Novel Interventions Targeting Placental and Gut Inflammation to Improve Fetal Growth is sponsored by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. This Grand Challenges grant is for novel interventions targeting placental and gut inflammation with the goal of improving fetal growth. It is part of the Gates Foundation's initiatives to address global health and development challenges.

The Gates Foundation AI to Accelerate Charitable Giving Grand Challenge seeks innovative AI solutions that transform philanthropic giving. The RFP addresses the question: How might AI support donors to give more and give sooner? Projects must address one of three challenge areas: (1) Donor Discovery & Connection — helping donors identify aligned causes through recommendation engines, personalized learning tools, and impact visualization; (2) Convert Intent to Action — reducing barriers preventing motivated donors from completing donations through streamlined giving processes and community-building systems; (3) Foundational Infrastructure — building underlying data systems and standards for philanthropic AI including data pipelines, nonprofit interoperability with AI agents, and fraud detection. Solutions benefiting global health and development in low- and middle-income countries receive priority consideration. Grantees must participate in up to three learning convenings with peer organizations. Applications are submitted through the Gates Foundation portal at submit.gatesfoundation.org.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) to Accelerate Charitable Giving is a Grand Challenges grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation that funds innovative applications of AI to increase the volume, effectiveness, and equity of charitable giving globally. Awards provide up to $100,000 to support projects exploring how AI can help donors find better giving opportunities, improve nonprofit fundraising, or expand charitable participation. Eligible applicants include individuals and organizations from all sectors worldwide. Applications are due April 28, 2026. A dedicated webinar was hosted on March 23, 2026, to provide application guidance.

The National Leadership Grants for Libraries Program (NLG-L) supports projects that address critical needs of the library and archives fields and have the potential to advance practice and strengthen library and archival services for the American public. Successful proposals will generate results such as new models, tools, research findings, services, practices, and/or alliances that can be widely used, adapted, scaled, or replicated to extend and leverage the benefits of federal investment. Applications to IMLS should both advance knowledge and understanding and ensure that the federal investment made generates benefits to society. Specifically, the goals for this program are to generate projects of far-reaching impact that: • Build the workforce and institutional capacity for managing the national information infrastructure and serving the information and education needs of the public. • Build the capacity of libraries and archives to lead and contribute to efforts that improve community well-being and strengthen civic engagement. • Improve the ability of libraries and archives to provide broad access to and use of information and collections with emphasis on collaboration to avoid duplication and maximize reach. • Strengthen the ability of libraries to provide services to affected communities in the event of an emergency or disaster. • Strengthen the ability of libraries, archives, and museums to work collaboratively for the benefit of the communities they serve. Throughout its work, IMLS places importance on diversity, equity, and inclusion. This may be reflected in an IMLS-funded project in a wide range of ways, including efforts to serve individuals of diverse geographic, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds; individuals with disabilities; individuals with limited functional literacy or information skills; individuals having difficulty using a library or museum; and underserved urban and rural communities, including children from families with incomes below the poverty line. Application Process: The application process for the NLG-L program has two phases; applicants must begin by applying for Phase I. For Phase I, all applicants must submit Preliminary Proposals by the September 20th deadline listed for this Notice of Funding Opportunity. For Phase II, only selected applicants will be invited to submit Full Proposals, and only those Invited Full Proposals will be considered for funding. Invited Full Proposals will be due March 20, 2024. Funding Opportunity Number: NLG-LIBRARIES-FY24. Assistance Listing: 45.312. Funding Instrument: G. Category: AR,HU. Award Amount: $50K – $1M per award.

The California Department of Education (CDE) Early Education Division is making approximately .7 million available to expand California State Preschool Program (CSPP) services statewide, appropriated under the 2021 Budget Act. Eligible applicants are local educational agencies (LEAs), including school districts, county offices of education, community college districts, and direct-funded charter schools—both current CSPP contractors and new applicants. Funding supports full-day/full-year or part-day/part-year preschool services for income-eligible children beginning in FY 2024–25. Awards are allocated by county based on Local Planning Council priority areas and application scores, with redistribution provisions if county allocations are underutilized.