GrantWatch brings you many funding opportunities for services for children, including foster care, adoption, single-parent support, prenatal/postnatal care, child development, and anti-trafficking/abuse programs. These grants target underserved and marginalized children, including girls, boys, kids, toddlers, and infants.
Grants of up to $3,000 to North Carolina nonprofit organizations in eligible counties for programs and projects that benefit residents. Funding is intended for proposals that focus on urgent community needs such as health care, education, shelter, food, clothing, and o...
Grants to USA and International nonprofit organizations for projects and programs to prevent the abuse of children and youth. Applicants must submit a concept note prior to applying. Funding is intended for a variety of projects including improving safety for children ...
Grants of up to $5,000 to USA, Canada, and International graduate students and early-caree faculty affiliated with nonprofit institutions or government entities for research to benefit the health and safety of children and youth. Funding is intended to support behavior...
Grants to USA, Canada, and International nonprofit and for-profit organizations, IHEs, and agencies for exploratory research projects on children's language development. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to complete. Funding is i...
Grants to USA, Canada, and International grassroots and nonprofit organizations for activities to benefit vulnerable women and girls. Funding is intended to prevent gender-based violence and to help women improve their economic situations. Priority will be given to act...
Grants to USA nonprofit and youth organizations, schools, and parks departments to purchase outdoor recreational equipment. The purpose of this program is to help promote physical activity, reduce childhood obesity, and encourage play for all. Eligible organizations wi...
Grants of up to $2,500 to USA and Canada principals, guidance counselors, teachers, and school employees in communities where the funding source has a business presence to address specific funding needs. Funding is intended for gardens, teaching resources, technology, ...
Grants of up to $35,000 to USA, Canada, and International MDs and PhDs affiliated with an IHE or nonprofit organization for research addressing profound autism. Funding is intended to support research into the understanding of individuals with profound autism, who are ...
Grants to North Carolina nonprofit and faith-based organizations for programs that address community needs and enrich the quality of life in the funding source's service area. Applicants must contact program staff prior to applying. Funding is intended for projects in ...
Grants to USA nonprofit organizations for programs to benefit children and youth. Funding is intended to support programs that serve disadvantaged or at-risk youth and children in the areas of leadership and workforce development, college and career readiness, mentorin...
Grants and in-kind donations to USA and Canada nonprofit children's organizations and public and private K-12 schools for educational programs related to bees and beehives. Applicants must submit a preliminary application prior to applying. Funding is intended to provi...
Grants to North Carolina individual artists and cultural organizations to provide arts programming for elementary, middle, and high school students in eligible locations. Funding is intended to support arts education in public, charter, and private schools. Eligible pr...
Grants of up to $20,000 to USA nonprofit organizations in the funding source's service area for initiatives to benefit families, youth, and children. Funding is intended to support programs that address basic needs, including food, housing, health care, and education. ...
Grants to USA nonprofit organizations for a wide range of charitable activities with worldwide benefit. Funding is intended to empower organizations. Focus areas include access to education, child welfare, and social justice. However, all types of proposals are eligibl...
Grants and in-kind donations to USA, Canada, and International nonprofit organizations to support music programming in schools and communities. New applicants must take an eligibility quiz, and returning applicants must contact the funding source for access to the appl...
Awards of $1,000 and in-kind support to USA K-12 teachers to recognize excellence and dedication in teaching students topics related to civic responsibility. Eligible candidates are those that conduct activities that educate students about beliefs and values that are e...
Grants to USA nonprofit organizations and schools in multiple states for programs addressing the environment, traffic safety, education, and community in locations where the funding source has a business presence. Priority will be given to programs supporting marginali...
Grants to USA nonprofit organizations for projects to benefit youth, young adults, and veterans with disabilities. Projects should help individuals with disabilities acquire the skills necessary for successful career development and help maximize their potential and pa...
Grants to North Carolina nonprofit organizations, schools, and individual artists in eligible locations to promote arts and cultural activities, programs, initiatives, and advocacy efforts. Funding is intended to provide direct support to arts and cultural organization...
Grants to USA charter, public, and private schools in multiple states for middle-school STEM programs that benefit underserved communities. Funding is intended to offset program costs, including teacher training and necessary technology purchases. Schools must have a m...
Grants to USA public, private, and charter schools in multiple states to implement or expand STEM programs for grades PreK-5. Schools must serve a majority of students who qualify for Free or Reduced Lunch. Schools must be located in California, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa...
Grants to USA and territories public and charter schools in eligible regions to implement high-quality STEM programs at the middle school level. Funding is intended to cover participation costs, technology needs, equipment, supplies, and teacher training. Eligible scho...
Grants to Illinois, North Carolina, and Tennessee public and charter schools to implement computer science programs in eligible counites. Eligible expenses include but are not limited to computers, tablets, participation fees, teacher training, and equipment and suppli...
Grants to Illinois, North Carolina, and Tennessee public and charter schools in eligible school districts to implement high-quality STEM programs at the middle school level. Funding is intended to cover participation costs, technology needs, equipment, supplies, and te...
