Featured Grant Opportunities
Need funding for your next initiative? Check out these federal grant opportunities.
Grants often require an independent evaluation to assure the funder that the project is meeting its goals and objectives and accomplishing outcomes. At the grant application stage, Shaffer Evaluation Group will help you craft measurable goals and objectives and prepare an evaluation plan to improve your competitiveness to win a grant. Post-award, we work closely with you to collect meaningful data and generate the reports you need to remain compliant with your funder's reporting requirements. Contact us today for more information.
Advanced Technological Education
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U.S. National Science Foundation
With a focus on two-year Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs), the Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program supports the education of technicians for the high-technology fields that drive our nation's economy. The program involves partnerships between academic institutions (grades 7-12, IHEs), industry, and economic development agencies to promote improvement in the education of science and engineering technicians.
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Deadline: October 1, 2026
Research Experiences for Teachers in Engineering and Computer Science
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U.S. National Science Foundation
This program supports authentic summer research experiences for K-14 educators to foster long-term collaborations between universities, community colleges, school districts, and industry partners. With this solicitation, the Directorates for Engineering and Computer and Information Science and Engineering focus on a reciprocal exchange of expertise between K-14 educators and research faculty and (when applicable) industry mentors.
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Deadline: October 14, 2026
Higher Education Challenge Grants Program
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National Institute of Food and Agriculture
The purpose of this program is to strengthen institutional capacities, including curriculum, faculty, scientific instrumentation, and student recruitment and retention. The HEC program is focused on developing and improving formal master’s or doctorate degree-level food and agricultural sciences education and first professional degree-level education in veterinary medicine, such as a doctorate in veterinary medicine (DVM).
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Deadline: October 15, 2026
Capacity Building Grants for Non-Land-Grant Colleges of Agriculture Program
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National Institute of Food and Agriculture
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This program helps NLGCA institutions build and sustain capacity for agriculture and renewable resources education, research, and outreach. Funds support competing for federal grants, disseminating priority information to stakeholders, and encouraging community participation through matching funds for equipment, infrastructure, faculty professional development, and graduate assistantships.
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Deadline: November 10, 2026
Native American Library Services Basic Grant
Institute of Museum and Library Services
This program assists eligible Native Communities in establishing, sustaining, and improving library services and operations with their communities. As information needs change, Tribal libraries must be able to serve as knowledge and resource centers to benefit their users and the wellness of their communities. The NAB program supports Native Communities across the country to address their individual information needs and priorities.
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Deadline: November 13, 2026
Inspire Grants for Small Museums
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Institute of Museum and Library Services
Inspire Grants for Small Museums (Inspire) is a special initiative of the Museums for America grant program designed to support small museums of all disciplines, including small rural or small remote institutions and small museums that have not previously received federal funding. The program funds project-based efforts to serve the public through educational programs and exhibits, community partnerships, and collections stewardship activities.
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Deadline: November 13, 2026
Institute of Museum and Library Services
The Museums for America (MFA) program invests in museums of all sizes – from small to large – and disciplines in project-based efforts to serve the public through educational programs and exhibits, community partnerships, and collections stewardship activities.
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Deadline: November 13, 2026
Museum Grants for African American History and Culture
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Institute of Museum and Library Services
The Museum Grants for African American History and Culture (AAHC) program builds the capacity of African American museums and supports the growth and development of museum professionals at African American museums. The program supports projects that nurture museum professionals, build institutional capacity, and increase access to museum and archival collections at African American museums and Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).
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Deadline: November 13, 2026
Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services
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Institute of Museum and Library Services
The Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services program (NANH) supports Native American Tribes, Alaska Native Villages, and organizations that primarily serve and represent Native Hawaiians in sustaining heritage, culture, and knowledge. The program supports projects such as educational services and programs, workforce professional development, organizational capacity building, community engagement, and collections stewardship.
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Deadline: November 13, 2026
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National Endowment for the Humanities
The purpose of the program is to advance the preservation and availability of physical and digital collections important for research, teaching, and public engagement in the humanities. Planning and implementation projects may include conservation and preservation; digitization and description; enhancement of long-standing digital resources in the humanities; and preservation services or education and training for students and professionals in collections stewardship.
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Deadline: December 15, 2026
Foundations Supporting Education
Selected foundations supporting education projects are listed to the right. Please visit the foundations' websites for more information about available funding and application process.
Michael and Susan Dell Foundation - https://www.dell.org/grants/
The foundation funds schools and districts that directly serve or impact children or youth from urban low-income communities in the areas of education, with an emphasis on problem solving and making measurable progress.
W.K. Kellogg Foundation – www.wkkf.org
Focus areas of interest include educated kids, healthy kids, Indigenous communities, secure families, racial equity, and community/civic engagement.
Margaret A. Cargill Foundation – www.macphilanthropies.org
Focus areas of interest include natural resources and animal habitat protection; natural disaster preparedness, relief, and recovery; Native arts initiatives; arts, music, and human creativity; human services; animal welfare; professional development for educators; and special projects.
SC Johnson Foundation - https://scjohnson.com/en/community/grants
Education grants fund “programs that emphasize student academic achievement, with a focus on academic enrichment and advancement, such as early childhood education, K–12, post-secondary, technical and vocational schools.”
Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community – www.shakopeedakota.org
Supports educational projects for tribes and Native organizations across the country. Only tribal governments, Native American organizations, and Native American schools may apply.
Walmart Foundation - https://www.walmart.org/how-we-give
Funding focuses on creating opportunity, advancing sustainability, and strengthening community. The foundation invites proposals directly and also publishes requests for proposals and accepts letters of inquiry.
William T. Grant Foundation - https://wtgrantfoundation.org/funding
Programs support high-quality research studies in our focus areas, career-development awards for promising early-career faculty, grants that encourage research institutions to make structural changes that encourage engaged research, and programs of good-neighbor grants that support nonprofit youth service providers in New York City.