GrantStation Insider: January 16, 2025

Application deadline: March 12, 2025, for registrations
Geographic scope: United States, including U.S. territories
Grant amount: $25,000 to $100,000 over two years
Description: The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation’s Call for Proposals to Community-Based Archives will provide general operating support grants to community-based archives in the United States, including U.S. territories. The focus is on community-based archives that represent and serve communities marginalized due to oppression. These organizations gather and share materials as members of under-documented communities to preserve and celebrate their collective histories. Grants may support operational costs, collections care, and programming activities. 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations and federally recognized Indian tribes are eligible to apply. Applicants must have an archive or an archiving initiative with an annual operating budget of at least $12,500 and no more than $1 million.

Application deadline: February 6, 2025, for letters of intent
Geographic scope: United States, including U.S. territories
Grant amount: Up to 10 awards of $250,000 will be provided.
Description: Through the Reimagining Land Use and Zoning for Health Equity call for proposals, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation will provide grants to organizations and communities working to reimagine land use and zoning as tools for advancing healthy, thriving, and equitable U.S. communities. The grants support activities that address negative impacts of land use policies and work to achieve health equity for all. Proposed programs should have a significant focus on creating policy, practice, and system-level changes at the local, state, or federal levels. Support focuses on existing and ongoing work that is in the demonstration (pilot), implementation, or evaluation stage. Nonprofit organizations and public entities based in the United States, including U.S. territories, are eligible to apply.

Application deadline: February 7, 2025
Geographic scope: United States, including U.S. territories
Grant amount: Up to $1,000
Description: The National Park Trust’s Kids to Parks Day School Grants Program helps under-resourced U.S. schools and students to discover and explore parks, historic sites, public lands, and waters. Title I, pre-K through 12 classrooms in the U.S., including U.S. territories, are eligible to apply for grants of up to $1,000 for in-park experiences. Funding can be used towards program fees, transportation costs, stewardship supplies, and any other materials needed for a robust learning experience. This grant is designed to be student-driven; teachers may submit the application on behalf of their class, but direct student involvement in the application is required. In addition, all applications must include a stewardship element and a park-themed educational component that focuses on either outdoor recreation and healthy lifestyles, environmental education/science, or history.

Application deadline: The spring 2025 deadline is February 26.
Grant amount: $20,000 to $40,000
Description: The National Council on Problem Gambling’s Agility Grants program provides funding to U.S. nonprofits to implement and expand problem gambling prevention programs. The grants focus on two strategic priorities: prevention innovation and prevention amplification. Prevention innovation focuses on the development, deployment, research, and evaluation of problem gambling prevention programs and curricula. Prevention amplification aims to promote new thought leaders and platforms to educate communities about problem gambling, with priority on youth and leaders of color. Grants target projects reaching populations at higher risk of developing a gambling problem, including middle school, high school, and college students and athletes; Black, Hispanic, Native American, Asian, and other communities of color; and communities disproportionately affected by problem gambling.

Application deadline: February 20, 2025, for organizing, policy, advocacy, and systems improvement grants
Geographic scope: CT, ME, MA, NH, and RI
Description: Point32Health Foundation supports organizations advancing equity in aging in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island. The Foundation is currently accepting inquiry forms for grants focused on organizing, policy, advocacy, and systems improvement. Areas of interest include improving access to nutritious and affordable food for older adults, supporting caregivers, providing civic engagement and social connection opportunities with older adults, developing community approaches to improved mental health of older adults, proposing housing solutions that positively impact older adults, and devising transportation and community development strategies that provide improved access for older adults. Supported work must be community-based, have the potential to dismantle racist systems, and target communities experiencing historic disinvestment. (There is a separate deadline in the fall for social and racial justice grants.)

Application deadline: Applications are accepted through mid-September, annually.
Geographic scope:  Communities where International Paper operates
Description: The International Paper Foundation provides support in the United States in the communities where the company operates. (Memphis, TN, funding requests are by invitation only.) Areas of interest include education, with a primary focus on literacy, particularly from birth through 3rd grade; hunger, including food banks and other agencies addressing hunger and food security for children, families, and seniors; health and wellness, with a focus on promoting healthy living habits and improving health and wellness; and disaster relief, including helping communities prepare for and to recover from natural disasters. Nonprofit organizations are eligible to apply. Some municipal, county, state, and federal entities (such as a school district or fire department) are eligible if an affiliated tax-exempt organization acts as a fiscal conduit.

Application deadline: The next deadline is February 13, 2025.
Geographic scope: Colorado
Grant amount: $4,000 to $10,000
Description: Chinook Fund seeds community-led, systemic change by mobilizing resources for grassroots social justice organizations across Colorado. Chinook funds organizations working to challenge the root causes of oppression, rather than treating the symptoms, with a focus on social change efforts that are constituent-led, community-wide, and create lasting effect. Priority is given to groups engaging in community organizing, located in rural areas, and that are Black- or Indigenous-led and for work that is collaborative, risk taking, and strategic. Successful applicants must be based in communities facing injustice or oppression; have democratic leadership, decision-making, and organizing that is led by and accountable to people most directly impacted by the issue or injustice; and have an annual budget of $350,000 or less. Support is available to nonprofit organizations, including those that do not have 501(c)(3) status.

