GrantStation Insider: March 27, 2025

Application deadline: March 1, June 1, and September 1, annually
Grant amount: Up to $60,000
Description: RedRover’s Safe Housing Grants provide support to nonprofit domestic violence and animal organizations across the United States for programs that help survivors of domestic violence by allowing pets and people to escape abuse together. Funding priority is given to applications from domestic violence shelters that are starting new pet programs to house animals at the domestic violence shelter. If additional funding is available, other application types will be considered, including renovating spaces dedicated to housing survivor’s pets, foster programs to care for survivor’s pets, temporary boarding for survivor’s pets, or a combination of services that will best serve the community. Support is also available for nonprofit homeless shelters to become pet friendly.

Application deadline: June 30, 2025 (The application portal will reopen from October 1 to December 31, 2025.)
Geographic scope: National, with priority on the U.S. South
Grant amount: Typically $50,000 to $250,000
Description: Nathan Cummings Foundation (NCF) works to create a more just, vibrant, sustainable, and democratic society through a focus on Racial, Economic, and Environmental Justice (REEJ). In 2025, NCF is seeking racial justice initiatives that foster civic engagement, address the racial wealth gap, and combat racism and oppression; economic justice initiatives that foster systemic economic security, increase access to capital, and combat monopoly power; and environmental justice initiatives that address environmental harms, create inclusive participation in the green economy, and develop regenerative economic models. NCF will provide support nationally while prioritizing the U.S. South, focusing on the following 13 states: AL, AR, GA, KY, LA, MS, MO, NC, OK, SC, TN, VA, and WV. (Program-related investments are also available.) For more information on NCF grants and PRI opportunities, visit the Frequently Asked Questions page.

Application deadline: May 2, 2025
Grant amount: Five awards of $100,000 and 20 awards of $50,000 are provided.
Description: The Harbor Freight Tools for Schools Prize for Teaching Excellence recognizes outstanding skilled trades teachers in U.S. public high schools with $1.5 million in annual awards. In 2025, five grand prize winners will each receive $100,000, with $70,000 going to the public high school skilled trades program and $30,000 going to the individual teacher. Additionally, twenty teachers will each receive $50,000, with $35,000 designated for their school’s program and $15,000 for the teacher. Eligible applicants include public high school educators who teach skilled trades classes that emphasize the expert use of tools and materials to build, repair, and maintain products and structures. Most applicants come from the following fields of trades education: agricultural mechanics, carpentry, construction, electrical, HVAC, manufacturing, plumbing, transportation mechanics, and welding. Check out this video for more information.

Application deadline: Concept letters and grant requests are accepted on a rolling basis and reviewed quarterly.
Grant amount: Typically $10,000 to $25,000
Description: The Americana Foundation's American Heritage program area supports projects and programs across the U.S. that seek to broaden the inclusivity of early American art and the early American historical narrative to “tell the full story” of the American experience. The focus is on organizations and projects that elevate those whose perspectives have been traditionally underrepresented, especially people of color, Indigenous people, and women. Eligible projects may involve the interpretation of early American material culture and its public display, development of exhibits and other educational programs, and creation of career opportunities in curation and conservation. Nonprofit organizations across the United States are invited to apply. (The Foundation’s Agriculture and Food Systems and Natural Resources program areas provide support in Michigan.)

Application deadline: May 22, 2025
Geographic scope: Communities in geographic proximity to Dunkin’ locations
Description: The Joy in Childhood Foundation, an independent organization powered by Dunkin’ and the generosity of its franchisees, provides grants to nonprofit organizations making a difference in the lives of kids battling illness across the country. Applications are accepted through the following grant programs: Dogs for Joy™ grants support in-resident facility dogs working in children’s hospitals to bring joy to kids battling illness. Dunkin’ Connecting Joy grants provide hospitals and nonprofit organizations with funding to bring gaming experiences and technology to their pediatric patients. Dunkin’ Prom grants provide support to hospitals to host a prom-like event for teen patients. Dunkin’ Joyful Spaces grants support hospitals and community health centers to create or revitalize playgrounds, healing gardens, teen rooms, and play spaces. Applicant hospitals and organizations must be within geographic proximity to Dunkin’ locations.

