FY 2025 Community Service Block Grant (CSBG) Discretionary Funds is a grant program from the Arkansas Department of Human Services that funds community action agencies and designated local organizations providing services for low-income individuals in Arkansas. The program distributes federal Community Services Block Grant discretionary funding to eligible entities that deliver anti-poverty programs and services. Eligible applicants include Community Action Agencies and other designated organizations that serve low-income populations. The application closing date was March 19, 2026, with applications accepted starting February 19, 2026. Interested organizations can contact Beverly Buchanan at the Arkansas Department of Human Services at 501-682-8720 for more information. Application materials include a discretionary funds checklist, grant assurances, an RFA guide, and budget instructions available through the DHS procurement portal.

Promoting Access Coordination and Transformation (PACT) - Rural Health Transformation Program is sponsored by Arkansas Department of Human Services (State of Arkansas via federal funding). This initiative focuses on increasing access to maternal, behavioral, and specialty care through mobile units, telehealth, and clinically integrated networks that improve data sharing and regional collaboration in rural communities.

The SCI Youth Grant Pitch Contest is a competitive program from Social Capital Inc. that funds youth-led community improvement projects in Greater Boston. Teams of high school students in grades 9 through 12 residing in Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, or Suffolk counties develop project ideas through coaching from local professionals, then pitch their proposals to a live panel of judges. Winning teams receive $1,000 to $2,000 in grant funding to execute their community-strengthening visions. The program builds career skills including public speaking, project management, and team collaboration, while cultivating cross-socioeconomic connections among peers and mentors throughout the region.

The System Innovations Grant (Youth Opportunities Fund) is a multi-year funding opportunity from the Ontario Trillium Foundation that supports collaborative projects working to understand and strengthen systems so they function better for young people. Grants of up to $1,250,000 over five years fund collaboratives of two or more Ontario-based nonprofits aiming to create lasting systemic change that expands opportunities for youth ages 12 to 29, with a particular emphasis on Indigenous, Black, and other racialized youth facing systemic barriers. Eligible applicants are not-for-profit organizations incorporated for at least five years in Ontario with a mandate to serve youth, forming a formal collaborative. Indigenous- and Black-led organizations and collaboratives are prioritized. Applications were due March 11, 2026—check the Ontario Trillium Foundation website for upcoming intake cycles.

Improving Veteran Mental Health Grant Program is a grant from The Cigna Group Foundation that funds nonprofits providing housing stability and wraparound support services to improve the mental health of military veterans. The Foundation committed $9 million over three years addressing housing instability and its mental health impacts, as an estimated 40,000 veterans go without shelter nightly and 1.5 million are at risk of homelessness. Funded programs include mortgage and rental assistance, employment re-entry training, and housing development for veterans. Eligible nonprofits must leverage evidence-informed programs and align with at least one goal: increasing permanent housing, improving housing affordability, or enhancing wraparound services for veterans transitioning from shelters.