Grants Office | Grant Development Resources

Grant writing is both a science and an art. Successful, competitive applications will require subject matter expertise, general grant writing, agency- and grant program specific grant writing experience, and in some circumstances research methods expertise. The following grant writing guidelines are intended to support you as you’re researching and working on a grant.

Upcoming Grant Opportunities

Grant Deadline Funding Agency Grant Program Title Possible Award ($s) Grant Period Agency / Program Webpage NOFA/RFA Link
December 2024            
2024.12.05
(by 3p)
California Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI) California Song-Brown Healthcare Workforce Training Program: Licensed Midwifery (LM) Training Program $ 396,000 26 months https://hcai.ca.gov/workforce/
financial-assistance/grants/
song-brown/
 
Pre-Application required (2024.12.12 by 5p ET) Proposal 2025.02.20 (by 11:59p ET) US Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Science Financial Assistance Program Climate Resilience Centers (CFDA 81.049) $1,000,000 3 years   https://www.grants.gov/
search-results-detail/
356896
2024.12.16 California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office (CCCCO) Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) Program - Impact Grant Plan (2024-25) $200,000 21 months https://www.cccco.edu/About-Us/Chancellors-Office/Divisions/Educational-Services-and-Support/burden-free-instructional-materials/zero-textbook-cost-program  
Concept Paper due 2024.12.20 (by 5p CT) Full Proposals due 2025.03.14 (by 5p CT) US Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy (EERE) Critical Materials Innovation Hub (CMI Hub) $1,500,000 30 months https://www.ameslab.gov/cmi  
January 2025            
2025.01.08 (2nd Wednesday in January, annually thereafter) National Science Foundation (NSF) Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) program $3,500,000     https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/files/
nsf24601.pdf
2025.01.15 (also requires a Letter of Intent) California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) Technical Assistance Grant (TAG) $40,000 - $150,000 2 years https://dtsc.ca.gov/tag/  
2025.01.17 Jobs For the Future (JFF) Project ACCESS: Accelerating Career Connections and Employment Success Strategies $300,000 2 years    
2025.01.31 (by 11:59p Pacific) California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office (CCCCO) Rebuilding Nursing Infrastructure (RNI-1) Grant Program (Strong Workforce Program) $2,000,000 2 years    
February 2025            
2025.02.12 National Science Foundation (NSF) Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI): Enriching Learning, Programs, and Student Experiences (HSI:ELPSE) - Implementation and Evaluation Projects (IEP) Track $1,000,000 3 - 5 years https://new.nsf.gov/funding/
opportunities/hispanic-serving-institutions-enriching-learning
https://new.nsf.gov/funding/
opportunities/hispanic-
serving-institutions-enriching-learning/nsf24-551/solicitation
2025.02.19 US Dept of Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students (SDS)     https://bhw.hrsa.gov/programs/
scholarships-disadvantaged-students-sds-program
 
2025.02.20 (by 11:59p ET) US Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Science Financial Assistance Program Climate Resilience Centers (CFDA 81.049) $1,000,000 3 years   https://www.grants.gov/
search-results-detail/356896
2025.02.20 National Science Foundation (NSF) Experiential Learning for Emerging and Novel Technologies (ExLENT) $1,000,000 up to 3 years   https://www.grants.gov/
search-results-detail/357214
March 2025            
Rfa release March 2025, applications due end of May 2025 CA Strategic Growth Council (SGC), CA Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), and CA Air Resources Board (CARB) Affordable Housing & Sustainable Communities (AHSC) Round 9     https://sgc.ca.gov/grant-programs/ahsc/resources/
guidelines.html
 
Anticipated due date end of March 2025 Super NOFA | California Department of Housing and Community Development Joe Serna, Jr. Farmworker Housing Grant Program (FWHG)     https://www.hcd.ca.gov/grants-and-funding/programs-active/joe-serna-jr-farmworker-housing-grant  

 

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