Funding Opportunities

This page seeks to connect faith-based and community organizations with current funding within HHS.  Additionally, it provides resources to assist faith-based and community organizations looking to partner with the Federal government.

• Current Funding Opportunities
  • Human Services
  • Health/Substance Abuse Treatment
  • International
  • Research
• Opportunities for Faith-Based and Community Organizations at the State and Local Levels
• Catalogs and Tools to Search for Grants
• Become A Grant Reviewer
• Frequently Asked Questions about Grants and Funding for Faith-Based and Community Organizations

Current Funding Opportunities

Human Services

• Grants to Tribes, Tribal Organizations, and Migrant Programs for Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention Programs– Applications due by May 12, 2008
• Adoption Opportunities: Diligent Recruitment of Families for Children in the Foster Care System – Applications due by May 29, 2008
• **New** Job Opportunities for Low-Income Individuals (JOLI) Program—Applications due June 2, 2008
• **NEW** Community Economic Development Program Operational Projects—Applications due June 25, 2008
• Standing Announcement for Unaccompanied Alien Children – Applications due by March 24, 2009
• Standing Announcement for the Ethnic Community Self-Help Program – Applications due by March 24, 2009
• Head Start Innovation and Improvement Projects – Applications due June 09, 2008
• Early Head Start Replacement Grantee: Volusia County, Florida -Applications due June 09, 2008
• Head Start Replacement Grantee: Mercer County, New Jersey (with the exception of the City of Trenton) - Applications due June 09, 2008
• Head Start Replacement Grantee: Swisher County, Texas - Applications due June 09, 2008
• Head Start Replacement Grantee: Newark, New Jersey - Applications due June 09, 2008
• Early Head Start Replacement Grantee: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania -Applications due June 09, 2008 
• Head Start Replacement Grantee: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - Applications due June 09, 2008

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Health/Substance Abuse Treatment

• Grants to Expand Substance Abuse Treatment in Adult Criminal Justice Populations – Applications due by May 2, 2008
• Initiatives to Educate State Officials and Policy Makers about Priority Public Health Issues Related to the Prevention and Control of STDs, HIV, and AIDS—Applications due by May 12, 2008
• Abandoned Infants Assistance: Comprehensive Support Services for Families Affected by Substance Abuse and/or HIV/AIDS – Applications due by May 27, 2008

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International

There are no new international grants available at this time.

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Research

• Child Care and Early Education Research Connections – Applications due by May 13, 2008
• 2008 Adolescent Family Research – Applications due by May 15, 2008
• Parenting Capacities and Health Outcomes in Youths and Adolescents (R01) – Applications due by January 3, 2009
• Non-Injection Drug Abuse and HIV/AIDS (R03) – Applications due by January 3, 2009
• Health Disparities in HIV/AIDS: Focus on African Americans (R03) – Applications due by January 3, 2009
• The Influence of Religiosity and Spirituality on Health Risk Behaviors in Children and Adolescents (R01) – Multiple application deadlines
• Behavioral and Social Science Research on Understanding and Reducing Health Disparities (R01)) – Multiple application deadlines
• Behavioral and Social Science Research on Understanding and Reducing Health Disparities (R21) – Multiple application deadlines
• Alcohol Use Disorders: Treatment, Services Research, and Recovery (R21) – Multiple Deadlines, see full announcement for details.

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Opportunities for Faith-Based and Community Organizations at the State and Local Levels

• Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant (SAPT)  - Program Information and State Contacts
• Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness (PATH) - Program Information and State Contacts
• Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) - Program Information and State Contacts
• Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) -  Program Information and State Contacts
• State Abstinence Education Program - Program Information and State Contacts
• Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) - Program Information and State Contacts

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Catalogs and Tools to Search for Grants

• 2006 Grants Catalog (PDF - 328KB) - This catalog lists more than 170 grants programs across several Federal agencies - including the Department of Health and Human Services - that may be of interest to faith-based and community organizations.
• The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance – Assists in finding federal grants and programs.
• Grants.gov - Search and apply for all grants offered by the federal government

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Become a Grant Reviewer

• Apply to be a grant reviewer for the Administration for Children and Families (ACF)
• Apply to be a grant reviewer for the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
• Apply to be a grant reviewer for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

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