Nationwide Grants

This funding opportunity provides financial support to organizations and communities for projects that interpret and educate the public about the Nation's history, particularly focusing on the perspectives of historically marginalized groups, while promoting cultural awareness and heritage preservation.

The USDA Forest Service’s funding opportunity, "Recreation Sites and Visitor Services: Creating Quality Recreation Experiences," aims to cultivate partnerships to improve recreation opportunities on National Forest System lands. This Outreach of Interest (OOI) is not a traditional grant program but serves as a mechanism to engage potential partners in identifying collaborative projects. It seeks to generate ideas for programs or initiatives that address recreation needs, enhance visitor experiences, and support infrastructure improvements. By fostering partnerships, the USDA Forest Service aims to build capacity, improve recreational offerings, and ensure the long-term stewardship of public lands. The primary goal of this initiative is to create and maintain high-quality recreational experiences. This includes addressing the increased demand for outdoor recreation, enhancing access to public lands, improving safety, and maintaining or upgrading the extensive infrastructure on National Forest System lands. The USDA Forest Service manages 160,000 miles of trails, 10,000 developed recreation sites, and 196 million acres of forest and grasslands, which are visited by millions annually. Partnerships are vital for meeting growing recreational demands, maintaining infrastructure, and engaging communities in conservation and stewardship. This funding opportunity does not specify a monetary award ceiling or floor, as its primary purpose is to explore project ideas rather than allocate direct funding. Eligible applicants include a wide range of entities, such as for-profit and non-profit organizations, institutions of higher education, federal, state, local, and Native American tribal governments, and other public entities like school districts and conservation districts. The USDA Forest Service values collaborations that address shared goals and create opportunities for community engagement, job training, conservation education, and improved access to public lands. Applications should outline ideas for programs or projects that align with the USDA Forest Service’s objectives. Potential projects might involve enhancing infrastructure resiliency to weather events, improving access for activities like hunting or fishing, or increasing the capacity of recreational sites to serve visitors. Submitted proposals should demonstrate how partnerships will help address the challenges of maintaining high visitor standards while accommodating growing demand. Applicants are encouraged to innovate and propose solutions that foster long-term sustainability and stewardship. Submissions must follow specific guidelines outlined in the "Outreach of Interest Template Instructions" document. Applicants should save their forms under a new name before uploading them to ensure proper submission. While this OOI does not include specific funding terms, successful partnerships could lead to future agreements or collaborative initiatives under the USDA Forest Service’s legislative authority. The application period closes on **January 23, 2025**, with an original deadline extension previously set for February 7, 2025. Interested parties should ensure their proposals are submitted promptly and in compliance with submission requirements. For additional information or assistance, applicants can contact Robin Taylor-Davenport from the Outreach and Partnership Engagement Branch. This opportunity provides a platform for diverse entities to collaborate with the USDA Forest Service in supporting outdoor recreation. Through innovative partnerships, it aims to enhance the recreational experience for millions of visitors while promoting sustainable land stewardship and community involvement.

This funding opportunity provides financial support to nonprofit organizations focused on redeveloping historic properties through innovative preservation techniques to revitalize communities across the United States.

This funding opportunity supports diverse community partnerships to enhance wildlife monitoring and conservation efforts using advanced bioacoustics technology across national forest lands.

This funding opportunity provides support for various organizations and partners to collaborate with the USDA Forest Service in protecting and managing significant cultural heritage sites on public lands across the nation.

This fellowship provides aspiring journalists with the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in state government coverage while receiving financial support and professional development.

This program provides funding to organizations working in Madagascar to improve maternal, newborn, and child health by enhancing primary healthcare services and building local capacity in underserved regions.

The "Wildlife Habitat Enhancement" grant from the USDA Forest Service aims to partner with various organizations and communities to improve wildlife habitats on national forest lands through projects like creating artificial structures and controlling erosion, with the goal of conserving species, fostering environmental stewardship, and enhancing recreational activities.

This funding opportunity is designed to support organizations in creating inclusive outdoor recreation programs that engage underrepresented communities and promote equitable access to national forests and grasslands.

This funding opportunity provides financial support to organizations working to improve community health services in Liberia, focusing on maternal and child health, nutrition, and disease prevention in underserved areas.

This funding opportunity supports partnerships among various organizations and institutions to conserve at-risk plant species and pollinators on national forests and grasslands through innovative conservation measures and habitat restoration efforts.

This funding opportunity supports research projects that combine imaging techniques and liquid biopsies to improve cancer treatment monitoring and response assessment in clinical settings.

This funding opportunity is designed to support a variety of organizations in their efforts to improve the management and restoration of endangered grassland ecosystems across the nation.

This funding opportunity supports the establishment of research centers that create advanced animal models for studying diseases, enabling better translation of genetic research into human health applications, and is open to a variety of eligible institutions and organizations.

This funding opportunity supports researchers and educational institutions in developing engineered microbial communities to advance scientific understanding and practical solutions for climate change, sustainability, and biotechnology.

This grant provides financial support to non-profit organizations across the United States that focus on serving youth or the aging population, with a particular emphasis on projects in the West Texas area.

This funding opportunity provides financial support for U.S.-based researchers and institutions to develop innovative human models that simulate radiation injuries, aiming to improve understanding and treatment of radiation exposure effects.

This funding opportunity supports researchers new to the field of chemical-induced skin injury, providing resources to investigate the effects of toxic chemicals on skin and develop potential medical countermeasures.

The "USAID Promoting Access to Quality, Low-Fee Non-State Education Finance" grant aims to gather information to help design a program that improves access to affordable, high-quality private education in the Democratic Republic of the Congo through private sector involvement, various financing options, and family economic empowerment.

This funding opportunity provides financial support to local nonprofits in Pennsylvania that assist breast cancer patients and their families with essential needs during treatment or promote prevention and research efforts related to breast cancer.