Deadline: February 13, 2025 in Grants.gov, February 26, 2025 in NEA Applicant Portal
Award Amount: $10,000 to $150,000 depending on eligibility
Match: Yes, 50% or 1:1 non-federal share required
Eligible Entities: Tribal organization/governments, school districts, higher education institutions, non-profits, and states or local government
Description:
The NEA is committed to supporting arts projects for the benefit of all Americans. Grants for Arts Projects (GAP) provides funding for public engagement with the arts and arts education, for the integration of the arts with strategies promoting the health and well-being of people and communities, and for the improvement of overall capacity and capabilities within the arts sector. We welcome applications from first-time and returning applicants; from organizations serving rural, urban, suburban, and tribal communities of all sizes; and from organizations with small, medium, or large operating budgets.
We fund arts projects in the following disciplines: Artist Communities, Arts Education, Dance, Design, Folk & Traditional Arts, Literary Arts, Local Arts Agencies, Media Arts, Museums, Music, Musical Theater, Opera, Presenting & Multidisciplinary Works, Theater, and Visual Arts.

Deadline: February 26, 2025
Award Amount: $5,000
Match: None
Eligible Entities: NM College Students
Description: Inform New Mexican high school seniors who will graduate in May, equivalent GED recipients, and home school recipients about this great opportunity to aspire for higher education! The 2025 Scholarship Program offers a total of $29,000 in scholarship awards that includes:
7 (seven) awards at $1,000 each with a minimum 2.5 grade point average (GPA) or its equivalent;
4 (four) awards at $3,000 with a minimum 3.5 GPA or its equivalent; and
2 (two) awards at $5,000 with a minimum 4.0 GPA or its equivalent.
New this year! We’ve partnered with The Encantado Foundation to offer a $5,000 scholarship opportunity towards any recipient who pursues a STEM-related career path.

Deadline: March 10, 2025
Award Amount: $100,000 to $250,000
Match: None
Eligible Entities: State, City, Township, County or Tribal Governments, Higher Education Entities, school districts, nonprofits, Businesses
Description: The primary goal of the UAIP projects is to support the development of urban agriculture and innovative production. The UAIP grants being made available for application under this NFO support planning and implementation activities. Planning activities will initiate, develop, or support the efforts of farmers, gardeners, citizens, government officials, schools, members of tribal communities, and other stakeholders in areas where access to fresh foods are limited or unavailable. Implementation activities will accelerate existing and emerging models of urban and/or innovative agricultural practices that serve multiple farmers or gardeners. Innovation may include new and emerging, as well as indigenous or non-traditional agricultural practices.

Deadline: March 27, 2025 in Grants.gov; April 3, 2025 in JustGrants
Award Amount: Category 1: $2,000,000; Category 2: $1,000,000
Match: None
Eligible Entities: State, City, Township, County or Tribal Governments, Higher Education Entities, Nonprofits, Independent School Districts, Public charter schools, private K-12 schools
Description: This funding opportunity aims to support school safety by implementing solutions to enhance school climate, establish school-based behavioral threat assessment and intervention teams to identify violence risks, introduce technologies like anonymous reporting tools, and apply other evidence-based strategies to prevent violence. The goal is to equip K–12 students, teachers, and staff with tools to recognize, respond to, and prevent acts of violence.

Deadline: March 27, 2025
Award Amount: $10,000 – $20,000
Match: None
Eligible Entities: Have been a nonprofit organization, exempt from Federal Income Taxes under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; a public educational institution; or be a public agency, for a minimum of five (5) years (certain exceptions can be made to this, including: an organization operating with a fiscal agent or an organization spinning off from a parent nonprofit and establishing its own separate entity). Provide services to the people of the Greater Albuquerque Metropolitan Area (Bernalillo, Sandoval, Torrance, and Valencia)
Description: Fields of interest include: animal welfare, education, arts & culture, environmental & historical preservation, economic & workforce development, health, and human services.

