Funding Opportunities

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HUD/PD&R"s funding opportunity titled Addressing the Housing Affordability Crisis Research Grant Program will provide competitive awards to: (1) fund quality research that contributes to knowledge about the housing affordability crisis in the United States; and (2) generate actionable insights and evidence that can inform policy decisions to address the housing affordability crisis in the short-term. Through this funding opportunity, PD&R will fund research projects that contribute to one of the five eligible research categories, including: 1) Government-induced Demand and Housing Affordability, 2) Immigration and Housing Affordability, 3) The Financialization of Housing and Housing Affordability, 4) Economic Opportunity Cost and Housing Affordability, and 5) Opportunity Zones identified in Section III.G. Eligible applicants for this funding opportunity include institutions of higher education, nonprofit, and for-profit institutions. Awards made under this NOFO will be cooperative agreements and, therefore, awardees should anticipate substantial involvement by subject matter experts within PD&R in the execution of funded projects.

Eligible applicants include:

• Small businesses

• Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education

• Private institutions of higher education

• Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education

• For profit organizations other than small businesses

• Public and State controlled institutions of higher education

Link to additional information: https://www.huduser.gov

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The Cigna Group Foundation is committing $9 million over three years to improve the mental health of veterans by helping address the significant impact that social determinants of health, specifically housing stability, have on mental health.

Grant program process, eligibility and requirements

• The RFA and full application are two distinct steps. First step: The RFA link available on our website will direct you to the grant application portal to complete the RFA. Second step: If eligible and invited to submit a full application, you will receive an email with a link to access it. Please note the dates in the timeline for these steps.

• The organization is a registered 501(c)(3) charitable organization and within one of the specific subsections of the Internal Revenue Code (see FAQ)

• The budget narrative should reflect eligible expenses required for the specific grant request only. Salaries for staff members are allowable for related program implementation. Non-eligible expenses include fringe benefits, payroll taxes, general operating expenses, and administrative and indirect costs.

• Progress and impact measurement, including activity-tracking practices, outcome measurement and evaluation methodology, should be clearly articulated in the application.

• The measurement approach should include connecting how program outputs and activities related to housing stability result in long-term, sustainable improved mental health among veterans. For example, for the grant program goal to enhance the offering of wraparound services for veterans transitioning from shelters, we’ll seek to understand an aligned measure, such as number of veterans served by a program that delivers mental health treatment (or other wraparound services).

• Grantees awarded funding will be expected to complete a progress report (at 6 months) and final report (at 12 months/end of term).

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World of Children, a Sholl-Freede Foundation initiative, invites applications for its 2025 grant opportunities:

World of Children Crisis Award and Grant: Recognizes organizations in the United States making extraordinary contributions to children so they can live a life free from fear, abuse, and exploitation—including trafficking, slavery, and sexual imposition. Grants up to $30,000 will be awarded. 

Sholl-Freede Family Education Award and Grant: Recognizes organizations making extraordinary contributions to educate children through anti-hate and anti-bullying programming—including projects that actively combat hate speech, discrimination, and violence and aim to create safe spaces to speak out against bullying and harassment. Grants of up to $25,000 will be awarded. The geographic focus for this grant program is California and New York.

To be eligible, applicants must be tax-exempt as defined by section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, operating for a minimum of five years, with the majority of beneficiaries as children/youth. Fiscally sponsored organizations are also eligible.

OPENING SOON: Applications accepted from August 21st to September 30th annually

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The MOORE Equity in Mental Health Community Grants Program was established in 2021 by APA's Division of Diversity and Health Equity (DDHE) and the APA Foundation to support community organizations that have undertaken innovative awareness programs and/or have provided services to improve the mental health of young people of color.

Grant recipients will be selected based on one or more of the following initiatives focused on young people of color:

• Delivering innovative programming that addresses mental health and substance use disorder inequities.

• Promoting awareness of mental health and substance use disorder inequities.

• Increasing equitable access to mental health and substance use disorder care.

• Enhancing the quality of culturally and linguistically appropriate services in mental health and substance use disorder care.

The MOORE Equity in Mental Health Community Grants Program awards will be in the total amount of $10,000 for a two-year funding period contingent on the first year being successfully completed.

The MOORE Equity in Mental Health Community Grants Program application cycle is open from August 21 to September 30, annually.

OPEN: Due Quarterly on

• October 15, 2025

• December 15, 2025

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Walmart Foundation invites applications for its Spark Good Local Grants, through which Walmart U.S. stores, Sam’s Clubs, and Distribution Centers award cash grants ranging from $250 to $5,000 designed to address the unique needs of the communities where they operate. 

Spark Good Local Grants are awarded through an open application process to eligible organizations operating locally and directly benefiting the service area of the facility from which they are requesting funding. 

To be eligible, applicants have a Spark Good account and be verified by Deed, Walmart’s third-party verification service provider. Additionally, organizations must serve the same service area that the facility they are requesting funding from serves. Eligible entities must be a:

• 501(c)(3) public charity: An organization holding a current tax-exempt status and classified as a public charity under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, listed on the IRS Master File and conducting activities within the United States; classified as a public charity under Section 509(a)(1), (2) or (3) (Types I or II); and Deed verified.

• Government entity (non-501(c)(3)): U.S. federal agencies territories and commonwealths, state agencies and departments and political subdivisions (including cities, counties, municipal agencies). 

• School: All K-12 public or nonprofit private schools, charter schools, community/junior colleges, state/private colleges, or universities. Institutions must have a NCES (National Center for Education Statistics) number or 501c3 tax status and be verified with Deed. 

• Church or other faith-based organization with a proposed project that benefits the community at large, such as food pantries, soup kitchens and clothing closets and Deed verified.

For complete program guidelines and application instructions, see the Walmart Foundation website.

OPEN: Accepted on a Rolling Basis

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Rapid Response Grants are only available to organizations and projects that are based in the United States.

The maximum grant award is $10,000. Most grant awards will be around $5000.

These grants are for the immediate and/or emergency needs of groups involved in grassroots nonviolent activism for the liberation of all. They are to help groups respond quickly to new unexpected needs and timely political opportunities with powerful organizing and direct actions. They will be approved on a rolling basis.

Strongly Preferred:

• Groups that don’t have much foundation funding or other traditional streams of income.

• Organizations and projects dedicated to fighting for systemic change, rather than personal/individual support.

• Groups with 501c3 status or a 501c3 fiscal sponsor. We will occasionally consider groups with neither of these if their work or need is particularly compelling.

Not Funded:

• Individuals or projects that are not based in an organizing group.

• Direct services, healing or therapy work, or mutual aid, that's not a small component of larger organizing.

• Projects or organizations with operating budgets exceeding $250,000.

• Lobbying or political campaigns.

• Art, films, or dance projects that aren’t a small component of larger organizing.

• Tuition or scholarships.

• University supported projects.