#FundingFriday: Federal Grants for Small Business, Community Development & More

Federal grant-making agencies continue to post new funding opportunities on Grants.gov. This week has brought over 60 new grants to the Search Grants tab in Grants.gov. Below are opportunities you should check out in the areas of agriculture, community development, reducing opioid addiction, and small business development.

#FundingFriday: 4 Research Grants Posted this Week by Energy, Interior, Agriculture, and Health

Federal government agencies support a variety of research and development grants. This week, agencies posted opportunities for research in the areas of plasma science, social science, neurology, agriculture, and more.

Stories of Impact from the Federal Grants Community: California’s Russian River Region

If you are a regular to Grants.gov, you are likely accustomed to seeing scores of new federal grant opportunities published every month. What happens after all of those grants are awarded and the funds are spent?

Federal agencies that oversee the spending of grants often share stories of impact on their websites and social media platforms. This week, we are highlighting a few of the most recent success stories. If you missed them, here are Monday’s post  and Wednesday’s post.

Restoring Balance to California’s Russian River Region

Wine growers near California’s Russian River sometimes need to use river water to spray on their grapes and protect them from a coming frost. When this happens, endangered and threatened fish species, including coho salmon, Chinook, and steelhead, can at times be blocked from swimming upstream due to the resulting lower water level.

#FundingFriday: 5 New Federal Grant Opportunities Open to Nonprofit Organizations

This week’s #FundingFriday post highlights grant opportunities open to nonprofit organizations working both in the U.S. and abroad. The funding programs span education, community-building, and agriculture.

1. Department of State, U.S. Mission to India – Framing the Debate on Climate Change

Through this program, the U.S. Embassy in India seeks to raise awareness about the complex conversations surrounding climate change among the college youth in the North Indian states and territories of Delhi, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, and Uttar Pradesh. Successful proposals will lay out plans for engaging university students in the major cities and educational hubs in these states.