TMA staff for one of three upcoming information sessions on August 4 (11am-12pm), August 6 (1-2pm), and August 12 (12-1pm) to learn more about how your campus can leverage a TMA AmeriCorps VISTA Grant to deepen a community partnership or new poverty-relief focused program at your institution. Click here to view the full concept paper.

An intent to apply is due by Friday, August 21 and the full concept paper is due by Friday, October 25. Send us an email at info@transformmidatlantic.org with questions or to learn more.

Game On-Community Places to Play is an initiative of The DICK’S Sporting Goods Foundation and LISC. The initiative provides funding and technical assistance to community-rooted organizations working to create and renovate multi-use youth sport spaces in under-resourced communities across the country. The goal is to improve the quality, safety, and accessibility of local athletic spaces for young people. Grant awards will range from $50,000-$100,000 and will require 1:1 match funding. Funds will be awarded to outdoor and indoor facilities that enable and demonstrate local community access and usage for all organized youth sports, including but not limited to basketball, baseball, softball, soccer, football, tennis, lacrosse, and volleyball.

Deadline: August 15, 2026

Funder: The DICK’s Sporting Goods Foundation and LISC

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Deadline: August 7, 2026

ACM Lifting Lives is the philanthropic partner of the Academy of Country Music, dedicated to improving lives through the power of music. Now celebrating its 20th anniversary, ACM Lifting Lives has supported hundreds of organizations using music to heal, connect, and transform communities across the United States. The 2026 Grant Cycle reflects our deepest commitment: supporting nonprofits delivering innovative, evidence-informed music therapy programs that improve mental, physical, and emotional health outcomes for individuals and communities in need.

• Clinical Music Therapy: Programs delivering board certified music therapy services in clinical care environments, including hospitals, hospices, rehabilitation centers, and specialized treatment camps. Programs must demonstrate a clear therapeutic framework and qualified clinical staff.
• Therapeutic Interventions: Music based programs using therapeutic approaches to support behavioral, emotional, or social outcomes in structured community settings. Examples include programs serving students in K–12 schools, veterans and active-duty military, or other defined community populations.
• Industry Mental Health: Initiatives providing direct therapeutic services to music industry professionals, including touring artists, songwriters, crew members, and other music industry workers facing mental health challenges. Programs must offer direct clinical or therapeutic services.

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The application deadline is August 15, 2026.

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Since 2020, GSK has funded more than $6 million in grants to local nonprofits that increase access to STEM. These investments are part of GSK’s long-term STEM commitment in Philadelphia, aimed at expanding access to science, technology, engineering, and math careers that support economic mobility and drive innovation. This year, the GSK STEM Access Grants are prioritizing programs that strengthen pathways into quality STEM careers.

The William M. King Charitable Foundation supports organizations and programs that promote meaningful social change through education —  both formal and informal —  and that offer opportunities for learning through arts and cultural experiences. Grantees include both well-established and grass roots organizations, with a special focus on Philadelphia-based institutions. The Foundation makes contributions of general operating support and also supports programs and projects that extend and exemplify the mission of the grantee institution. With few exceptions, the Foundation typically makes grants totaling between $5,000 and $25,000, depending on the extent to which the nature of the organization and the purpose of the grant dovetail with the Foundation’s primary areas of interest.

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To qualify, interested nonprofits must meet the following criteria, among other requirements:

• In operation for at least two years
• Headquartered in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia, Burlington, Camden or Gloucester counties
• Less than $10 million annual operating budget
• Fall within one of the following categories
• Arts, Culture and Humanities
• Community Development
• Education and Research
• Environment and Animals
• Health, Human Services & Youth Development
• Veteran Services

Eligible nonprofits are strongly encouraged to apply. Winners will be notified in November; funds will be disbursed in December.

The 2026 application process is open through August 14, 2026.

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For questions and additional information, please contact ipromise@vklaw.com.

HTWM supports programs in which a modest grant can play a significant part and which have meaningful goals in relation to the total resources committed to them.

Requirements

HTWM considers grant proposals from 501(c)3 organizations serving residents of the City of Philadelphia with budgets that are $1.5 million and under. Grants are made on a one-year basis and range from $1,000 to $5,000.

Eligible nonprofit organizations serving disadvantaged children, youth, and older adults in Philadelphia may apply through September 1. The foundation has also updated its funding criteria and application guidelines for this grant cycle.

