Funding Opportunities
Grants can be an important resource to help local organizations develop or expand health-related programs and products to foster healthier and more resilient people and places in Central Texas. A few of the many current grant opportunities available to organizations in the local area are listed below. These opportunities can be pursued independently, or in collaboration with Texas State University.
Please email us at healthresearch@txstate.edu for more information about local grants for health-service organizations, or to share new grant funding opportunities we can add to this page.
Buses and Bus Facilities Program
SPONSOR: U.S. Department of Transportation
FUNDING: Up to $39M
DEADLINE: April 25, 2024
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Assists in the financing of buses and bus facilities capital projects, including replacing, rehabilitating, purchasing or leasing buses or related equipment, and rehabilitating, purchasing, constructing or leasing bus-related facilities.
Rural Surface Transportation Grant Program
SPONSOR: Department of Transportation
FUNDING: Varies
DEADLINE: May 6, 2024
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The Rural Surface Transportation Grant Program (Rural) program was created in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to fund will support projects to improve and expand the surface transportation infrastructure in rural areas to increase connectivity, improve the safety and reliability of the movement of people and freight, and generate regional economic growth and improve quality of life. It is a highly competitive program. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law provides approximately $1.7 billion for Rural over 5 years, of which approximately $780 million will be made available through this NOFO. At least 90% of rural funding must be awarded in amounts of $25 million or more. If you are seeking less than $25 million, you are competing for only about $78 million nationwide this round.
Applications will be evaluated on six outcome criteria, economic analysis, project readiness, and statutory requirements. The six outcome criteria are: (1) safety; (2) state of good repair; (3) economic impacts, freight movement, and job creation; (4) climate change, resilience, and the environment; (5) equity, multimodal options, and quality of life; and (6) innovation areas: technology, project delivery, and financing.
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): Well Rounded Education: Comprehensive Literacy State Development (CLSD) Program
SPONSOR: Department of Education
FUNDING: There is no minimum or maximum award amount
DEADLINE: May 13, 2024
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The CLSD program awards competitive grants to advance literacy skills through the use of evidence-based (as defined in this notice) practices, activities, and interventions, including pre-literacy skills, reading, and writing, for children from birth through grade 12, with an emphasis on disadvantaged children, including children living in poverty, English learners (as defined in this notice), and children with disabilities (as defined in this notice).
WaterSMART Planning and Project Design Grants For FY 2023 & FY 2024
SPONSOR: Department of the Interior
FUNDING: Up to $400k
DEADLINE: May 21, 2024
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Through Planning and Project Design Grants, Reclamation provides funding for collaborative planning and design projects to support water management improvements. This includes funding for: (1) Water Strategy Grants to conduct planning activities to improve water supplies
(e.g., water supplies to disadvantaged communities that do not have reliable access to water, water marketing, water conservation, drought resilience, and ecological resilience); (2) Project Design Grants to conduct project-specific design for projects to improve water management; and (3) comprehensive Drought Contingency Plans. Note that funding to develop a water marketing strategy – formerly funded through Water Marketing Strategy Grants, a stand-alone funding opportunity under WaterSMART - is now available through (1) Water Strategy Grants.
Cultural and Community Resilience
SPONSOR: National Endowment for the Humanities
FUNDING: $150,000
DEADLINE: May 21, 2024
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The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Division of Preservation and Access is accepting applications for the Cultural and Community Resilience program. This program supports community-based efforts to address the impacts of climate change and COVID-19 by safeguarding cultural resources and fostering cultural resilience through identifying, documenting, and/or collecting cultural heritage and community experiences. The program prioritizes projects from disadvantaged communities in the United States or its jurisdictions, and NEH encourages applications that employ inclusive methodologies.
Texas Partners for Conversation
SPONSOR: Texas Department of Agriculture
FUNDING: $25k-$300k
DEADLINE: May 22, 2024
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Leveraging the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), resources, addressing local natural resource issues, encouraging collaboration and developing state-and-community-level conservation leadership.
Texas Partners for Conservation
SPONSOR: Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service
FUNDING: $25,000 - $300,000
DEADLINE: May 22, 2024
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The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), an agency under the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), is announcing the potential availability of funding for agreements for the purpose of leveraging NRCS resources, addressing local natural resource issues, encouraging collaboration and developing state-and-community-level conservation leadership. Proposals must be for projects based in Texas and focus on conservation priority topics as noted in Section A of this notice. Collaborative projects that provide on-the-ground support for Texas NRCS Field Offices are highly encouraged.
