Upcoming Grant Deadlines
Federal Funding
The Department of Justice is accepting applications for the Enhancing Security Measures for Houses of Worship program. This opportunity provides grants to enhance security and law enforcement capabilities at faith-based institutions and houses of worship to prevent and respond to bias-motivated crimes. Apply by September 2, 2026.
The Department of Health and Human Services is accepting applications for the Community Economic Development (CED) program. This federal grant program helps expand employment for individuals with low income in communities facing persistent poverty and high unemployment by investing in community development corporations (CDCs) that create and expand businesses and job opportunities. Apply by September 8, 2026.
The Department of the Interior is accepting applications for the WaterSMART Enhancing Water Resources Projects grant. Applicants are invited to leverage their money and resources by cost sharing with Reclamation on on-the-ground water resource actions, including watershed restoration and fish passage projects, water management or infrastructure improvements, and water conservation and efficiency efforts. Apply by September 9, 2026.
The National Endowment for the Humanities is accepting applications for the Scholarly Editions and Translations program. This program supports collaborative teams who edit, annotate, and translate foundational humanities texts that are vital to generating new scholarship but are not available in adequate editions or translations. Apply by September 16, 2026.
The Department of Transportation is accepting applications for the Buses and Bus Facilities Grant program. The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced the availability of approximately $21 million in competitive grants under the Buses and Bus Facilities Program to assist in the financing of buses and bus facilities capital projects, including replacing, rehabilitating, purchasing or leasing buses or related equipment, and rehabilitating, purchasing, constructing or leasing bus-related facilities. Apply by September 21, 2026.
The Environmental Protection Agency is accepting applications for the FY27 Brownfields Job Training Grant competition. This funding helps deliver Brownfields Job Training programs that recruit, train, and place local, unemployed, and underemployed residents with the skills needed to secure full-time employment in the environmental field. Apply by September 23, 2026.
The Department of Agriculture is accepting applications for the International Programs & Trade, Invasive Species Program. This program aims to support projects that advance tangible improvements in invasive species prevention by utilizing existing research knowledge on invasive species risks and pathways to produce actionable outcomes that protect American agriculture from invasive species. Apply by September 30, 2026.
The Department of Agriculture is accepting applications for the Special Evaluation Assistance for Rural Communities and Households in Pennsylvania (SEARCH) program. This program provides funding to financially distressed rural communities to pay for predevelopment feasibility studies, pre-design assistance and technical assistance for water and waste disposal projects. Apply by September 30, 2026.
The Department of Agriculture is accepting applications for the Telecommunications Infrastructure Loans & Loan Guarantees program. This program provides financing for the construction, maintenance, improvement and expansion of telephone service and broadband in rural areas. Apply by September 30, 2026.
The Department of Agriculture is accepting applications for the Cold Chain Grants for Emergency Food Assistance program. The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) will competitively award funds to one or more recipients to offer subawards for cold storage and distribution equipment to food banks, food pantries, and other emergency food assistance operations to improve their ability to provide high quality meats, eggs, seafood, dairy, and fresh and minimally processed fruits and vegetables to vulnerable Americans. Apply by October 1, 2026.
The Department of Justice is accepting applications for the FY26 Edward Byrne Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program – Local Formula. This opportunity will provide formula funding to eligible units of local government to, in general, support hiring additional personnel and/or purchase equipment, supplies, contractual support, training, technical assistance, and information systems for criminal justice or civil proceedings, including for any one or more of the eleven program areas. Apply by October 9, 2026.
The National Science Foundation is accepting applications for the Training-based Workforce Development for Advanced Cyberinfrastructure program. This program seeks to prepare, nurture, and grow the national scientific research workforce for creating, utilizing, and supporting advanced cyberinfrastructure (CI) to enable and potentially transform fundamental science and engineering (S&E) research and education and contribute to the Nation's overall economic competitiveness and security. Apply by January 21, 2027.
State Funding
The PA Office of the State Fire Commissioner is accepting applications for the Fire Company and Emergency Medical Services Grant. Eligible organizations can apply for grant funding for a combination of up to two projects in the following categories: facilities, equipment, debt reduction, training, education, recruitment and retention, and more. Final reports are due no later than 4pm on September 1, 2026.
The PA Department of Community and Economic Development is accepting applications for the Municipal Assistance Program (MAP). MAP provides funding to assist local governments to plan for and efficiently implement a variety of policies, programs, or projects, and soundly manage development with an emphasis on intergovernmental approaches. Funding is available for two groups of activities: shared services, and community planning. Apply by September 1, 2026.
The PA Commission on Crime and Delinquency is accepting applications for the 2026 Fall Nonprofit Security Grant Funds. This program improves and increases the physical/cybersecurity and facility/target hardening of nonprofit organizations’ facilities at risk of a terrorist of other extremist attack, ultimately safeguarding the lives and property of the American people. Apply by September 10, 2026.
The PA Council on the Arts (PCA) is accepting applications for the Creative Catalyst Grant program. This program supports new initiatives and opportunities that advance strategies for empowering, connecting, and amplifying creatives and creative industries and their contributions to Pennsylvania’s communities, economy, and workforce. Apply by September 11, 2026.
The PA Department of Community and Economic Development will be opening applications for the Local Share Account Statewide program on September 1, 2026. The PA Race Horse Development and Gaming Act (Act 2004-71), as amended, provides for the distribution of gaming revenues through the Commonwealth Financing Authority (CFA) to support projects in the public interest within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Apply by November 30, 2026. |