Grants to USA and territories teams of students in grades 6-12 to design and build an experiment that will be sent on a high-altitude balloon. Winning teams will receive funding, materials, technical support, and a spot on a high-altitude balloon to carry out the exper...
Grants of up to $250, grants of up to $500, and grants of up to $800 to USA, Canada, and International students to create and organize good deed projects. The purpose of the program is to engage children aged 5-18 in projects that give back to their community, school, ...
Cooperative agreement to a USA or territories IHE, nonprofit or for-profit organization, or agency to act as a data center to assist research on specific infant mortality topics. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to complete. Fun...
Grants of up to $30,000 to USA nonprofit organizations, including schools and agencies, for educational research, programs, and services related to improving mental health. Funding is intended for innovative activities and projects that promote the science of interpers...
Grants of up to $30,000 to USA nonprofit organizations for research studies related to behavioral health. Funding is intended for research that promotes and advances the science of interpersonal relationships. Preference is given to projects involving collaboration bet...
Cooperative agreements to USA and territories nonprofit and for-profit organizations, IHEs, and agencies for research on pain in pediatric populations. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to complete. Funding is intended for high-i...
Grants of up to $20,000 to USA nonprofit organizations for community benefit programs and projects. Funding is intended to support hospitals and schools; museums, performing arts and cultural programs; skills training, educational, and other programming for seniors, yo...
Grants of up to $500 to USA public and private schools, nonprofit youth organizations, and community centers for educational native plant gardens. The purpose of funding is to provide youth with hands-on learning opportunities to plan, plant, and care for native plant ...
Grants to USA PreK-12 teachers to enhance student understanding of agriculture by incorporating agricultural lessons into the core curriculum. Funding is intended for field trips, animal science projects, aquaculture projects, and farm tours. Teachers may propose creat...
Opportunity for USA high school students to participate in a competition for innovative product or business development ideas. Winners receive up to $1,500 in funds to start or expand a business or to develop a product. Funding is intended to encourage and support entr...
Grants of up to $10,000 to USA and territories nonprofit organizations, individuals, funding source branches and affiliates, and universities to promote equity and expand educational opportunities for women and girls. Funding may be used for a wide range of project exp...
Grants of up to $500 to North Carolina Pre-K through college-level teachers in public and private schools and institutions of higher education for programs that further students' understanding of the local agricultural sector. Funding is intended to help teachers provi...
Grants to North Carolina nonprofit organizations and government agencies in eligible areas for programs and projects that benefit the community. Funding is intended to improve the quality of life in communities where the funding source's employees live and work. Specia...
Fellowships to USA, Canada, and International investigators for neuroscience research. Particular emphasis is placed on research related to epilepsy. Fellows may come from a broad range of academic disciplines, including neurophysiology, systems neuroscience, biophysic...
Grants of up to $10,000 to USA young musicians for costs associated with studying classical music. Funding is intended to offset the financial costs of expenses including but not limited to instruments, camp tuition, private lessons, and audition travel. The grant is a...
Opportunity for USA, Canada, and International individuals and teams to apply machine learning techniques to youth mental health data. The purpose of this competition is to develop innovative techniques that will draw additional conclusions from additional data sets, t...
Opportunity for USA, Canada, and International individuals and teams to use artificial intelligence to streamline data abstraction from youth mental health data sets. The purpose of this competition is to reduce human error and increase the speed of data abstraction fo...
Grants of up to $1,000 to USA nonprofit organizations and K-12 educators for initiatives to promote internet safety. Funding is intended for the purchase of materials and supplies for use when conducting classroom sessions, assemblies, after-school activities, and comm...
Awards of $10,000 to USA young military dependents, ages 13 to 18, to recognize their accomplishments despite the challenges of military family life. Awardees will be honored for extracurricular activity, leadership, volunteering, scholarship, and other criteria. In ad...
Grants of up to $50,000 to USA Indigenous women-led nonprofit organizations for community projects that address gender-based oppression and violence. Funding is intended to support a range of initiatives to promote gender and social justice, support women's leadership ...
Grants of up to $50,000 to USA Indigenous and Native communities for crisis relief efforts, including projects related to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Funding is intended to support vulnerable members of the community, such as families with young children, mult...
Grants of up to $50,000 to North Carolina nonprofit organizations in eligible locations for affordable housing and public services for low- and moderate-income families. Applicants must attend a pre-application meeting and contact staff before applying. Public services...
Grants to USA IHEs, research institutions, agencies, nonprofit organizations, private organizations, and individuals to enhance children's nutritional health and promote agricultural education. Applicants must complete required registrations prior to applying. Projects...
Grants to USA public and charter schools in multiple states and counties to provide STEM programming for PreK-5th grade students. Funding is intended to cover participation fees and teacher training courses. Through the program, students participate in educational acti...
Grants to North Carolina nonprofit organizations for programs and projects that benefit residents in eligible counties. Applicants must submit an LOI prior to applying. Funding is intended for program supplies, construction expenses, and capital campaigns. Activities s...
Grants to USA and Canada early-career researchers affiliated with qualified institutions for childhood cancer research. The purpose of the grant is to share research findings and promote careers in pediatric cancer research. Eligible uses of funds include travel, small...