Local Government Energy Program: Communities Sparking Investment in Transformative Energy
SPONSOR: Department of Energy Golden Field Office
FUNDING: $900,000 - $3,600,000
DEADLINE: May 31, 2024
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This FOA will support eligible local governments and Tribes to implement projects that provide direct community benefits, spark additional investments, meet community-identified priorities, and build local capacity. Community benefits may include creation of local economic opportunities for workers, workforce measures and agreements, community revitalization, lowered energy burdens, increased access to renewable energy, improved air quality, increased public participation in energy decision-making processes, and improved quality of life for local residents. Projects may span a range of geographic scopes and wide variety of technology areas including, but not limited to: building efficiency and/or electrification, electric transportation, energy infrastructure upgrades, microgrid development and deployment, renewable energy, resilience hubs, and workforce development.
Biannual Library Grants
SPONSOR: Tocker Foundation
FUNDING: Amount varies
DEADLINE: June 1, 2024
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Only public libraries in Texas towns with a population of 12,000 or less are eligible to apply. Past grants have supported collection development, technology and hardware, programming, furniture and shelving, outreach, and many other projects initiated by the community’s patrons. Once you and your library leadership have decided to pursue a grant to make improvements, your crucial first step is to speak with Associate Director, Karin Gerstenhaber to determine your project's eligibility for this level of support.
Hoblitzelle Grants
SPONSOR: Hoblitzelle Foundation
FUNDING: Average Grant - $74,488
DEADLINE: June 15, October 15, December 15
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The Foundation supports capital projects (i.e., building construction, acquisition, renovation, equipment, vehicles, and technology) of nonprofit organizations in Texas, primarily in the Dallas area. When grants are made outside of this geographic preference, it is likely due to a historical interest exhibited by the founder, a current interest by a board member, or the large scope of impact the grant would have on that particular region of Texas.
Fire, Ambulance and Services Truck Fund (FAST)
SPONSOR: Texas Department of Agriculture
FUNDING: Up to $750k
DEADLINE: July 29, 2024
NEA Our Town
SPONSOR: National Endowment for the ARTS
FUNDING: Up to $150k
DEADLINE: August 1, 2024
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Provides funds for eligible vehicles to provide emergency response and special services to rural communities.
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Our Town is the National Endowment for the Arts’ creative placemaking grants program. Through project-based funding, we support projects that integrate arts, culture, and design activities into efforts that strengthen communities by advancing local economic, physical, and/or social outcomes. Successful Our Town projects ultimately lay the groundwork for systemic changes that sustain the integration of arts, culture, and design into local strategies for strengthening communities. These projects require a partnership between a local government entity and nonprofit organization, one of which must be a cultural organization; and should engage in partnership with other sectors (such as agriculture and food, economic development, education and youth, environment and energy, health, housing, public safety, transportation, and workforce development). Cost share/matching grants range from $25,000 to $150,000, with a minimum cost share/match equal to the grant amount.
Local Parks Non-Urban Outdoor Recreation
SPONSOR: Texas Parks & Wildlife
FUNDING: Up to $750k
DEADLINE: August 1, 2024
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The Local Park Grant Program consists of 5 individual programs that assist local units of government with the acquisition and/or development of public recreation areas and facilities throughout the State of Texas. The Program provides 50% matching grants on a reimbursement basis to eligible applicants. All grant assisted sites must be dedicated as parkland in perpetuity, properly maintained and open to the public.
Youth Engagement, Education, and Employment
SPONSOR: Department of the Interior - Fish and Wildlife Service
FUNDING: $5k - $2 million
DEADLINE: September 1, 2024
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The categories of investment are: climate change, clean energy and energy efficiency, clean transit, affordable and sustainable housing, training and workforce development, remediation of reduction of legacy pollution, and the development of critical clean water and wastewater infrastructure. The purpose of the FWS PLC Programs is to provide work and education opportunities for youth (defined as ages 16-30 inclusive, and up to age 35 for veterans) participants in the areas of natural and cultural resource conservation, development, and scientific research. Participants perform work on our nation’s public lands by providing additional, unique capacity designed to boost the impact of the FWS for the conservation and management of fish, wildlife, plants and their habitats for the American people.
CO-OP Grants
SPONSOR: Texas Parks & Wildlife
FUNDING: $5,000 - $100,000
DEADLINE: November 1, 2024
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The Community Outdoor Outreach Program (CO-OP) grant provides funding to tax-exempt organizations for programming that engages under-served populations in TPWD mission-oriented outdoor recreation, conservation and environmental education activities. Grants are available to tax-exempt organizations such as local government, Universities, school districts and non-profit organizations. This program builds relationships with constituencies who have been under-represented in Texas Parks & Wildlife Department activities and programs. Target audiences served include low income, ethnic minority, female and individuals with a disability.
