Grants
Grants are essential financial tools local, state, and federal government agencies provide to support a wide range of public projects, services, and initiatives. These funds help organizations, municipalities, and educational institutions achieve their goals, from infrastructure development to community programs. Understanding how to apply for and manage grants is crucial for maximizing their impact. This directory offers articles on grants and related topics like Gov1 Grants Help, which delves into best practices for tracking, reporting, and effectively utilizing grant funds.
The grants process can sometimes be daunting for new applicants, but by using these steps, your municipality will be well-positioned to tackle the application process when time comes
The grant connected seven rural Waushara County EMS stations via video for training and equipped vehicles with mobile hotspots and telehealth systems
The Cambria County Regional Firefighters Association will be able to purchase a pump for water supply instead of relying on old fire apparatus
The Assistance to Firefighters Grants program could award up to 2,500 applicants grant funding for vehicles, operations and safety and regional projects.
The National Center for Safe Routes to School outlines how states can help small communities obtain federal funding set aside for rural sidewalk projects.
13 mayors are urging Congress to put the $103 million authorized by the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act in July into federal opioid grants.
Our columnist Diane Leonard explains why taking a look at data now for upcoming applications can help get the grant later.
Placemaking grants encourage communities to design spaces and redevelop public areas in sync with their residents’ ideals and needs.
A grant-funded commercial kitchen in Brightmoor can fight blight and teach other communities how to get a food-based micro-economy up and running.
Federal grant reporting requirements will change in 2017. Our partner’s annual survey of grant managers shares their post-award grant management mindset.
Salem, Mass., was able to fully fund two school top solar arrays that reduce annual electricity costs by $160K and generate quarterly income.
From cleaner-burning trash fleets and zero emission electric buses to EV charging stations, there is money, and incentives, for clean vehicles.
Could there be such a thing as too much pre-planning? Or starting your pre-planning for a grant application too early?
Boater registrations fund lake and river enhancement and pollution control projects in 36 Indiana watersheds draining to the Great Lakes and Gulf of Mexico.
Lead based paint hazards exist in 24 million homes; $52M in HUD grants will address 2,900 low-income housing units in 23 states.
Sustainability
A Chesapeake, Va., prison is using solar energy to preheat groundwater and reduce prison energy costs in kitchens and bathrooms.
States can help cities fund ADA-compliant sidewalks, increased pedestrian lighting and traffic studies with transportation alternatives grants.
The $300K in funding will support plans to help address a homelessness epidemic in Portland, Ore., with tiny homes.
The ICJI provides grants for emotional and physical services to crime victims, including child abuse, sexual assault and violent acts like hate crimes.
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