Application deadline: January 15 and June 1, annually
Geographic scope: Texas
Description: The Tocker Foundation is dedicated to the support of rural, public libraries in Texas serving populations of 12,000 or less. The Foundation's biannual General Library Grant program focuses on enhancing public library services. Past grants have supported collection development, technology and equipment upgrades, new programming, and other projects initiated by the community's patrons. The Transformation Grant program helps libraries rethink and recreate space for today’s uses by pairing the library’s staff and leadership with an architect. Interested applicants for both programs must first contact the Foundation staff. (Automation Grant and Newspaper Digitization Grant applications are accepted throughout the year.)

Application deadline: None
Geographic scope: Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, New York, and Vermont
Description: The Hannaford Charitable Foundation provides support to nonprofit organizations and programs impacting the quality of life in Hannaford’s five-state region of Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, New York, and Vermont. Support focuses on the following components of healthy communities: food, including support for programs ensuring safe, stable access to healthy food primarily through regional food banks in the markets Hannaford serves; education, including programs that prepare people through all stages of life for success in education and readiness to enter the workforce; and health, including programs focused on promoting healthy lifestyles and improved care. Hannaford also provides corporate donations and sponsorships in the areas of hunger relief, child and family development, and health and wellness as it relates to nutrition.

Application deadline: None
Geographic scope: Company communities in the U.S. and Canada
Description: The WM Charitable Giving Program is committed to making company communities safer, stronger, and more sustainable. Support is provided to nonprofit organizations and public organizations in communities where the company operates. Areas of interest include environmental stewardship, environmental justice, sustainability education, workforce and skills development, and community vitality.

GrantStation is closely monitoring recent federal actions and their impact on the nonprofit sector. This article tracks ongoing developments, providing links to source materials. We will update the article at least once a week, and in cases of significant developments, we will provide updates as quickly as possible.

Are you interested in exploring new ways to share your nonprofit’s story with your audiences? If so, you might want to read StoryFind: The Handbook for Finding and Telling Your Nonprofit's Most Impactful Stories. This book shares a method to help organizations find and tell stories that deeply connect with audiences, and inspire donors to act, whether telling a story through video, audio, or print. It includes the five-step StoryFind Process, a template for creating a master plan, a roadmap for finding storytellers, tools for organizing a story, masterful interview techniques, and basic editing methodology.

When looking for grant opportunities, it may be beneficial to look beyond your mission and program focus and explore options for your population focus. For example, let's say you have a program focusing on mental health for seniors. While your search may initially be for both terms together and then mental health on its own, don't overlook funders that have an interest in a broad range of issues concerning seniors and the elderly. Funders with an open focus on a population may be a great option for your program, even though they don't state a focus on the mental-health aspect of your work.

Webinar date: April 3, 2025, 2:00 to 3:30 PM Eastern Time
Description: Do you know what actually happens after you push “Submit” on your proposal? If you’re like 98% of grantseekers, you’ve never seen the entire grants review and decision-making process in action, from start to finish. This means you probably don't understand what really goes on after a proposal vanishes inside the grantmaker's black box. During this webinar, Maryn Boess will take you through an actual grants review and decision-making process which awarded a total of $600,000. You’ll walk away with key insights you can put to use immediately on behalf of your nonprofit and community.

Webinar date: April 9, 2025, 2:00 to 3:30 PM Eastern Time
Description: Logic models are an incredibly diverse tool that can make your organization stronger and more effective. During this webinar, Alice Ruhnke will make logic models much less mysterious by showing you how you already use them every day. You’ll discover how logic models can help you quantify those “hard to measure” outcomes that tell your organization’s true story. Best of all? Once you can measure the real impact you have on the community, you can use this to secure additional funding.

Webinar date: Series begins April 14, 2025, 2:00 to 2:45 PM Eastern Time
Description: In this six-part TargetED series, you’ll gain the insights and practical tools needed to strengthen your grant proposals and position your organization for funding success. Each session will help you embrace a key strategic shift, allowing you to navigate the modern funding landscape with confidence. This series begins on April 14, 2025, with Shifting From Traditional Giving to Strategic Investment.

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Have you visited our homepage this week? Additional local, national, Canadian, and international funding opportunities are featured there weekly! Current opportunities include Young Futures (U.S. national), the FJ Brotherton Charitable Trust (U.S. local: northeast and southeast U.S.), Maple Leaf Centre for Food Security: Leadership Fund (Canada national), and the Iris Prize (global).