1,000+ Opportunities
Find the right grant
Search federal, foundation, and corporate grants with AI — or browse by agency, topic, and state.
Go Outside (GO) Grants - Visiting Programs is sponsored by North Carolina Youth Outdoor Engagement Commission. The Go Outside (GO) Grants provide North Carolina K-12 schools and nonprofit organizations with funding for outdoor educational experiences, including field trips and visiting programs. Grants aim to enhance outdoor learning through activities involving aquariums, zoos, and STEM organizations for youth.
Funding is contingent upon state support.
Get a weekly digest of new grants like this
A free weekly digest of new foundation and federal funding opportunities as they're added to Granted. Unsubscribe anytime.
Or search similar grants →Extracted from the official opportunity page/RFP to help you evaluate fit faster.
Go Outside Grants | N. C. Youth Outdoor Engagement Commission Funding for Field Trips and Structures Go Outside ‘GO’ Grants provide North Carolina students opportunities for outdoor experiences and to learn by doing.
North Carolina educators are encouraged to apply for grant funding for outdoor field trips, visiting programs, and educational structures. Important Funding Information (Updated July 1st 2025): Please be advised that we cannot currently award GO Grants until funding is received from the State.
We will continue to hold applications for future review that have been previously submitted, but the application will now be closed until further notice. Youth Sports Grants will be open for application as of July 1st 2025. Up to $2,500 to host visting outdoor education programs.
Up to $5,000 in funding for field trips with outdoor activities and learning components. Up to $15,000 in funding for outdoor learning structures and equipment, including classrooms, greenhouses, and apiaries. Advanced Structure Funding Up to $20,000 in funding for outdoor learning structures and equipment, including archery ranges, agricultural learning facilities, docks, and nature trails.
If you need to amend your existing GO Grant, you may complete and submit an Amendment form. Please ensure you do not make any changes until the amendment request has been approved by the Commission. Also note that, per our guidelines, we cannot amend grants to include additional funds once a grant has been awarded.
You are now leaving a North Carolina State Government website and will be redirected to the North Carolina Outdoors Foundation website. The NC Outdoors Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that supports the mission of the NC Youth Outdoor Engagement Commission. Stay updated on our grants and programs
The current listing shows up to $2,500. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Go Outside (GO) Grants - Visiting Programs is funded by North Carolina Youth Outdoor Engagement Commission. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
This opportunity targets applicants in North Carolina. If your organization operates elsewhere, check the official notice for location requirements.
Applications go through the funder's official portal — the Apply Now link on this page goes there directly.
Past winners and funding trends for this program
NNH26ZDA016C funds about five multi-institutional lunar research teams at up to $1.8 million per year for five years. Step-1 closes September 29, 2026, Step-2 on December 4, review is dual-anonymous, and up to $180,000 a year is carved out for public engagement before any science gets funded.
Read articleThe FY26 BLM Youth Conservation Corps NOFO (L26AS00064) holds a Round Two deadline of October 16, 2026 — $900,000, eight awards, $30,000 to $220,000 each. Its siblings are larger and richer, and every one of them explicitly bars Public Lands Corps work. That exclusion, not the dollar figure, is the strategy.
Read articleThe William T. Grant Foundation's Research Grants on Reducing Inequality fund studies — $100K-$600K over 2-3 years — that test how to actually reduce disparities in youth outcomes, not just document them. The next Letter of Inquiry is due July 29, 2026, and a new one-application-per-cycle rule raises the stakes. Here's how the program is designed and how researchers should position a competitive LOI.
Read article