Discover grants that support community services and programs that benefit the public. Funding is available for outreach efforts, volunteer programs, and social services. Additional grants support civic engagement and initiatives that address community needs, strengthen local support systems, and improve quality of life for residents.
Outreach and social service grants vary widely by population served and funding type. The filters above sort by recipient type, location, or funding source to help you focus in. GrantWatch helps organizations manage the entire funding process, from grant prospecting to post-award reporting, with tools such as the Grant Prospecting Dashboard, Grant Funding Pipeline, GrantWatch Intelligence™, and the AI Grant Writing Tool - built for outreach programs run by nonprofits and volunteer organizations.
Grants to Minnesota organizations for projects that benefit communities within the funder's service territory. Focus areas include youth, educational scholarship programs, cultural programs, environmental education, hardship relief, and activities to improve the l...
Grants to USA and qualifying territories nonprofit organizations for socially impactful community programs. Awardees must attend a summit to showcase their work. Funding is intended for networking with other organizations to form partnerships that will create soci...
Grants of up to $2,500 and grants of up to $5,000 to Minnesota nonprofit organizations for programs that improve the quality of life for residents in eligible locations. Funding is intended for activities, projects, and events that benefit community members or str...
Cooperative agreement to a USA or territories organization to provide training and technical assistance to build the capacity of tribal entities. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to complete. The provided assistance is inte...
Cooperative agreement to a USA or territories agency, IHE, or nonprofit or for-profit organization for data collection and performance management. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to complete. Funding is intended to improve...
Cooperative agreement to a USA or territories nonprofit or for-profit organization, agency, or IHE to assist eligible grantees with program implementation. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to complete. Funding is intended t...
Cooperative agreements to USA and territories entities to provide legal assistance to older adults. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to complete. Funding is intended to prevent elder abuse by providing legal services to old...
Grants to USA, Canada, and International nonprofit organizations, for-profit companies, government agencies, and academic institutions for family planning initiatives utilizing AI. Funding is intended for increasing AI engagement for women and girls in sub-Saharan...
Grants to USA and territories nonprofit organizations, government agencies, tribal entities, and public housing agencies for programs to prevent and end youth homelessness. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to complete. Fund...
Grants to USA nonprofit organizations, businesses, and individuals for gardening projects that engage people with disabilities and seniors. Funding is intended for sustainable community gardening projects that include outreach to people with physical and intellect...
Grants of up to $4,500 to Minnesota nonprofit arts organizations, other nonprofits, local government agencies, and educational institutions for arts projects in eligible counties. Funding is intended for exhibits, productions, touring artists, and school residenci...
Grants to Minnesota nonprofit organizations and government agencies to improve the health and wellness of residents and visitors in eligible regions. Funding is intended to support charitable and educational projects related to health care, wellness, and senior li...
Cooperative Agreement for a USA nonprofit organization or IHE to provide addiction treatment through the criminal justice system. Applicants must complete registrations before applying. Funding is intended for decreasing criminal justice costs, implementing treatm...
Grants to USA nonprofit organizations to increase the economic stability of low-income Korean Americans throughout the country. Funding is intended for direct service programs that advance educational attainment, employment, financial capability, access to public ...
Grants of up to $20,000 to Minnesota nonprofit organizations for projects that respond to health-related needs in eligible rural communities. Funding is intended for programs that address health equity in rural areas, including culturally-focused care. Requests wi...
Grants to USA tribes and tribal organizations to improve health programs in tribal communities. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to complete. Funding is intended for activities to improve the management capacity of Tribes a...
Grants of $1,000 to USA nonprofit community-based organizations for activities that support local children. Funding is intended to benefit children under the age of 18. Eligible organizations align with one of the following areas of interest: education, welfare, h...
Grants to USA nonprofit organizations in multiple states for general operating support, capital projects, and programs that benefit local communities. Focus areas include hunger relief, health, education, and housing. Eligible projects are those that benefit resid...
Grants to Minnesota nonprofit organizations for programs that benefit residents in eligible locations. Funding is intended for projects and programs that strengthen the community in the focus areas of health and welfare, education, community spirit, and families i...
Cooperative agreements to USA nonprofit organizations, government agencies, and public housing authorities for capital projects that address the needs of elderly individuals. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to complete. A ...
Grants of $10,000 to USA nonprofit organizations for programs to enhance the mental health of young people of color. The purpose of the program is to address inequities related to mental health and substance use disorder. Funding is intended to support innovative ...
Opportunity for USA, Canada, and International individuals, social entrepreneurs, and businesses to participate in a contest to address social and environmental concerns. The contest is intended for young adults between the ages of 18 and 30 to devise solutions to...
Grants of up to $10,000 to USA nonprofit organizations and government agencies to support programs that help companion animals find and remain in loving homes. Funding is intended to help animal welfare organizations prepare foster, rescue, or shelter animals for ...
Grants to Minnesota nonprofit organizations for initiatives to benefit the Jewish community in eligible regions. Funding is intended for new programs that address unmet needs within the community, or expand existing projects and events that have demonstrated past ...
