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Grants Update
Week of January 23, 2026
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FY 2026 Water and Waste Facility Loans and Grants to Alleviate Health Risks on Tribal Lands and Colonias
WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to support low-income communities that face significant health risks resulting from the lack of access to, or the use of, adequate and affordable water or waste disposal services. Funding will support projects that will build basic drinking water and waste disposal systems, including systems to handle stormwater drainage. Click here for more information.
WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Eligible applicants are state and local governments that serve eligible areas, nonprofit organizations, and federally recognized tribes. All projects must serve rural areas and towns with populations of 10,000 or fewer in areas recognized as colonias before October 1, 1989, and are comprised of residents that face significant health risks resulting from the lack of access to, or the use of, adequate and affordable water or waste disposal services.
TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? Unspecified
WHEN IS IT DUE? Rolling
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FY 2026 Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance (RTCA) Program
WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to support community-led natural resource conservation and outdoor recreation projects across the nation. Click here for more information.
WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Eligible applicants are community groups and nonprofit organizations, tribal governments, national parks, and local, state, and federal agencies.
TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? Rather than providing monetary awards, this program will partner the funding agency's conservation and recreation planning professionals with award recipients to help local communities realize their conservation and outdoor recreation visions and goals by providing a broad range of services and skills.
WHEN IS IT DUE? March 1, 2026
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FY 2026 Homeless Veterans’ Reintegration Program, Incarcerated Veterans’ Transition Program, and the Homeless Women Veterans and Homeless Veterans with Children Reintegration Grant Program
WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program is an employment-focused program intended to enable veterans experiencing or at risk of homelessness to reach their full employment potential and obtain high-quality career outcomes. Click here for more information.
WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Eligible applicants include state, local, and special district governments; institutions of higher education; Native American tribal governments and organizations; housing authorities; nonprofits, for profit, and faith-based organizations; and other organizations and agencies.
TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $23 million
WHEN IS IT DUE? March 6, 2026
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FY 2026 Museums Empowered
WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program is a special initiative of the Museums for America grant program that supports projects that use professional development and training to generate change and growth within museums of all types and sizes. Click here for more information.
WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Eligible applicants are states, local governments, tribal governments, and private non-profit organizations that operate a museum.
TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $4.299 million
WHEN IS IT DUE? March 13, 2026
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FY 2026 Museum Grants for African American History and Culture
WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program is designed to build the capacity of African American museums and support the growth and development of museum professionals at African American museums. This 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 (HCBUs). Click here for more information.
WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Eligible applicants are states, local governments, tribal governments and private non-profit organizations. The applicant organization must qualify as a museum, a public or private nonprofit agency or an HCBU.
TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $6 million
WHEN IS IT DUE? March 13, 2026
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FY 2026 Museums Grants for American Latino History and Culture (ALHC)
WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to build the capacity of American Latino history and culture museums to serve their communities, and broadly advance the growth and development of a professional workforce in American Latino cultural institutions. Click here for more information.
WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Eligible applicants are states, local governments, tribal governments, and private non-profit organizations.
TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $6 million
WHEN IS IT DUE? March 13, 2026
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FY 2026 21st Century Museum Professionals Program
WHAT DOES IT FUND? The program supports projects that build career pathways, strengthen professional networks, and identify and share effective workforce education and training practices in the museum field. Click here for more information.
WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Eligible applicants are states, local governments, tribal governments, and private non-profit organizations that have a tax-exempt status under the Internal Revenue Code.
TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $2 million
WHEN IS IT DUE? March 13, 2026
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