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Here are two new federal grant opportunities that were recently announced. These opportunities could be a strong fit depending on your organization’s mission and goals.
Title: Veterans Legacy Grants Program (Forecast)
- Funding Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
- Projected number of awards: 10
- Award range: Up to $400,000
- Estimated due date: Apr 9, 2027
- Cost sharing required? No
- Who is eligible? Nonprofits, institutions of higher education, school districts, governments
Summary: VLGP will provide grants to eligible entities for the purpose of conducting cemetery research related to national, State, or Tribal Veterans’ cemeteries; producing educational materials that teach about the history of Veterans interred in national, State, or Tribal Veterans’ cemeteries; and promoting community engagement with the histories of Veterans interred in national, State, or Tribal Veterans’ cemeteries.
Title: Collaborative Approaches to Adoption for Children with Complex Needs (Forecasted)
- Funding Agency: Department of Health and Human Services
- Projected number of awards: 3
- Award range: $1,500,000 to $2,150,000
- Cost sharing required? No
- Who is eligible? Nonprofits, institutions of higher education, school districts, businesses, and governments.
Summary: The Children’s Bureau will fund projects that will test and build evidence for collaborative approaches to improving permanency through adoption for children and youth with complex or high-acuity needs, such as medically fragile children. The projects will focus on system-level efforts to recruit, train, support, and retain families who can meet these children’s behavioral, medical, or emotional needs.
