As a member of Leader Hakeem Jeffries' Regional Leadership Council, I am helping lead the implementation and communication of the historic pieces of legislation passed last Congress. I want ensure that Delaware community-based organizations, state and local governments, nonprofits, small businesses and others remain informed about funding opportunities available through this new legislation.

If you're interested in viewing recordings of our past webinars with the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of energy, and the Department of Commerce, please visit my website.

Below you will find a collection of grants now available. If you have any questions or concerns about grants and federal funding opportunities, please contact my office. My team and I are here to serve you.

October 2023 Grants Newsletter

Department of the Interior: National Fish Passage Program Bipartisan Infrastructure Law: Restoring River, Floodplain, and Coastal Connectivity and Resiliency

Fish and Wildlife Service

The program targets aquatic connectivity opportunities that rebuild productive and sustainable fisheries, contribute to the recovery and conservation of the Service’s aquatic trust species, enhance watershed health, promote resilient ecosystems and communities especially in disadvantaged communities, and improve economic vitality, including local employment. NFPP aims to maintain or increase native fish populations to improve ecosystem resiliency and provide quality fishing experiences for the American people. NFPP funds a variety of project types including, but not limited to dam removals, culvert replacements, floodplain restoration and reconnection, dike breaches, and reconnection of tidal habitats.

Eligibility:

Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Special district governments
Private institutions of higher education
Small businesses
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
Individuals
City or township governments
Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
County governments
Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
State governments
For profit organizations other than small businesses
Independent school districts

How to Apply: Click here.

Deadline to Apply: December 31, 2024

Environmental Protection Agency: Reducing Embodied Greenhouse Gas Emissions for Construction Materials and Products

Grants and/or cooperative agreements to businesses that manufacture construction materials and products for developing and verifying Environmental Product Declarations, and to States, Indian Tribes, and nonprofit organizations that will support such businesses. Cooperative agreements to pass-through entities that will collaborate with EPA to design and build their own processes to receive and evaluate subaward applications from businesses that manufacture construction materials and products for developing and verifying Environmental Product Declarations, and to States, Indian Tribes, and nonprofit organizations that will support such businesses.

Eligibility:

Businesses (for profit or nonprofit) that manufacture, remanufacture, or refurbish construction materials and products
States
Native American tribal organizations
Nonprofits
Public or nonprofit Institutions of Higher

How to Apply: Click here.

Deadline to Apply: January 8, 2024

Department of Transportation: 2026 Bridge Investment Program, Large Bridge Project Grants

DOT Federal Highway Administration

The purpose of this notice is to solicit applications for Large Bridge Project grants (a project with total eligible costs greater than $100 million) for awards under the Bridge Investment Program (BIP). This notice establishes a “rolling application” process for Large Bridge Project applications by providing the schedule, requirements, and selection process for such projects for the remaining available amounts of BIP funding provided by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs.

Eligibility:

State governments
Special district governments
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
City or township governments
County governments

How to Apply: Click here.

Deadline to Apply: November 27, 2023

Environmental Protection Agency: Innovative Water Infrastructure Workforce Development Grant Program

Through this grant program, EPA is soliciting applications to assist in the development and utilization of innovative activities relating to workforce development and career opportunities in the water utility sector such as expanding recruitment, training opportunities, innovative activities and strategies that relate to the retention of a sustainable water and wastewater utility sector, and expanding the availability of workforce development and training that enables drinking water and wastewater utility workers to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and other air pollutants to benefit disadvantaged communities.

Eligibility:

Nonprofit professional or service organizations
Nonprofit labor organizations
Nonprofit community colleges
Institutions of higher education
Other nonprofit trainings
Other educational institutions
Public works departments and agencies
Community-based nonprofit organizations
Partnership of CBOs
Partnership between a CBO and Federally recognized Indian Tribe
Local government

How to Apply: Click here.

Deadline to Apply: November 17, 2023

Department of Homeland Security: Fiscal Year 2023 Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC)

Department of Homeland Security – FEMA

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law appropriates billions of dollars to FEMA to promote resilient infrastructure, respond to the impacts of climate change, and equip our nation with the resources to combat its most pressing threats. FEMA will provide financial assistance to eligible BRIC applicants for Capability and Capacity-Building, Hazard Mitigation and Management.

