Nationwide Grants

This funding opportunity provides financial support to federally recognized American Indian and Alaska Native tribes and organizations to implement culturally tailored suicide prevention and substance misuse strategies in their communities.

This funding opportunity provides financial support for organizations to enhance training and technical assistance in family planning and teen pregnancy prevention programs, improving service delivery and program effectiveness.

With this solicitation, OJJDP seeks to support the development and implementation of a free, interactive, open-source mobile application (app) and website that will serve as a companion to youth and families navigating the juvenile legal system. These tools will be available to youth and guide them through every point of contact with the juvenile legal system. The information communicated by the mobile application will empower youth and their families to be active participants in their juvenile legal cases by equipping them with relevant legal knowledge that is easy to digest. It will also help public defenders effectively educate and inform their clients, and their clients families.

This funding opportunity provides financial support to U.S. states and territories to develop community-based strategies that prevent substance use and its related issues, particularly in underserved populations disproportionately affected by substance use disorders.

This funding opportunity provides financial support to Tribes, Tribal organizations, and Urban Indian organizations to improve dementia care services for American Indian and Alaska Native individuals and their caregivers.

This funding opportunity provides financial support to state and local governments, as well as tribal organizations, to equip first responders and community partners with the resources needed to combat the opioid overdose crisis through training, medication distribution, and support services for individuals affected by substance misuse.

This funding opportunity provides financial support to states, tribal entities, and designated organizations to implement youth suicide prevention and early intervention strategies across various community settings.

This funding opportunity supports family-controlled organizations in enhancing their capacity to advocate for and empower caregivers of children and young adults with serious emotional disturbances and co-occurring disorders across the United States.

This program provides funding to communities across the U.S. to implement strategies that prevent and reduce alcohol use among youth and young adults aged 12 to 20.

This funding opportunity provides financial support to organizations led by or significantly involving individuals with lived experience of serious mental illness, enabling them to enhance and advocate for high-quality, evidence-based mental health services nationwide.

This initiative provides funding to World Vision to combat child labor and improve working conditions in agricultural communities at risk of exploitation, focusing on education and community resilience.

This funding opportunity provides financial support for projects that monitor and improve water quality in the Gulf Coast region, targeting state agencies, local governments, educational institutions, nonprofit organizations, and federally recognized Tribes.

This funding opportunity provides financial support for high schools and organizations in the Gulf states to engage students in creating art and slogans that promote awareness and reduce plastic pollution in freshwater and marine environments.

This funding opportunity is designed to support research that gathers timely feedback from healthcare providers and the public on important immunization issues to improve vaccine recommendations and coverage strategies.

This funding opportunity provides financial support to state governments and territories to implement and evaluate comprehensive suicide prevention strategies targeting high-risk populations such as veterans, rural communities, and LGBTQ individuals.

This funding opportunity is designed to support innovative research and development projects that improve the manufacturability and scalability of energy storage technologies for stationary applications, helping to reduce production costs and enhance the energy grid's resilience.

This funding opportunity supports collaborative projects that restore rural forest landscapes in the Northeast and Midwest, aiming for significant environmental impact and alignment with state forest management priorities.

The U.S. Embassy in Cameroon announces a funding opportunity for an organization to expand American Spaces programming by leading activities in four regions of Cameroon. The programming goals from the previous year encompassed the enhancement of soft skills, entrepreneurship, media literacy/ disinformation, environmental and climate change awareness, and promoting good governance. In the fiscal year 2023, the programming extended to all four American Spaces and comprised virtual and in-person initiatives and events. This year, key programming areas should include entrepreneurship and soft skills development, media literacy and countering disinformation, and Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM) American Spaces are the U.S. governments primary cultural and information centers abroad, providing free and open access for communities worldwide interested in learning more about the United States. In Cameroon, there are four American Spaces: The American Center in Yaound, the University of Buea American Corner, the American Corner Garoua, and the American Corner in Douala. The American Center Yaound regularly collaborates with the other three Corners for joint programming. Please carefully follow all instructions below. Program Objectives: For FY 2024, American Spaces Cameroon wishes to expand these programs to other regions of Cameroon by hosting camps and pop-up American Spaces focused on entrepreneurship and soft skills development, STEAM training, media literacy, and countering disinformation. The grantee will host at least four regional workshops and camps on the following: Create innovative STEAM programs to engage youth in the selected regions while utilizing United States Government alumni and subject matter experts. Train students, young professionals, and jobseekers on soft skills development, entrepreneurship, and innovation to promote positive community engagement and increase employability. Build a better-informed citizenry by increasing participants critical thinking and media literacy skills. Workshops should train youth on how to identify misinformation and examine the potential interests behind specific media stories. Participants and Audiences: The primary target audience is young Cameroonians, aged 18 30 and the principal method of engagement will be through in-person programming with partner institutions. Virtual engagement may be a part of the overall strategy, augmenting in-person programming, when possible, and acting as the primary method of engagement, when necessary. Preference will be given to proposals that prioritize and maximize the needs of the audience while limiting overhead, equipment, and other expenses that do not directly support program participants. A successful proposal will develop a robust monthly calendar of activities spanning at least 12 months. American Content: Proposals must include an element of American expertise, American resources on the topic at hand, or American cultural or societal experience relevant to the topic. This may be accomplished by incorporating U.S.-origin materials, theories, or other resources, or the involvement of American expert(s), organization(s), or institution(s) or Cameroonian alumni of U.S.-sponsored exchange programs that will promote increased understanding of U.S. values, culture, policy, and/or perspectives. The following types of activities are not eligible for funding: Scholarships for study in the United States or to fund conference attendance or study tours to the United States Activities that are inherently political in nature or that contain the appearance of partisanship Construction activities Programs that support specific religious activities Fund-raising campaigns Cash prizes for participants

This funding opportunity provides financial support to state agencies, local governments, tribes, educational institutions, and nonprofits to engage fishers in reducing trash pollution in disadvantaged communities across the Gulf states.

This funding opportunity provides financial support for organizations to develop and implement strategies that ensure immediate access to HIV and STI prevention resources for high-risk communities, particularly focusing on Black and Hispanic gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals.