Unified Grant Program

Native American and Native Hawaiian Library Services is sponsored by THE INSTITUTE OF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES. The Native American and Native Hawaiian Library Services programs (NANH-L) are designed to assist Native American tribes and Native Hawaiians in improving core library services for their communities. NANH-L Basic Grants has one program goal and four objectives. Program Goal: Improve library and archival services for accessing learning. and preserving information with the community. Objective 1: Support the acquisition of library-related materials. Objective 2: Support programming for identified community priorities. Objective 3: Support training for library staff. Objective 4: Support project activities that include aspects of two or more of the objectives listed above. NANH-L Enhancement Grants has one goal with four associated objectives. Program Goal: Develop, enhance, or disseminate practices, programs, models, tools, or library staff training to strengthen library and archival services for Native American Tribes. Objective 1: Serve the learning needs and interests of the community. Objective 2: Improve community well-being. Objective 3: Provide access to and preservation of information and collections. Objective 4: Provide services to affected communities in the event of an emergency or disaster. The Native Hawaiian Library Services Grant program has one goal with four associated objectives. Program Goal: Develop, enhance, or disseminate practices, programs, models, tools, or staff training to strengthen library and archival services with Kānaka Maoli. Objective 1: Serve the learning needs and interests of the community. Objective 2: Improve Kānaka Maoli well-being. Objective 3: Provide access to and preservation of information and collections. Objective 4: Provide services to affected communities in the event of an emergency or disaster. This listing is currently active. Program number: 45.311. Last updated on 2024-11-26.

Neighborhood Opportunity Fund is sponsored by City of Chicago. Created by the City of Chicago, this fund develops commercial areas and stimulates economic growth in underserved communities. Business owners and property owners in Chicago's west, southwest, and southside communities may be eligible for grants to support commercial real estate construction and rehabilitation.

Boreal Waters Community Foundation Grants is a grant from the Boreal Waters Community Foundation that funds local nonprofits in the Northland region working on community opportunity, resilience, and belonging. Grant programs include the Community Opportunity Fund (focusing on economic stability, resilience, and inclusive culture), Area of Interest Grants (for arts, environment, human services, and more), and Regional Grants through local affiliate foundations. Letters of Intent for the Transformation Grant and Biodiversity Fund are reviewed each spring; community opportunity and area of interest grants run in both spring and fall cycles. Organizations should check individual grant guidelines for specific deadlines and focus areas.

Stand Together Foundation Grants (Greater Green Bay Community Foundation) provides up to $225,000 over three years to catalyze innovative strategies that move people in the greater Green Bay area from the brink of poverty to economic stability and self-sufficiency. The program prioritizes innovative or collaborative programming focused on housing stability, workforce development, education, and human services addressing the root causes of poverty. Eligible applicants are 501(c)(3) nonprofits or governmental bodies primarily serving residents of Brown, Kewaunee, and Oconto counties in Wisconsin. Faith-based organizations may apply if services are open to all and community-focused. The application window opens August 1 and closes October 1 each year, with decisions announced within 8 to 10 weeks. Planning grants, one-year and multi-year implementation grants, and capital investments directly related to programs are all eligible.

Arts and Culture Organizational Grants from the McKnight Foundation fund Minnesota-based arts organizations, groups, and Tribal Nations that provide support structures for working artists and culture bearers to develop and share their work. The program prioritizes partnerships offering direct support to individual artists, increasing the visibility of underrepresented artists including Black, Indigenous, Asian, and Latinx communities in rural areas and across Greater Minnesota, and supporting artists advancing justice. Eligible applicants are arts organizations primarily based and working in Minnesota. Organizations may apply directly through McKnight's website; individuals apply through partner programs including Regional Arts Councils and Artist Fellowship programs.

Carl C. Anderson Sr. & Marie Jo Anderson Foundation Grants is a grant from the Carl C. Anderson Sr. & Marie Jo Anderson Foundation that funds nonprofits serving communities in New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas, with preference for organizations in rural counties across those three states. The foundation provides both general operating support and restricted program funding, with occasional capital campaign support for established grant partners. Organizations in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex and Houston area are not eligible. Grants typically range from $5,000 to $20,000. Eligible applicants are 501(c)(3) organizations operating in New Mexico, Oklahoma, or Texas. The foundation does not fund endowments, research, grants to individuals, or fundraising events.