Five for Friday: Grant Opportunities – October 2021
Collected by the Western Nevada Development District
Economic development grants and loans can help revitalize and build sustainability in urban, rural, and tribal communities. Strategic investments help support local economies, create jobs, and attract private investments to better residents’ lives. Every first, or sometimes second, Friday, the Western Nevada Development District will share our Five for Friday; grant programs from a variety of sources that can help rural healthcare services respond to COVID-19, address youth homelessness or build equity in broadband access.
Rural Health Care Grant Program
The Rural Health Care Grant Program provides up to $500 million in grant funding to help broaden access to COVID-19 testing and vaccines, rural health care services, and food assistance through food banks and food distribution facilities. Track One: Recovery Grants provide immediate relief to address the economic conditions arising from the COVID-19 emergency. Track Two: Impact Grants advance ideas and solutions to solve regional rural health care problems to support the long-term sustainability of rural health. Eligible applicants include public bodies, community-based nonprofits, and federally-recognized Tribes. Facilities and projects supported through this grant must be located in rural areas with populations of 20,000 or fewer, and must primarily serve rural areas.
Track One: Recovery Grants
Track Two: Impact Grants
HUD
HUD is offering funds through the Continuum of Care Program that seeks to promote a community-wide commitment to the goal of ending homelessness. This program supports efforts to quickly rehouse homeless individuals and families, youth, and persons fleeing domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking while minimizing the trauma and dislocation caused by homelessness.
Deadline: November 16, 2021
HUD: Continuum of Care (CoC) Program
Catholic Campaign For Human Development
The Catholic Campaign For Human Development (CCHD), established by the Catholic bishops of the United States, grant programs include the following: Community Development Grants support nonprofit organizations that are led by people living in poverty and work to address the root causes of poverty. Economic Development Grants support economic development initiatives that include the voice of the poor and marginalized in developing new businesses that offer good jobs or develop assets that will be owned by local communities. Grants range between $25,000 and $75,000.
Deadlines: Pre-applications for both programs may be submitted through November 1st, annually; the online application deadline is January 15th, annually.
Department Of Commerce Connecting Minority Communities Pilot Program
The Department Of Commerce Connecting Minority Communities Pilot Program supports the expansion of broadband Internet access, connectivity, and digital inclusion. Examples of supported activities include the purchase of broadband Internet access service or any eligible equipment, or to hire and train information technology personnel; to facilitate educational instruction and learning, including through remote instruction; to operate a minority business enterprise; or to operate a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization;
Deadline: December 1, 2021
Connecting Minority Communities Pilot Program Grants
USDA’s Pandemic Response and Safety Grant Program
USDA’s Pandemic Response and Safety Grant Program provides grants to specialty crop producers and processors, other select producers, meat and other processors, distributors, and farmers markets to respond to coronavirus, including for measures to protect workers against novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID–19). This program is authorized and funded under section 751 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (Pub. L. No. 116—260). USDA developed the PRS Grant Program in response to extensive stakeholder feedback during listening sessions in March 2021, and written comments provided through March 30, 2021.
Application Period Closes: November 22, 2021
