1,000+ Opportunities
Find the right grant
Search federal, foundation, and corporate grants with AI — or browse by agency, topic, and state.
The Hear Foundation Impact Grant Program is sponsored by The Hear Foundation. This program provides grants to local nonprofit organizations working in one or more of The Hear Foundation's three pillar areas: trauma and resilience, workforce development, and gun violence prevention. It directly addresses the focus area of trauma-informed community resilience and violence prevention.
Get alerted about grants like this
Get emailed when new opportunities from “The Hear Foundation” or related funders appear. Free, weekly, unsubscribe anytime.
Or search similar grants →Extracted from the official opportunity page/RFP to help you evaluate fit faster.
Accepting Requests for Funding for our Winter 2025 Impact Grant Funding Cycle - The Hear Foundation Skip to primary navigation Light the Candle: Leon’s Birthday Wish for Change Celebrate Leon Ford’s 32nd birthday by helping to send young leaders to the NOBLE Conference. Each donation lights a candle representing hope, opportunity, and brighter futures! Learn more .
(Extended through April 30) The Hear Foundation is currently accepting requests for funding for its Winter 2025 Impact Grant funding cycle. Proposals are due by 11:59 PM on February 10, 2025. Please feel free to forward this announcement to others who may be interested in applying.
The Hear Foundation (THF) is the first and only nonprofit in Pittsburgh dedicated exclusively to collaborating with community leaders, Pittsburgh Public Safety Professionals, residents and the City to create a safe, thriving community for all.
Co-founded by Leon Ford and former Pittsburgh Public Safety Professionals Chief Scott Schubert, The Hear Foundation’s mission is to convene, fund, and implement initiatives that build Public Safety Professionals and resident relationships and strengthen Pittsburgh’s neighborhoods.
Nonprofits and community organizations are invited to apply for financial support, up to $40,000, for efforts that promote public safety through work in one or more of THF’s three pillar areas: Applicants may request programmatic support for new or existing efforts.
Applicants may only request general operating support where the mission and core programs of the organization are strongly aligned with the core purpose and intent of the grantmaking goals.
Preference will be given to proposals that contain elements of constructive interactions and relationship-building between individual residents and Public Safety Professionals officers or proposals submitted from organizations with a proven track record of collaboration with Public Safety Professionals . THF does not fund annual appeals, fundraising events, lobbying, advocacy or funding for individuals.
If you have questions regarding this request for proposals, please email Caroline Woodward at cwoodward@hearfoundation. com by February 1, 2025. Questions and answers will be posted to hearfoundation.
com by February 2, 2025. Please see the online application to learn more and to apply for funding. RFP release date: January 10, 2025 Q&A period ends: February 1, 2025.
Application due date: February 10, 2025 Grant announcement: March 26. 2025 Project end date: March 31, 2026 Thank you for your continued partnership and support.
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Local nonprofit organizations in the Greater Pittsburgh region working in trauma and resilience, workforce development, and gun violence prevention. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The Hear Foundation Impact Grant Program is funded by The Hear Foundation. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
Start from the official opportunity page linked in this listing — it carries the sponsor's submission instructions.
Past winners and funding trends for this program
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.