This is your weekly grant opportunities update from The National Special Districts Association. Special districts are either eligible to apply directly, or able to partner with a qualifying entity to apply for any of the grants listed. 

New Grant Opportunities

Department of the Interior

FY 2025 American Battlefield Protection Program (ABPP): Battlefield Interpretation Grants 

• WHAT DOES IT FUND? The program supports projects that deploy technology to modernize and enhance battlefield interpretation and education at Revolutionary War, War of 1812, and Civil War battlefield sites.
• WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State, county, city, or township governments; Native American tribal governments and tribal organizations; institutions of higher education; and nonprofit organizations
• TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $1 million
• WHEN IS IT DUE? November 25, 2025

Department of Justice

FY 2025 Training and Services to End Violence and Abuse Against Individuals with Disabilities and Deaf People

• WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to provide training, consultation, and information on domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, sexual assault, and abuse by caregivers against individuals with disabilities and Deaf people and to enhance direct services to such individuals.
• WHO'S ELIGIBLE? States; units of local government; tribal governments or organizations; victim service providers; and 501(c)(3) nonprofit, non-governmental organizations serving individuals with disabilities or deaf people
• TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $12 million
• WHEN IS IT DUE? September 23, 2025 (Grants.gov); September 25, 2025 (JustGrants)

National Science Foundation

FY 2025 NSF STEM K-12 

• WHAT DOES IT FUND? The program aims to support fundamental, applied, and translational research that advances STEM teaching and learning across the human lifespan in both formal (PreK-12) and informal settings. Proposals submitted to the STEM K-12 program may focus on learning or instruction in any field(s) of STEM (science, technology, engineering, or mathematics) and may involve a variety of contexts in which teaching and learning take place, including formal education (pre-K to 12) and informal learning environments. The program also supports projects that identify and address salient issues involved in translating research into educational practice for any STEM field, as well as projects that leverage insights from educational practice to drive fundamental research. Additionally, the program seeks proposals that explore how AI and other emerging technologies can be effectively leveraged to study and enhance STEM teaching and learning. 
• WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs), non-profit non-academic organizations, for-profit organizations, state and local governments, and Tribal Nations
• TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $30 million
• WHEN IS IT DUE? Rolling

Latest Grant News

U.S. Department of Labor announces up to $250K in Brookwood-Sago grants available to promote mine safety, health education, training 

SAMHSA Announces $19M in Supplemental Funding to Strengthen Housing Capacity for Homeless People with Serious Mental Illness

VA awards $818 million in grants to combat Veteran homelessness