NSDA Weekly Grant Update: June 20, 2025
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
National Endowment for the Arts
FY 2025 Celebrating America250: Arts Projects Honoring the National Garden of American Heroes
- What does it fund? Supports projects in any discipline that celebrate the contributions to American history of individuals featured in the National Garden of American Heroes. Eligible formats include plays, operas, literary works, concerts, visual arts, museum exhibitions, and more.
- Who's eligible? Nonprofit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3) U.S. organizations; units of state or local government; federally recognized tribal communities or tribes
- Total funding amount? $500,000
- When is it due? July 14, 2025
National Endowment for the Humanities
FY 2025 Rediscovering Our Revolutionary Tradition
- What does it fund? Supports preservation and improved access to primary source materials on America’s founding era and government. Eligible activities include conservation, digitization, transcription, translation, and updating existing digital resources.
- Who's eligible? Nonprofits, accredited higher education institutions, state and local governments and agencies, federally recognized Native American Tribal governments
- Total funding amount? $14 million
- When is it due? September 4, 2025; January 15, 2026
Latest Grant News
- EPA Announces Funding for States to Reduce Lead in Drinking Water at Schools and Child Care Facilities
- NEH Announces New Grant Program to Enhance Access to Original Documents of America’s Founding and Government
Status Updates
- TFG has compiled a list of all federal funding opportunities from July 1, 2024 - present to examine the impact of Executive Orders on federal funding. We are tracking this information on a weekly basis and will update accordingly.
- To help navigate this evolving federal funding landscape, TFG has compiled responses to frequently asked questions in a Special Report on the Impact of Executive Action on Federal Funding. TFG remains committed to keeping you informed and will continue to monitor developments closely. If you have any questions, please contact your Client Manager.