Author: Stacey Abate

Private philanthropy is starting to realize that federal funding cuts hurt everyone. Some private funders are beginning to step into the breach. Below is a sampling of grant opportunities that have recently arisen in response to federal cuts: New Jersey only - NJ Strong: Emergency Fund Some of our most vital nonprofit organizations across the… Continue reading Rapid Response Grants

As you may have read, the FY26 omnibus bill passed the House and is currently in the Senate. The Senate Appropriations committee has released this helpful tracker that includes a partial list of funding streams that are under threat of being reduced or eliminated if the budget passes as is - https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/trumps-unprecedented-funding-freeze-hits-communities-across-america All three of… Continue reading FY26 Appropriations Update

New Grant Available - COPS School Violence Prevention Program (SVPP) COPS School Violence Prevention Program (SVPP) Designed for School districts looking to strengthen their school safety plans, this program helps fund school safety technology, such as access controls, communication technology, and cameras needed to secure buildings and ensure the success of emergency plan management at K-12 districts. This program… Continue reading COPS School Violence Prevention Program (SVPP) Available Apply Now:

The Amazon Literary Partnership grant applications for 2025 are now open. Amazon invites nonprofit literary organizations to apply now through May 18, 2025, with grants being announced in June 2025. Apply now. What is the Amazon Literary Partnership? Amazon Literary Partnership seeks to fund organizations working to champion diverse, marginalized, and underrepresented authors and storytellers.… Continue reading Amazon Literary Partnership Accepting 2025 Application

There is a difference between responsive grant seeking and strategic grant seeking. The former is something most of us are familiar with – “oh look, this is due in 2 weeks but it’s worth $100,000, what do we have that fits?” Followed by lots of scrambling and futile searches for information. Strategic grant seeking can… Continue reading Strategic Grant Seeking

Many seasoned grant professionals fell into the profession by accident and learned on the job. Thankfully, today at least one major research university now has an entire division within the English Department called Business & Technical Writing that is expressly devoted to the types of professional writing that prepare students for future careers. As only… Continue reading The Next Generation of Grant Professionals

Much has been written about Project 2025 but not enough on its potential impact on federal grants. Approximately two-thirds of the various Executive Orders issued so far during the second Trump administration have been lifted almost directly from this document. In an effort to better understand how the recommendations in the document will affect various… Continue reading Project 2025

Events are unfolding rapidly and we're receiving conflicting information from federal agencies. The two best resources we've found are: From the National Council of Nonprofits - https://www.councilofnonprofits.org/files/media/documents/2025/chart-executive-orders.pdf From the Government Finance Officers Association - https://www.gfoa.org/federal-funds-omb-memo-updates Both sites are updated regularly and contain the most reliable information we've seen. Despite a federal court suspending the freeze… Continue reading Federal Grant Chaos

by Adam Ruben, Ph.D. 'Twas the night before grant deadline, 7:15.Many creatures were stirring, thanks to caffeine.The comments accepted, the references done,In hopes someone might fund my first R01. I wrote like a showman. My prose was terrific.My font was New Roman. My aims were specific.I showed prior data and new innovation—I even nailed my… Continue reading ‘Twas the night before grant deadline