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Much of what influences our health happens outside the doctor’s office – in our communities.  Factors such as access to healthy foods and recreational spaces undeniably contribute to our health.  Where we are born, raised, live, and work matters to our health; yet too many individuals are living in communities that are hazardous to their health.

The more we understand the connection between our health and our community, the more we can improve it.  GSK is a global biopharma company with a purpose to unite science, technology, and talent to get ahead of disease together. GSK goes beyond discovering, developing and delivering medicines and vaccines and addresses health challenges where they often start – in our communities.

Award recipients will receive $50,000 in unrestricted funding.

Registration closes July 24, and approved applicants will have until September 4 to submit a full application.

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Deadline: August 1, 2026

The RRCA’s Kids Run the Nation Grant Fund provides financial support to running clubs, schools, and community-based nonprofits that are launching or currently offering inclusive youth running programs—welcoming children of all genders and abilities. Grants are awarded annually through a competitive application and review process.

• Your program should have kids running regularly, more than once each week for multiple weeks, as opposed to participating in a one-time event. The program may culminate in a goal fun run or other organized running event.
• Your program should be a structured running program incorporating educational topics and running activities, ideally utilizing the RRCA’s Kids Run the Nation curriculum.
• Your program may be a startup program or an established program.
• Your program must be gender-inclusive, encouraging and welcoming participation by children of all genders. The program may not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, ethnic origin, or economic status. The program may outline age groups and may indicate a minimum and maximum age for participation.
• Your program must meet SafeSport Act requirements, including completion of sexual abuse awareness and reporting training and ideally requiring criminal background checks on all adult program staff and volunteers.

Amount: $500 – $1,000

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Communities may wish to consider designation through the MSM program as a Main Street or Elm Street. Designation is an opportunity for targeted investment and development including the identification of specific needs for investment and/or development and the design and implementation of a strategy to address those needs.

PLEASE NOTE: Designation is not a prerequisite to receive funding from this grant program; only ‘Section F. Implementation Grants’ are exclusively available to designated communities, all other sub-programs are available to eligible applicants regardless of their status as a designated Main Street or Elm Street.

Competitive grant funding applications will be received through August 31^st, 2026. Designation applications are rolling and accepted at any time.

Uses:  A flexible tool for use in community and economic development for a variety of uses including planning activities, façade grant programs, business improvement grant programs, accessible housing programs, and district development grants.

Eligibility

• Units of local government (counties, cities, boroughs, townships, towns, and home rule municipalities)
• Redevelopment and/or housing authorities
• Nonprofit organizations to include economic development organizations, housing corporations, etc.
• Community development corporations
• Business improvement districts, neighborhood improvement districts, downtown improvement districts, and similar organizations incorporated as authorities

Additional Information: Main Street Matters Frequently Asked Questions

Review the program guidelines for details about eligible costs, match requirements, and the application deadline and submission requirements. If you have questions about project eligibility, please reach out to DCED staff at 717.787.6245 or dced-msm@pa.gov. Additionally, all applicants are encouraged to notify their DCED Regional Office of their interest in applying.

PLEASE NOTE: For District Development Grants, projects that benefit for-profit or private sector individuals or entities are eligible as follows:

• Funding assistance for projects which benefit a for-profit or private sector entity can be conveyed through a grant, loan, or combination of a grant and a loan, with all funding required to pass through an eligible applicant to the MSM program.
• Entities which intend to apply for grant support on behalf of private or for-profit projects must receive pre-approval from DCED prior to applying for grant assist.
  • NEW THIS YEAR: A formal letter making this request must be submitted to the program resource account, dced-msm@pa.gov no later than 30 days prior to the application deadline (July 31^st). Documentation must include project details that justify the need for a grant to support a private or for-profit entity.

How to Apply:  Applications must be submitted through the State Enterprise eGrants System.

• For technical assistance with an application please contact the DCED Customer Service Center. Representatives are available Monday through Friday, from 8:30 AM until 5:00 PM, at 800-379-7448. Email inquiries can also be sent to ra-dcedcs@pa.gov.
• For Keystone Login Services account assistance or password resets, please contact the Keystone Global Help Desk at 877-328-0995.

