NSDA Weekly Grant Update: May 9, 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
Department of Justice
FY 2025 Grants to Improve the Criminal Justice Response Program
WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program will improve the criminal justice response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking as serious violations of criminal law, and to seek safety and autonomy for victims.
WHO'S ELIGIBLE? States, local, and tribal governments; courts; faith-based community organizations; 501(c)3 nonprofits, and victim service providers that are a nonprofit, nongovernmental or tribal organization or rape crisis center, including a state or territorial coalition, that assists or advocates for domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking victims with a documented history of effective work concerning domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking
TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $23 million
WHEN IS IT DUE? June 16, 2025 (Grants.gov); June 18, 2025 (JustGrants)
Department of Justice
FY 2025 Grants to Prevent and Respond to Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, Stalking, and Sex Trafficking Against Children and Youth Program
WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to support comprehensive and community-based efforts to develop or expand prevention, intervention, treatment, and response strategies to address the needs of children and youth (ages 0-24) impacted by domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and sex trafficking.
WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Nonprofit and non-governmental entities, tribal nonprofits and organizations, Indian tribal governments, units of local government or agencies of units of local government, schools, victim service providers, and faith-based organizations
TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $9.5 million
WHEN IS IT DUE? June 15, 2025 (Optional LOI); June 30, 2025 (Grants.gov); July 2, 2025 (JustGrants)
Department of Justice
FY 2025 Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Program
WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to support efforts to enhance the safety of rural victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking through projects uniquely designed to address and prevent these crimes in rural areas.
WHO'S ELIGIBLE? States, local, and tribal governments; public or private nonprofit entities; and faith-based organizations
TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $36 million
WHEN IS IT DUE? July 8, 2025 (Grants.gov); July 10, 2025 (JustGrants)
Department of Justice
FY 2025 Sexual Assault Forensic Exam (SAFE) Hiring and Training Program
WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program supports efforts to establish or expand access to pediatric and/or adult/adolescent sexual assault forensic exams by funding the salaries of full- and part-time sexual assault nurse/forensic examiners (SANEs/SAFEs) providing forensic exams or serving as a regional preceptor or as a SANE/SAFE instructor.
WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State, tribal, or local governments; sexual assault examination programs; state or tribal sexual assault coalitions; nonprofit organizations, health care facilities; and community-based programs
TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $18.1 million
WHEN IS IT DUE? May 27, 2025 (Optional LOI); June 24, 2025 (Grants.gov); June 26, 2025 (JustGrants)
Department of Justice
FY 2025 Transitional Housing Assistance Grants for Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking
WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program supports projects that provide 6 to 24 months of transitional housing with support services for victims who are homeless or in need of transitional housing or other housing assistance as a result of a situation of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, and for whom emergency shelter services or other crisis intervention services are unavailable or insufficient.
WHO'S ELIGIBLE? States, units of local government, tribal governments, and other organizations that have a documented history of effective work concerning domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking
TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $40 million
WHEN IS IT DUE? June 9, 2025 (Grants.gov); June 11, 2025
(JustGrants)
Department of Transportation
FY 2024 Regional Infrastructure Accelerator Program
WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program assists entities in developing improved infrastructure priorities and financing strategies for the accelerated development of a project that is eligible for funding under the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) Credit Program.
WHO'S ELIGIBLE? States, multi-state or multi-jurisdictional groups, municipalities, counties, a special purpose district or public authority with a transportation function, a Tribal government or consortium of Tribal governments, metropolitan planning organizations (MPO), regional transportation planning organizations (RTPO), Regional Transportation Commissions, or a political subdivision of a State or local government, or combination of two or more of the foregoing
TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $20 million
WHEN IS IT DUE? June 16, 2025
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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.