Explore the latest funding opportunities, grants, resources and updates from Urban Awareness USA.
Toshiba America Foundation (TAF) is offering grants of up to $5,000 to sixth through twelfth-grade teachers at public and nonprofit private schools to enhance science, technology, engineering, and math learning. Funding is intended to increase student success rates by introducing creative project-based learning ideas that will make STEM learning fun.
National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and Arts Midwest is offering grants of up to $20,000 and in-kind support to nonprofit organizations, government divisions and agencies, school districts, and public libraries for programs that promote reading. In addition to grant funds, recipients will also receive promotional materials designed to support widespread community involvement as well as access to online training resources and opportunities.
The Puffin Foundation is offering grants of up to $2,500 to artists and organizations addressing social and environmental issues through music, fine arts, and photography. The Foundation focuses on artistic work that educates the public about topical issues such as climate change, social justice, health care, civil rights, and other contemporary issues.
Bass Pro Shops is offering grants and/or in-kind donations of up to $100K to support Nonprofits that provide any of the following: 1.) Programs and services that connect new audiences to the outdoors 2.) Programs that support military families 3.) Programs that help conserve wildlife, habitats and more.
Rumphius Foundation is offering grants of up to $6,000 to Nonprofit Organizations to strengthen local communities and educate youth. Funding goals include supporting racial equity and environmental and social justice. BIPOC led organizations and those that can demonstrate how their project would contribute to these causes are encouraged to apply.
Caplan Foundation for Early Childhood is offering grants to nonprofit organizations for research projects on topics related to children’s welfare and parenting. Focus areas include parenting practices and education, early childhood education and play, and early childhood welfare. Funding is intended for original projects that have the potential to benefit infants and children.
Giving Joy LLC is offering grants of up to $500 and in-kind support to women entrepreneurs to enhance business or organizational development. Funding is intended to support the improvement, expansion, and strengthening of organizations and businesses that impact families, girls, and women throughout the world.
Best Buy Foundation is offering in-kind grants of event sponsorships to nonprofit organizations for events that align with the funding source’s charitable giving priorities. Consideration will be given to events in the areas of diversity and inclusion, teens and technology, and public affairs. National events will be given priority over local events.
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation is offering to nonprofit organizations to provide improved learning opportunities for children throughout the country. Applicants must submit an LOI prior to submitting a full proposal. Funding is intended to prepare children, especially those from underserved backgrounds, for success in school, the workforce, and beyond.
Open Technology Fund (OTF) is offering grants to USA, Canada, and International nonprofit organizations, for-profits, and individuals for activities that promote privacy, security, freedom, and accessibility in technology. Funding is intended to support projects and individuals working on accessible and open technology-focused projects that promote human rights, Internet freedom, and open societies.
