Explore the latest funding opportunities, grants, resources and updates from Urban Awareness USA.
The Ruth Bartsch Memorial Trust provides grants of up to $100,000 to support projects of religious, charitable, scientific, literary or educational purposes or for the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.
The Morris J. & Betty Kaplun Foundation Youth Board offers grants of up to $5,000 to support organizations combating hate through education and dialogue, fostering awareness, compassion, and informed communities.
The Whole Kids Foundation’s Garden Grant Program provides up to $3,500 for educational garden projects that teach students about nutrition, sustainability, food systems, and community awareness, with priority for limited-resource communities and sustainable projects.
The James B. and Lois R. Archer Charitable Foundation provides grants to nonprofits serving youth and the aging population in the areas of arts and culture, civic and public affairs, education, health, and human services.
The Les Paul Foundation provides grants to support programs encouraging innovation in music production, performance, STEM/STEAM education for underserved students, and medical research focused on tinnitus and hearing impairments.
The Sparkplug Foundation offers grants of up to $20,000 to support nonprofit education projects that address institutional injustices, by engaging excluded students, restoring marginalized knowledge, and rebuilding community-based problem-solving.
The True Value Foundation’s Painting a Brighter Future program provides grants of 20 gallons of EasyCare Ultra-premium paint to schools, Boys & Girls Clubs, and other youth-focused nonprofits.
The Quit & Thrive Challenge, sponsored by ODP and the CDC, offers up to $100,000 to nonprofit organizations, health clinics and CBOs for innovative, community-led solutions to reduce menthol cigarette smoking among populations experiencing health disparities.
Under the U.S. Department of Education, the Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) offers grants of up to $5,000,000 to partnerships of local education agences and academic institutions serving high-poverty middle and high schools. Funding supports initiatives that increase college attendance and success, raise expectations for low-income students, provide cohort-based services starting no later than seventh grade, and offer college scholarships.
The Parkinson’s Foundation offers grants of up to $25,000 to support programs that improve the health, wellness, and education of individuals with Parkinson’s disease (PD). Funded projects must focus on mental health and PD, support for care partners, or exercise programs tailored for individuals with PD.