Grants to Wisconsin and Minnesota nonprofit organizations for capacity building in eligible locations. Funding is intended to allow organizations to thrive: through leadership development, future-focused planning, updated systems, and sector-wide collaboration. El...
Grants to Minnesota nonprofit organizations for projects and programs to benefit local communities in eligible regions. Projects should fit in one or more of the focus areas of community service, economic development, education, youth, environment, and disaster re...
Grants to USA nonprofit organizations, schools, youth movements, and social entrepreneurs to support Jewish teenagers and young adults. Funding is intended to support new and existing programs to encourage religious engagement after young adults leave home. The go...
Grants to Minnesota and Wisconsin nonprofit organizations for programs and projects to promote health and wellness in communities served by the funding source. Focus areas for funding include access to healthy food, transportation, and healthcare services, mental ...
Grants of $2,000 to USA animal rescues and related nonprofit organizations for neuter and spay programs for stray cats. Funding is intended to offset expenses of neutering and spaying individual community cats and returning them to the streets. Awardees must creat...
Cooperative agreements to USA nonprofit organizations, government agencies, Tribes, IHEs, and businesses for activities addressing global fungal disease threats. Applicants must complete registrations before applying. Funding is intended for improving laboratory o...
Grants to USA and Puerto Rico state and tribal agencies, faith-based organizations, and CBOs to improve background check capabilities for caregivers. Applicants must complete registrations before applying. The goal of this program is to improve the accuracy and ti...
Grants to USA nonprofit organizations for projects and programs that improve the quality of life for local residents. Funding is intended to support innovative initiatives in the areas of environmental activism and mental health, with a focus on disadvantaged popu...
Grants of up to $2,000 to Minnesota nonprofit organizations for programs that benefit the local community in eligible regions. Funding is intended to enhance the quality of life for area residents. Past recipients of this grant include a local arts organization, a...
Grants to Minnesota nonprofit organizations in eligible areas for programs and projects that benefit the local community. Funding is intended for a wide range of focus areas, including environment, education, arts, health and human services, and community developm...
Grants of up to $4,000 to Minnesota public schools for arts-related activities and programs in schools in eligible locations. Funding is intended to support projects that include, but are not limited to, field trips, artist residencies, juried student art exhibits...
Grants to USA tribal governments and organizations for crime prevention programs and assistance for people who were victims of crime. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to complete. Funding is intended to support the establis...
Cooperative agreements to USA and territories tribal organizations and state agencies to support elderly populations impacted by natural disasters. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to complete. Funding is intended for purpo...
Grants of up to $3,000 to Minnesota public, private, and non-parochial K-12 schools to provide arts activities to students in eligible counties. Funding is intended to support artist residences, live art performances, mini-workshops, or arts-related field trips. T...
Grants of up to $5,000 to Minnesota and Wisconsin nonprofit organizations and government agencies in eligible locations for operational support. Funding is intended to sustain ongoing programs and organizational operations or provide bridge funding to address temp...
Grants to Minnesota nonprofit organizations for programs serving the communities in which the funding source has a business presence. Funding is intended for activities and projects that promote financial stability, support youth and education, and build vibrant c...
Grants of up to $60,000 to USA nonprofit domestic violence and animal organizations partnering with other organizations to help domestic violence survivors escape abuse together with their pets. Funding is intended for pet foster programs, construction and renovat...
Grants to Minnesota nonprofit organizations to enhance the health and wellbeing of residents in eligible regions. Funding is intended to support initiatives and programs that improve community wellness. Previous grants have supported children's museums, schools, f...
Grants of up to $2,500 to Minnesota nonprofit organizations and units of government that provide arts programming in eligible counties for organizational support and arts projects. Eligible activities include small arts projects, board training and strategic plann...
Grants of up to $1,000 to Minnesota artists for artistic development activities and for arts projects that engage the local community in eligible locations. Funding is intended to support the purchase of supplies as well as activities that include, but are not lim...
Grants to Minnesota organizations to address urgent and unexpected needs. Funding is intended to respond to environmental concerns that pose a threat to residents or national resources. Proposals must describe the issue that affects or threatens to affect the stat...
Grants to USA Catholic faith-based organizations, children's health and human services agencies, and college athletic programs for community benefit initiatives. Past awards have gone to cancer research, big brother/big sister programs, autism programs, legal serv...
Grants to Iowa and Minnesota nonprofit organizations for projects and programs to benefit local communities in eligible regions. Funding is intended for activities in the focus areas of community service, economic development, education and youth, the environment,...
Grants to USA, Canada, and International travel-related nonprofit organizations for projects to strengthen communities throughout the world. Funding is intended to support initiatives in the focus areas of technology, education, and business development. The progr...
Cooperative agreements to USA local governments to improve public safety. Funding is intended to cover costs associated with a wide range of strategies to restore law and order, reduce crime in the city, and serve as an example to other cities. Eligible activities...
Grants of up to $4,500 to Minnesota pediatric healthcare providers and healthcare trainees to promote child health equity initiatives across the state. Funding is intended to empower healthcare providers from all backgrounds and practice settings, including rural,...