United States Department of Agriculture – Rural Housing Service Does your organization provide housing to individuals in rural communities or assist rural communities in recovering economically from COVID-19 impact? If you answered yes to either question, then check out this great opportunity from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). The Rural Housing Service, a Rural Development (RD) agency of the USDA, recently announced grants to support organizations with repair or rehabilitation of housing for low-income rural residents. Applications for this program are due July 11, 2022.

Department of Education – Office of Elementary and Secondary Education Attention institutions of higher education awarding Federal Pell Grant funds! The Department of Education (ED) – Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE) is accepting applications for EIR program expansion tier. This program provides funding to create, develop, implement, replicate, or take to scale entrepreneurial, evidence-based, field-initiated innovations to improve student achievement and attainment for high-need students while rigorously evaluating innovations. The EIR has three grant tiers: early-phase, mid-phase, and expansion, with the expectation that projects will advance through the tiers. This opportunity is specifically for the early-phase tier.

Department of Education – Office of Postsecondary Education Attention institutions of higher education awarding Federal Pell Grant funds! The Department of Education (ED) – Office of Postsecondary Education is accepting applications for the Child Care Access Means Parents in School (CCAMPIS) Program. Rising childcare costs and reduced capacity of the Early Childhood Education sector to provide childcare due, in part, to workforce shortages, are causing families to choose between school and work. Poverty reduces a student’s opportunity to enter, persist, and complete higher education. Students from low-income backgrounds are more likely to delay enrollment, enroll in college part-time, or drop out. This program supports low-income parents enrolled in postsecondary education by providing campus-based childcare services.

Department of Health and Human Services – Administration for Children & Families (ACYF) Attention organizations and communities working to end youth homelessness, adolescent pregnancy, and domestic violence! The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) - Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF) and Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB)’s Runaway and Homeless Youth (RHY) Program is accepting applications for the basic center program (BCP), which will provide temporary shelter and counseling services to youth who have left home without the permission of parents or guardians, have been forced to leave home, or homeless youth who might otherwise end up in law enforcement custody or child welfare or juvenile justice systems. This program was created in response to a growing concern for youth in need of long-term, supportive assistance that emergency shelter programs were not equipped to provide.

Department of Health and Human Services – Administration for Children & Families (ACYF) Attention organizations and communities working to end youth homelessness, adolescent pregnancy, and domestic violence! The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) - Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF) and Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB)’s Runaway and Homeless Youth (RHY) Program is accepting applications for the transitional living program (TLP) and maternity group home (MGH) program, which will provide safe, stable and appropriate housing for youth ages 16 to under 22 years of age and their young families who are experiencing homelessness. This program was created in response to growing concern for youth in need of long-term, supportive assistance that emergency shelter programs were not equipped to provide.

U.S. Department of Justice – Office of Justice Programs and Bureau of Justice Assistance Calling all law enforcement and mental health agencies! The Department of Justice (DOJ) – Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) and Office of Justice Programs (OJP) has a great opportunity for eligible organizations to prepare, create, or expand comprehensive plans to implement justice and mental health collaboration programs. Funded programs will support preliminarily qualified individuals and promote public safety and public health for individuals with mental health disorders (MDHs) or co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders (MHSUDs) who have come in contact with the criminal justice system or are leaving a custodial setting. Preliminary application materials (SF-424 and SF-LLL) are due to Grants.gov on May 27, 2022; with full submission in JustGrants by June 1, 2022

Is your agency looking to apply for grant funding through the Street Outreach Program (SOP)? The Department of Health and Human Services, through the Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF), has announced $6,970,597 for 47 awards in the SOP Grants competition. SOP is one of four programs within the Runaway and Homeless Youth (RHY) Grants. The other three, which include Basic Center Program, Transitional Living Program, and Maternity Group Home, are forecasted to release this spring.

United States Department of Agriculture – Agricultural Marketing Service Calling all states, schools, and local food producers! This great opportunity from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) seeks to strengthen local and regional food systems by supplying schools with local, fresh and nutritious food. The Local Food for Schools Cooperative Agreement Program (LFS) will establish cooperative agreements with state governments for the purpose of supporting local, regional, small, and socially disadvantaged farmers and producers through food purchasing. Applications for this program are due June 17, 2022.

United States Department of Agriculture – Agricultural Marketing Service Is your organization part of a local or regional food system? Is your organization in the business of creating efficient partnerships to address needs within local food systems? If you answered yes to either question, then check out this great opportunity from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Regional Food System Partnership (RFSP) grants support partnerships that connect public and private resources to plan and develop local or regional food systems. Applications for this program are due May 16, 2022.