Community Grants
SPONSOR: McKenna Foundation
FUNDING: Amount varies
DEADLINE: TBD
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The McKenna Foundation Board and staff are considering key funding areas and projects that can inspire growth and continue McKenna’s role as an advocate for those in need. Above all, the McKenna Foundation will always listen, learn, and love on the community with whom their journey began 70 years ago. After careful consideration we will release our 2024 grant opportunities. In the meantime, keep dreaming and envisioning what is next for your organization and our community. Non-profit organizations in Comal County
Recreation Grants
SPONSOR: Texas Parks & Wildlife
FUNDING: Amount varies
DEADLINE: Varies based on grant
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Recreation Grants has been assisting hundreds of communities across Texas with their outdoor recreation needs since 1965 through our grant assistance and outreach programs. From the largest metropolis to the smallest rural community these programs help to build new parks, conserve natural resources, provide access to water bodies, develop educational programs for youth, and much more. Providing grants to communities across Texas helps build access to outdoor experiences and encourages a connection with nature that is vital for promoting conservation and good environmental stewardship among Texans young and old.
Community Grants
SPONSOR: WD Kelly Foundation
FUNDING: Amount varies
DEADLINE: Year-round
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Invitation Only, LOI can be emailed to make foundation aware of your organization. The W.D. Kelley Foundation is a private foundation established to make grants in the areas of education, employment, and human services primarily in Williamson County Texas.
Community Grants Program
SPONSOR: Austin Community Foundation
FUNDING: Amount varies
DEADLINE: Year-round
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Impact areas are -Animals, Arts and Culture, Community Engagement, Education, Environment and Public Spaces, Human Services / Basic Needs, Health and Wellness, and recreation in Bastrop, Burnet, Caldwell, Hays, Travis, or Williamson counties.
Community Facilities Direct Loan & Grant Program
SPONSOR: USDA - Rural Development
FUNDING: Amount varies
DEADLINE: Year-round
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This program provides affordable funding to develop essential community facilities in rural areas. An essential community facility is defined as a facility that provides an essential service to the local community for the orderly development of the community in a primarily rural area, and does not include private, commercial or business undertakings.
FY 2023 Disaster Supplemental
SPONSOR: Department of Commerce - Economic Development Administration
FUNDING: $30,000,000
DEADLINE: No deadline
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Subject to the availability of funds, awards made under this NOFO will help communities and regions devise and implement long-term economic recovery strategies through a variety of non-construction and construction projects, as appropriate, to address economic challenges in areas where a Presidential declaration of a major disaster was issued under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. § 5121 et seq.) (Stafford Act) “as a result of Hurricanes Ian and Fiona, and of wildfires, flooding, and other natural disasters occurring in calendar years 2021 and 2022….”
FY 2023 EDA Public Works & Economic Adjustment Assistance Programs
SPONSOR: Department of Commerce - Economic Development Administration
FUNDING: $100,000 - $30,000,000
DEADLINE: No deadline
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EDA has authority to provide grants to meet the full range of communities’ and regions’ economic development needs from planning and technical assistance to construction of infrastructure. These grants are made through a series of Notices of Funding Opportunity (NOFOs) that can be found on EDA’s website at https://www.eda.gov/funding/funding-opportunities and are designed to support the economic development activities most useful to a community based on its needs and circumstances. EDA funds community or regionally generated ideas and assists communities to advance to the next level of economic development.
This NOFO, which supersedes the FY20 PWEAA NOFO, sets out EDA’s application submission and review procedures for two of EDA’s core economic development programs authorized under the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965, as amended (42 U.S.C. § 3121 et seq.) (PWEDA): (1) Public Works and Economic Development Facilities (Public Works) and (2) Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA).
EDA supports bottom-up strategies that build on regional assets to spur economic growth and resiliency. EDA encourages its grantees throughout the country to develop initiatives that present new ideas and creative approaches to advance economic prosperity in distressed communities.
Through this NOFO EDA intends to advance general economic development in accordance with EDA’s investment priorities, but also to pursue projects that, where practicable, incorporate specific priorities related to equity, workforce development, and climate change resiliency so that investments can benefit everyone for decades to come.
Community Facilities Program Disaster Repair Grants
SPONSOR: Department of Agriculture
FUNDING: No minimum or maximum award amount
DEADLINE: Accepted on a continual basis until funds are exhausted
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Grants will be provided to eligible applicants to repair eligible essential community facilities damaged by Presidentially Declared Disasters that occurred in CY 2022 . Subject to any updates to the Presidentially Declared Disasters.