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Here are two recent federal grant opportunities:
Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP Competition
- Funder: AmeriCorps
- Expected number of awards: N/A
- Cost sharing required? Yes
- Closing date: March 26, 2026
- Award range: Award amounts will vary as determined by the scope of the projects. The federal share of the budget cannot exceed $75,000 + $350 per unduplicated volunteer. There is no maximum request amount.
- Eligible applicants: Tribal organizations, nonprofits, institutions of higher education, state service commissions, and cty, state, county, tribal, and special district governments.
- Summary: AmeriCorps improves lives, strengthens communities, and fosters civic engagement through service and volunteering. AmeriCorps brings people together to tackle some of the country’s most pressing challenges through national service and volunteerism. AmeriCorps members and AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers serve with organizations dedicated to the improvement of communities and those serving. AmeriCorps helps make service a cornerstone of our national culture. This funding announcement is an opportunity for communities to apply for funding to engage adults ages 55 and older in tackling the community’s most pressing needs through the AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP program. This is an open competition across all states and territories.
Link to full RFP: https://www.americorps.gov/funding-opportunity/fiscal-year-fy-2026-americorps-seniors-rsvp-opportunity
Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act
- Funder: Department of Health and Human Services
- Expected number of awards: 50
- Cost sharing required? No
- Due date: April 28, 2026
- Award range: up to $75,000
- Eligible applicants: Nonprofits, independent school districts, institutions of higher education, tribal organizations, and tribal, city, county, state, and special district governments. Eligible applicants are community-based coalitions addressing opioid, methamphetamine, and/or prescription drug use/misuse by local youth.
- Summary: The Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program was created by the Drug-Free Communities Act of 1997 (Public Law 105-20). The Executive Office of the President, Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC) are accepting applications for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA) Community-based Coalition Enhancement Grants to Address Local Drug Crises Grants (CARA Local Drug Crises Grants) as an enhancement to current or formerly funded Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program recipients. The purpose of this program is to prevent and reduce the use of opioids and methamphetamines and the misuse of prescription drugs among youth ages 12-18 in communities throughout the United States.
Link to full RFP: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/360887