Deadline:  March 31, 2025 or until funds are fully allocated
Award Amount:  not to exceed $15,000 per internship
Eligible Entities:  ​An “agricultural business” means a business of a food or agricultural nature, including agricultural production or processing. Primary areas of focus for these internships include: agribusiness; agronomy; crop production; farm and ranch management; food safety; fruit and vegetable production; maintenance and repair of machinery and equipment; marketing and sales; and natural resources and conservation.
Description:  NMDA’s AWD Program offers incentives to the state’s agricultural businesses to hire interns. The AWD Program is intended to provide hands-on educational opportunities for students aspiring to careers in agriculture, as well as young or beginning farmers and ranchers.  Internships can begin after July 1, 2024 and must be completed by May 31, 2025.

Deadline:  applications are accepted quarterly – Quarter 1: Feb 1 – April 15 / Quarter 2: May 1 – July 15 / Quarter 3: August 1 – October 15 / Quarter 4: November 1 – December 31
Amount:  $250 to $5,000
Eligible Entities:  Nonprofits, state, county or city agencies, including law enforcement or fire departments, education agencies.
Description:  There are 8 areas of funding: 1) Community and Economic Development, 2) Diversity and Inclusion, 3) Education, 4) Environmental Sustainability, 5) Health and Human Service, 6) Hunger Relief and Healthy Eating, 7) Public Safety, 8) Quality of Life

Deadline:  Ongoing
Eligible Entities:  For Profit companies, Nonprofit Organizations
Description: Supporting organizations and initiatives that have a meaningful and direct impact on the community in 4 main areas:

• • Choice & Education

• • Community

• • Resilience & Sustainabililty

• • Well-Being.

Deadline:  ongoing
Eligible Entities:  Educational Agencies
Description:  As a program of The Smidt Foundation, we work to leverage and propel excellent skilled trades education in U.S. public high schools by investing in efforts where ingenious people and ideas converge. Humility is the through line of our outlook and approach. We seek to make a difference, and to learn and share.

Grant awards: $50,000;  ($25,000 per year for two years).
Grant Term: Recipients have two years to spend the funding.
Eligibility: 

• Local education entities (LEAs) and public schools, including charter and Tribal schools serving K-12 public school children.
• Tribes, Pueblos, and Nations serving K-12 public school children
• 501(c)3’s, Governmental and Quasi-governmental institutions, and private schools partnering with LEAs, public schools including charter and Tribal schools and/or Tribes that serve public school children (K-12).

Description:  Children can thrive when surrounded by an ecosystem of support that makes it easy to access quality education, health care and food. And when parents thrive, children thrive, so their ecosystem must also include equitable job opportunities and career pathways. The ability to face the future with confidence, assured of equitable opportunities, rounds out the ecosystem.  Education, health, food and workforce systems are interconnected in serving what children need to thrive, and we aim to support holistic solutions across these integrated systems.

Submission Details:  Mellon only accepts proposals by invitation. If you have not received an invitation and are interested in funding from Mellon, you can submit an inquiry.

Eligibility:  Mellon makes most of its grants to organizations in the United States that have been determined by the IRS to be section 501(c)(3) charities. As a rule, the Foundation does not fund tuition, K-12 education and programming, fundraising events, or provide direct unrestricted funding for individuals.

Areas of Interest:
Arts and Culture
Higher Learning
Humanities in Place
Public Knowledge
Presidential Initiatives

Description:  AEFLA seeks to create a partnership between states, the Federal government, and local adult education providers to help adults get the basic skills they need including reading, writing, math, English language proficiency, and problem-solving to be productive workers, family members, and citizens.

Description: area of interest include – Children’s Homes, Boys & Girls Clubs/Scouts, YMCA/YWCA, Counseling and Therapy Center, Behavioral and Mental Health Centers, Rehabilitation Centers, Domestic Violence, CASA, and Advocacy Centers, Food Banks & Food Pantries, Homelessness, Veterans, Meals on Wheels and Sr. Citizen Centers, Theatres & Symphony, and more.
How to Apply:  Organizations interested in applying for funding need to communicate via phone or email with the Grants Manager for instructions on how to apply.
Lori Bagwell, Grants Manager
Lori@msdoss.org