Corporation for National and Community Service: Training and Technical Assistance

The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) provides tools, training, and information to help current and potential national service facilitators develop their knowledge, skills, and abilities in administering national service programs and projects.

Eligibility:

Public agencies, including federal, state governments, local agencies, and other units of government; nonprofit organizations, including groups serving youth; community-based organizations; service organizations; institutions of higher education; Indian t

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Education for Homeless Children and Youth: Grants for State and Local Activities

This program was established to ensure that homeless children and youth have equal access to the same free and appropriate education as other children by providing activities for and services to ensure that these children and youth enroll in, attend, and achieve success in school. The program also supports an Office for Coordination of Education of Homeless Children and Youth in each state to gather comprehensive information about homeless children and youth and the impediments to their regular attendance at school.

Eligibility:

Departments of Education in the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Outlying Areas, and schools serving Indian students that are funded by the Secretary of the Interior may apply. Only Local Education Agencies are eligible for state subgrants.

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Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program

 The Justice Assistance Grant Program provides states, tribes, and local governments with critical funding necessary to support a range of program areas including law enforcement, prosecution, indigent defense, courts, crime prevention and education, corrections and community corrections, drug treatment and enforcement, planning, evaluation, technology improvement, and crime victim and witness initiatives and mental health programs and related law enforcement and corrections programs, including behavioral programs and crisis intervention teams.

Eligibility:

State governments, the District of Columbia, and territories.

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Environmental Education Grants Program

Under the Environmental Education Grants Program, EPA seeks grant proposals from eligible applicants to support environmental education projects that promote environmental awareness and stewardship and help provide people with the skills to take responsible actions to protect the environment. This grant program provides financial support for projects that design, demonstrate, and/or disseminate environmental education practices, methods, or techniques.

Eligibility:

Educational agencies at the state, local and tribal level; state environmental agencies; college and universities; nonprofit organizations; and noncommercial educational broadcasting entities are eligible to apply. Individuals are not eligible to apply.

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Free and Reduced Price School Meals

Schools send school meal applications home at the beginning of each school year. However, you may apply for school meals any time during the school year by submitting an application directly to your school or district. You may ask for an application any time during the school year.

Eligibility: Income eligibility guidelines are available here: https://www.fns.usda.gov/cn/income-eligibility-guidelines

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Foster Care (Title IV-E) The Federal Foster Care Program

Grants assist states in providing safe, appropriate, 24-hour substitute care for children who are under state care and need temporary placement outside their homes.

Funds may be used to cover state or local foster care maintenance payments on behalf of eligible children; administrative and training costs; and costs related to the design, implementation and operation of a statewide data collection system. 

Eligibility: Title IV-E foster care funds are awarded to the 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and federally-recognized Indian Tribes, Indian Tribal organizations and Tribal consortia with approved title IV-E plans

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Foster Grandparents Program

This program provides part-time volunteer service opportunities for income-eligible persons age 60 and older. These volunteers provide support in health, education, human services, and related settings to help children or youth with special or exceptional physical, mental, or emotional needs. Foster grandparents serve in many capacities including mentors, tutors, and caregivers for at-risk children and youth with special needs. 

Eligibility:

Volunteers must meet age and income guidelines. Agencies applying for foster grandparent services must be state or local government agencies or private, nonprofit organizations.

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Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP): State Grants and Partnership Grants

This discretionary grant program is designed to increase the number of low-income students who are prepared to enter and succeed in postsecondary education. GEAR UP provides six-year or seven years grants to states and partnerships to provide services at high-poverty middle and high schools. GEAR UP grantees serve an entire cohort of students beginning no later than the seventh grade and follow the cohort through high school. GEAR UP funds are also used to provide college scholarships to low-income students.

Eligibility:

 Any state agency designated by the governor of the state may apply. Additionally, partnerships consisting of one or more local educational agencies and one or more degree-granting institutions of higher education and not less than two other community organizations or other entities such as businesses, professional organizations, or state agencies may apply.

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Healthy Tomorrows Partnership for Children Program

The Healthy Tomorrows Partnership for Children Program (HTPCP) support innovative, community-based initiatives to improve the health status of infants, children, adolescents and families in rural and other underserved communities by increasing their access to preventive care and services. For the past 31 years, HTPCP has provided approximately 76 million dollars to 305 projects in 48 states, and Washington D.C., Puerto Rico, and Guam.HTPCP projects must represent a new initiative within the community or an innovative component that builds on existing community resources. Projects usually provide services in vulnerable and underserved populations and address four key areas: access to health care services, community-based health care, preventive health care, and service coordination.

Eligibility:

Public and private entities providing community-based health care services and outreach to low-income children, adolescents and their families.

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Indian Child and Family Education

The purpose of the program is to begin educating children at an early age through parental involvement, to increase high school graduation rates among Indian parents, and to encourage life-long learning. In order to qualify for this benefit program, you must be a Native American/American Indian who is a parent or primary caregiver responsible for children under the age of seven years, you must live on or near an Indian reservation, and you or a family member must be enrolled in a Federally recognized American Indian tribe or Alaska Native village.
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Eligibility:

Federally-recognized Indian tribal governments and tribal organizations authorized by Indian tribal governments on reservations with school funded by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) may apply to administer the program.

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