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 Energy

FY 2025 Restoring Reliability: Coal Recommissioning and Modernization

• WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to catalyze the recommissioning, retrofitting, and strategically repurposing of coal-fired generation assets to offer the fastest and most cost-effective path to restoring energy stability while supporting the nation’s industrial and security priorities. 
• WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Eligible entities vary by project topic area but generally include domestic U.S. entities that own or operate coal-fired generation assets
• TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $525 million
• WHEN IS IT DUE? November 13, 2025

U.S. National Science Foundation

FY 2027 Advanced Technological Education (ATE)

• WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to support the education of science and engineering technicians for the high-technology fields that drive the nation's economy at the undergraduate and secondary-school levels. 
• WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Eligible entities are two- and four-year institutions of higher education, nonprofit and non-academic organizations, for-profit organizations, local and state governments, and American Indian or Alaskan Native tribes, bands, nations, pueblos, villages, or communities.
• TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? Unspecified
• WHEN IS IT DUE? October 02, 2026