Application deadline: January 1, April 1, July 1, or October 1, annually, for Traditional Grant inquiries and for Ribbon of Hope Grant applications
Geographic scope: North Carolina
Grant amount: Traditional Grants must be $25,000 or greater; Ribbon of Hope Grants are $50,000.
Description: The North Carolina GlaxoSmithKline Foundation supports programs in North Carolina that help advance science, health, and education. The Foundation’s Traditional Grants support nonprofit organizations working to help meet the educational needs of today’s society and future generations. The focus is on providing seed funds for new and worthwhile educational programs. Supported programs should benefit a large geographical region or provide a statewide impact. The Foundation also provides support through Ribbon of Hope Grants of $50,000 for projects furthering science, health, and education in local communities in North Carolina. These grants are intended to offer organizations an opportunity to develop a pilot or new initiative or to grow and expand or enhance an existing program. 

Application deadline: February 10, 2025
Description: The AIDS Education and Training Center National Clinician Consultation Center (NCCC) grant opportunity will provide support to administer a National Clinician Consultation Center. The purpose of the NCCC program is to provide rapid, expert, and culturally competent clinical consultation and advice to healthcare team members on a wide range of HIV and HIV-related topics. The NCCC, using a combination of various funding sources, provides services through telephone-based warmlines, a hotline, and internet-based educational consultation services in the following clinical areas: general HIV prevention, care, and treatment, including diagnosis, testing, and antiretroviral therapy; pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP); post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP); treatment and management of Hepatitis B and C and HIV coinfections; treatment and management of substance use disorders in people with or at risk for HIV; and perinatal HIV care and management. 

Application deadline: February 28, 2025
Description: The High Energy Cost Grants program assists communities with extremely high energy costs. Funds may be used to acquire, construct, or improve energy generation, transmission, or distribution facilities serving communities where the average annual residential expenditure for home energy exceeds 275% of the national average. Eligible projects also include on-grid and off-grid renewable energy projects and the implementation of energy efficiency and energy conservation projects for eligible communities.

The AARP Purpose Prize award supports AARP's mission by honoring extraordinary nonprofit founders 50 and older who tap into the power of life experience to build a better future for us all.

Up to five winners will receive $75,000 for their organizations. Winners also have access to yearlong individualized supports to help further their organizational goals. Examples of current supports include one-on-one leadership coaching for founders, data and evaluation consulting, succession planning, prospectus development, social media and branding support, and more.

See rules and apply by February 28, 2025, at 5 PM ET. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY.

Are you looking to center racial equity in your boardroom? If so, you might want to read Awareness to Action: A Guide for Boards and Chief Executives on a Racial Equity Journey. Published by BoardSource, this guide is designed to meet boards where they are in their racial equity journey and provide action steps that boards can take to enhance their efforts. 

When conducting your grants research, do you feel limited by where your organization is located? Think beyond just your organization's location to the full reach of your work. For example, your farmers cooperative is based in Sun Valley, but you deliver food to markets in several adjoining towns and cities. Those towns and cities represent a secondary impact area. When researching, make sure you're including where you are located as well as your secondary impact area. This will help you find additional potential funders.

Webinar date: January 21 and 22, 2025, 2:00 to 4:00 PM Eastern Time
Description: Are you ready to maximize QuickBooks for your nonprofit’s financial needs? This practical workshop is designed specifically for nonprofit bookkeepers and finance professionals, offering actionable insights and tailored strategies to streamline your accounting processes. Led by expert Gregg Bossen, CPA PC, this two-part interactive clinic (120 minutes per session) dives into advanced QuickBooks topics essential for nonprofits. Through live demonstrations, you’ll learn practical skills, see real-time QuickBooks applications, and get immediate answers to your questions.

Webinar date: January 23, 2025, 2:00 to 3:30 PM Eastern Time
Description: When you’re new to proposal writing, it can feel like an overwhelming task, but it’s important to remember that you don’t have to be perfect to begin your proposal writing journey! It is a skill that you will develop and refine over time. During this webinar, Alice Ruhnke will walk you through a systematic process to apply to all your grantseeking efforts in order to reduce the stress related to proposal writing. She’ll introduce a planning tool that can be used again and again by your organization, saving you time and energy in your grantseeking efforts. (This webinar is the first in the Power of Three: Fuel Your Mission With Successful Grant Proposals series.)

Webinar date: January 27, 2025, 2:00 to 2:45 PM Eastern Time
Description: If your organization is similar to other nonprofits, a lack of time, staff, and resources is one of the greatest challenges you face when grantseeking. Fortunately, you now have access to hundreds of AI tools which can save you time. In fact, these tools can potentially save you hours when writing your next grant proposal. During this TargetED, Alice Ruhnke and David Gates will provide you with a framework for how to use AI tools effectively in order to help you write proposals faster. (This webinar is part of the TargetED Series: AI for Nonprofits.)

Enjoy this series of conversations with leaders from the world of philanthropy. Hear about the issues that concern you and that shape grantmaking today. Meet the people who understand what drives decisions at the top levels of philanthropic giving. This event is free! Sign up now for Wednesday, January 22, 2025, at 11 AM PT.

Interested in GrantStation's funder profiles? View the weekly Funding Spotlights to see profiles of grantmakers currently accepting applications. Current opportunities include Project for Awesome (U.S. national and global), Pinnacol Assurance Community Investment Program (U.S. local: Colorado), Chawkers Foundation (Canada), and Global Taskforce for Youth Combatants (global).