New RFPs Support Planning and Food – Dallas Fort Worth Nonprofit Business Journal

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Here are two recent federal grant opportunities:

Family Planning Services

Funder: Department of Health and Human Services
Expected number of awards: 90
Cost sharing required? No
Due date: January 9, 2027
Award range: $200,000 to $22 million
Eligibility: Nonprofits, housing authorities
Description: OPA”s Title X Family Planning Program funds “voluntary family planning projects [that] offer a broad range of acceptable and effective family planning methods and services (including natural family planning methods, infertility services, and services for adolescents).” The program helps millions of low-income and uninsured Americans develop health literacy and access family planning and related health services, empowering individuals and families to make informed decisions and navigate chronic health conditions and pregnancy with confidence. By offering counseling and education to improve individuals” optimal health outcomes, Title X promotes the level of health literacy necessary to support informed consent across the reproductive lifespan.
Link to full RFP: https://apply07.grants.gov/apply/opportunities/instructions/PKG00292324-instructions.pdf

Specialty Crop Multi-State Grant Program 2026

Funder: USDA
Expected number of awards: 20
Cost sharing required? Yes
Closing date: October 16, 2026
Award range: up to $1 million
Eligibility: Institutions of higher education, nonprofits, state governments, and tribal governments
Summary: The SCMP supports collaborative multi-state partnerships to enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops through competitively funded projects. A multi-state partnership is a project that implements activities with measurable outcomes that benefit two or more U.S. States and/or Territories along with non-profit entities. The focus is to address regional or national level specialty crop issues, including, but not limited to, food safety, plant pests and disease, research, crop-specific projects addressing common issues, and marketing and promotion. Projects must enhance the competitiveness of U.S. or U.S. territory-grown specialty crops in either domestic or foreign markets.