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William Penn Foundation Open Grantmaking is a grant from the William Penn Foundation that funds organizations advancing democracy and civic participation, environmental sustainability and public spaces, and workforce training in the greater Philadelphia region. The foundation accepts rolling letters of inquiry from nonprofits whose work aligns with its three core program areas. Eligible applicants are 501(c)(3) organizations primarily serving the Philadelphia metropolitan area with demonstrated experience in their field. The foundation does not accept unsolicited full proposals; applicants must submit a letter of inquiry that is reviewed by program staff before being invited to submit a full application. Multi-year grants are common for organizations with strong track records.
WHYY, Inc. Youth Civic Engagement (WPenn Grant) is a grant from William Penn Foundation that funds youth civic engagement programming through media organizations in Pennsylvania. WHYY, a public media nonprofit, receives support to develop and expand programming that provides young people with meaningful opportunities to participate in civic life and democratic dialogue. The grant supports 24 months of programming aimed at connecting youth audiences to civic issues through broadcast and digital media. Award amount is $286,465 over 24 months. Eligible applicants include media nonprofits in Pennsylvania providing youth civic engagement opportunities.
EPA is seeking insightful, expert, and cost-effective applications from eligible applicants to provide the Chesapeake Bay Program’s non-federal partners with technical analysis and programmatic evaluation support related to water quality modeling and monitoring and spatial systems to manage, analyze, and map environmental data. The project assists the partners in meeting their restoration and protection goals and in increasing the transfer of scientific understanding to the Chesapeake Bay Program modeling, monitoring, and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) activities. The recipient will support modeling, monitoring, and GIS programs needed to explain and communicate the health of and changes in the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem. Funding Opportunity Number: EPA-R3-CBP-23-18. Assistance Listing: 66.466. Funding Instrument: CA. Category: ENV. Award Amount: Up to $5.3M per award.
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I is sponsored by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The EPA SBIR Phase I Solicitation invites small businesses to submit proposals for projects addressing critical environmental challenges. Awards are for six months to demonstrate proof of concept. Key focus areas include Clean and Safe Water, Air Quality and Climate, Homeland Security, Circular Economy/Sustainable Materials, and Safer Chemicals.
Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program (CCGP) is sponsored by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The Community Change Grants Program funds projects that provide meaningful improvements to the environmental, climate, and resilience conditions affecting disadvantaged communities. While broadly focused on environmental and climate justice, projects can include aspects that relate to community health and well-being through addressing environmental health risks. The program aims to fund community-driven pollution and climate resiliency solutions and strengthen communities' decision-making power. Applications are accepted and reviewed on a rolling basis.