Press Release announcing 2025-26 Awards

Research grants on reducing inequality fund research studies that examine programs, policies, or practices to reduce inequality in the academic, social, behavioral, or economic outcomes of young people ages 5–25 in the United States, along dimensions of race, ethnicity, economic standing, sexual or gender minority status (e.g., LGBTQ+ youth), language minority status, or immigrant origins.

Our research interests center on studies that examine ways to reduce inequality in youth outcomes. We welcome descriptive studies that clarify mechanisms for reducing inequality or elucidate how or why a specific program, policy, or practice operates to reduce inequality. We also welcome intervention studies that examine attempts to reduce inequality. We invite studies from a range of disciplines, fields, and methods, and we encourage investigations into various youth-serving systems, including justice, housing, child welfare, mental health, and education.

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• Academic Achievement: Programs that build a foundation of academic competence that will help young people succeed in a competitive workforce. These include: Literacy, STEM/STEAM, Tutoring, School clothes/supplies/technology for learning, GED programs, Stay-in-school efforts, College readiness.
• Life Skills: Programs that build confidence and character in young people. These include: Mentoring, Financial literacy, After-school programs that include, academics or life skills listed here, Leadership skills, Career readiness/job skills.

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The purpose of HFFI is to support food supply chain resiliency, improve access to healthy foods in underserved areas, create and preserve quality jobs, and revitalize low-income communities by providing financial and technical assistance, either directly or through other partners and intermediaries, to eligible fresh, healthy food retailers and food retail supply chain enterprises to overcome the higher costs and initial barriers to entry in underserved areas… Grants are available for both planning stage and implementation ready projects that have a site identified and/or established site control, completed feasibility tasks, and have a timeline for opening. Technical Assistance is available for early-stage planning, predevelopment, and business assistance contractual soft costs. The HFFI FARE Fund will fund projects that create or expand the following types of business models:

• SNAP Authorized food retailers located in eligible underserved areas that will sell an assortment of Staple and Perishable foods directly to consumers
• Post-harvest food retail supply chain enterprises that will distribute Staple and Perishable foods to SNAP authorized food retailers located in eligible underserved areas

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Deadline for submitting a Letter of Intent is August 31, 2026.

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Our programs are designed with the grantee in mind. We provide a direct path to obtain funding for organizations seeking programmatic support for STEM education at all levels. Explore our programs to find detailed eligibility and submission information. We do not expect Organizations to meet all criteria. The programs were created to provide a wide range of funding options. Organizations can meet as little as one criteria if they are able to show a unique aptitude in the development and proven outcomes of the program for which they are requesting funding.

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The Michael & Susan Dell Foundation is dedicated to unlocking human potential and creating opportunities for children, families, and communities to thrive. Through strategic grant funding, the foundation partners with organizations that are working to solve some of society’s most pressing challenges in education, healthcare, livelihoods, financial inclusion, and community development.

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.

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BlackRock Future Builders is a $100 million philanthropic initiative funded by The BlackRock Foundation to expand economic opportunity and power the next generation of America’s skilled trades workers. Through this Request for Proposals (RFP) process, The Foundation seeks to support U.S. nonprofit organizations delivering or supporting high‑quality skilled trades training. This competitive grant opportunity operates in parallel to other BlackRock Future Builders partnerships and is intended to surface additional, regionally grounded solutions across the skilled trades ecosystem. Organizations may propose direct worker training programs or capacity‑building efforts that enable systems to function more effectively and at greater scale.

• Worker training interventions may include direct service proposals such as pre-apprenticeship or career navigation programs, workforce training programs, apprenticeship programs, or wraparound participant supports that are supportive of training persistence and completion.
• Capacity-building interventions are organizational and system-focused, rather than in direct service of participants, and may include, but are not limited to, proposals such as ecosystem-building, demonstration projects, technology or tool adoptions, or research, among others.

All skilled trades are eligible, provided applicants demonstrate a strong connection to infrastructure projects such as data center construction or related supply chains, energy infrastructure, or transportation infrastructure. Examples of eligible occupations may include, but are not limited to: Electricians, HVAC technicians, Plumbers, Pipefitters and steamfitters, Ironworkers, Insulation workers, Construction equipment operators.

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The Workday Foundation’s Human Connection Microgrant Program is open now, with $500,000 worth of grants ranging from $2,500-$10,000 available. They’re looking for projects that bring people together and provide a way for them to have fun together, including volunteer and service projects that unite neighbors around a common goal while building lasting relationships.

Application Deadline: July 31, 2026

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