local partnerships.

This funding opportunity is designed to support community-based projects that aim to reduce health disparities in chronic kidney disease among underserved populations by addressing social determinants of health.

This funding opportunity supports projects that empower individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, their families, and communities by promoting leadership, policy change, and access to resources for improved quality of life.

DPR's Research Grants Program supports projects that seek to advance integrated pest management (IPM) knowledge in agricultural, urban, or wildland settings. Projects should focus on reducing impacts to public health or the environment from pesticides of high regulatory interest. Summaries of previously funded Research Grants Program projects can be found on the Research Grants webpage.  The 2025 Research Grants Program is particularly seeking applications that address one or more of the following topic areas: · IPM for underserved or disadvantaged communities; · Decreasing the use of pesticides of high regulatory interest (such as fumigants like 1,3-dichloropropene or sulfuryl fluoride); · Advancement of urban IPM and safer, more sustainable pest management tools and strategies in urban settings; · Advancement of IPM and safer, more sustainable pest management tools and strategies in agricultural settings adjacent to or near a school(s); · Meeting the IPM needs of small growers; and/or TWO or more of the three sustainability pillars noted below and referenced in the Sustainable Pest Management (SPM) Roadmap: o Human Health and Social Equity o Environmental Protections o Economic Vitality For further definitions of these priority topic areas, please review the 2025 Research Grants Solicitation. Following the submission deadline, applications are concurrently reviewed by DPR staff and the Pest Management Advisory Committee (PMAC). Both groups evaluate the proposal application according to scoring criteria that can be found in the 2025 Research Grants Solicitation. This year, DPR invites projects with budgets ranging from $50,000 to $500,000 to apply. Eligible grantees include nonprofit agencies, tribal governments, individuals, businesses, and public agencies. There is no limit on the number of applications that can be submitted, including multiple applications from the same person or entity. PMAC members may apply, but they must follow the rules regarding conflict of interest in the PMAC Charter. All applicants and associated project personnel must meet DPR’s eligibility requirements that can be found in the 2025 Research Grants Solicitation. Keywords: Agriculture, Agricultural Commodity, Agricultural Crops, Agronomy, Air Quality, Automation, Bacteria, Bactericide, Climate Change, Community Health, Cover Crops, Cropping System, Crops, Ecology, Ecosystem, Emissions, Fauna, Fertility, Field Sanitation, Flora, Fruits, Fumigant, Fungi, Fungicide, Herbicide, Horticulture, Housing, Insect Pests, Insecticide, Integrated Pest Management, Irrigation, Lakes, Land Management, Laws and Regulations, Machinery, Mating Disruption, Miticide, Natural Enemies, Nuts, Oceans, Pathogens, Personal Protective Equipment, Pest, Pest Management, Pesticide, Plant Disease, Plant Protection, Pollinator, Pollution, Reduced-Risk, Rivers, Rodenticide, Soil Health, Streams, Sustainable, Training, Urban Pest Management, Vegetables, Vertebrate Pests, Virus, Volatile Organic Compounds, Water, Water Quality, Watershed, Weeds, Wildlands, Worker Health and Safety

This grant provides funding for research partnerships between state, territory, or tribal child care agencies and research organizations to evaluate the impact of new child care subsidy policies on affordability, quality, and accessibility for working families.

This grant provides funding to organizations that will identify and address service gaps for refugee families receiving TANF assistance, enhancing their access to essential resources and support for self-sufficiency and community integration.

This funding opportunity supports organizations in analyzing existing data to evaluate the effectiveness of career pathways programs that help low-income individuals, particularly those receiving TANF, achieve better employment outcomes through education and training.

This grant provides funding to organizations that support programs helping older adults and individuals with disabilities manage chronic diseases while improving their behavioral health through education and community partnerships.

This program provides funding to enhance nursing education opportunities for individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds, particularly those from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups, to create more inclusive and supportive learning environments.

This funding opportunity supports innovative community-based projects aimed at reducing health disparities related to dementia and cognitive decline among underserved populations as they age.

This funding opportunity provides financial support to higher education institutions and training programs to develop a diverse and well-trained behavioral health workforce focused on serving children, adolescents, and young adults in underserved communities.

This funding opportunity supports educational projects that preserve and share the stories of Veterans buried in cemeteries, engaging students and communities in understanding their histories.

This funding opportunity is designed for researchers investigating how RNA modifications affect brain aging and the development of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, with the goal of discovering new biomarkers and drug targets.

This program provides funding to early-career medical and dental professionals to help them start research careers focused on aging and geriatric health.

The "Chronic Pancreatitis Clinical Research Consortium (CPCRC)- Clinical Centers (CPCRC-CCs)" grant aims to fund ongoing studies on chronic pancreatitis and related conditions, with a focus on understanding the risk factors for pancreatic cancer in patients with chronic pancreatitis and newly diagnosed diabetes, by supporting a consortium of clinical centers and a data management center.

he Primary Care Residency Training Programs Grant for FY 2024-25, administered by the California Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI), aims to support the training of primary care physicians. The grant focuses on programs that train primary care residents to work in underserved communities, emphasizing training sites in multicultural, underserved, or rural areas. It seeks to recruit and retain residents likely to serve in areas of unmet need and provides counseling and placement to encourage graduates to practice in these areas. Approximately $31 million is available for various award categories, including existing PCR slots, existing THC slots, expansion slots, and new PCR programs. The grant awards range from $125,000 per filled slot for existing programs to $1,000,000 for new programs, with up to $2,000,000 for new programs with matching funds. Applications are due by September 10, 2024, with awards announced in January 2025.