Eligibility:

State governments
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)

How to Apply: Click here.

Deadline to Apply: February 29, 2024

Department of Labor: Strengthening Community Colleges Training Grants

Employment and Training Administration

Applicants will use strategies rooted in evidence and designed to build further evidence on the effectiveness of sector-based career pathways programs in leading to positive employment outcomes. These strategies will also address identified equity gaps to increase full access to educational and economic opportunity–particularly for individuals from historically underserved communities.

Eligibility:

Single Institution
Institution Consortium
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education

How to Apply: Click here.

Deadline to Apply: November 14, 2024

Department of Agriculture: Farm to School Grants

Food and Nutrition Service

The Patrick Leahy Farm to School Grant Program is designed to increase the availability of local foods in schools and help connect students to the sources of their food through education, taste tests, school gardens, field trips, and local food sourcing for school meals. Grants can launch new farm to school programs or expand existing efforts. The RFA offers three tracks - Implementation, State Agency, and Turnkey - to support a variety of projects and implementation stages.

Eligibility:

City or township governments
Small businesses
For profit organizations other than small businesses
Independent school districts
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
County governments
State governments

How to Apply: Click here.

Deadline to Apply: January 12, 2024

Department of Agriculture: Technical Assistance and Training Grant Program

Rural Utilities Service

Funds may be used to pay expenses associated with providing technical assistance and/or training (TAT) to: Identify and evaluate solutions to water problems relating to source, storage, treatment, or distribution; identify and evaluate solutions to waste problems relating to collection, treatment, or disposal: assist applicants, that have filed a pre-application with RUS, in the preparation of water and/or waste loan and/or grant applications; and/or provide technical assistance and/or training to water/wastewater system personnel that will improve the management, operation and maintenance of water and waste disposal facilities.

Eligibility:

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

How to Apply: Click here.

Deadline to Apply: January 2, 2024

Department of Agriculture: Community Facilities Technical Assistance and Training Grant - Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act 2023 Grant Funds

Rural Housing Service

The Agency will make grants to provide associations Technical Assistance and/or training with respect to essential community facilities programs. Grant funds must be used to provide technical assistance to repair essential community facilities damaged by Presidentially declared major disasters in calendar year 2022. Examples of technical assistance may include identifying public and private funding resources, assisting communities in identifying and planning for repairs needed, and preparing applications for financial assistance.

Eligibility:

Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
County governments
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
State governments
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
Independent school districts
Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
City or township governments
Special district governments
Private institutions of higher education

How to Apply: Click here.

Deadline to Apply: November 24, 2023

Department of Justice: Virtual Reality Training Development for Law Enforcement

Department of Justice

Bureau of Justice Assistance

OJP is committed to advancing work that promotes civil rights and racial equity, increases access to justice, supports crime victims and individuals impacted by the justice system, strengthens community safety and protects the public from crime and evolving threats, and builds trust between law enforcement and the community. With this solicitation, BJA seeks to support a collaborative partnership between two or more universities to develop, design, and pilot a virtual reality training program designed to improve law enforcement interactions with all individuals, with an emphasis on de-escalation tactics.

Eligibility:

Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Private institutions of higher education

How to Apply: Click here.

Deadline to Apply: December 4, 2023

National Endowment for the Humanities: Collaborative Research

Bureau of Justice Assistance

This program supports groups of two or more scholars seeking to increase humanistic knowledge through convenings, manuscript preparation for collaborative publications, the creation of scholarly digital projects, or the planning of an international collaboration. The collaborative work can be rooted in a single field or cross disciplines. NEH encourages collaboration with scholars working in the natural or social sciences, but projects must focus on humanistic content and employ humanistic methods.

Eligibility:

City or township governments
State governments
Private institutions of higher education
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Special district governments
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
County governments
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education

How to Apply: Click here.

Deadline to Apply: November 29, 2023

Sincerely,