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Administration for Children and Families
Funds local agencies to provide services and activities reducing poverty in communities. Distributed through states to community action agencies and nonprofits serving low-income populations.
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
ACEP helps landowners, land trusts, and other entities protect, restore, and enhance wetlands and preserve working agricultural lands through conservation easements. The program pays landowners fair market value for voluntarily limiting development and other uses that are incompatible with agricultural production or wetland conservation. Easements are permanent and run with the land regardless of future ownership.
USDA Rural Development
This program provides grants to microenterprise development organizations that support small agricultural businesses and farms with 10 or fewer employees in rural areas. Funds support technical assistance, training, and microloans for small farm operations and food-related rural microenterprises. Recipients must serve rural areas and demonstrate experience assisting agricultural microenterprises.
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Funds research on healthcare quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness. Supports studies improving how health care is delivered, organized, financed, and evaluated.
Sloan Foundation
Funds research and education in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and economics. Supports fundamental research at universities and nonprofits that improves understanding of the world.
Alicia Patterson Foundation
Funds print journalists to pursue a year of independent research and writing on a topic of their choice. Fellows are released from regular duties to pursue in-depth journalism projects.
WomensNet
Monthly and annual grants awarded to women entrepreneurs to start or grow their businesses. Monthly winners are eligible for a larger year-end award. Open to women-owned businesses at any stage.
American Cancer Society
The American Cancer Society funds a broad portfolio of cancer research through its intramural grants program, supporting investigators studying cancer biology, prevention, early detection, treatment, and survivorship. Research Scholar Grants support established investigators while Postdoctoral Fellowships and Institutional Research Grants support early-career researchers. All ACS-funded research must have the potential to reduce the burden of cancer.
American Heart Association
The AHA Innovative Project Award provides funding for pioneering research in cardiovascular disease and stroke. Awards support high-risk, high-reward projects that may not fit traditional funding mechanisms. The program encourages innovative approaches and novel hypotheses that have the potential to transform understanding of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease.
American Indian College Fund
The American Indian College Fund is the nation's largest American Indian higher education charity, providing scholarships to Native American students. The fund supports students at tribal colleges and mainstream universities and offers over $8 million in scholarships annually. Awards support students in any field of study, with some scholarships targeting specific majors or career paths.
The American Legion
The American Legion Legacy Scholarship provides financial assistance to children of post-9/11 active duty military personnel killed on active duty or who died as a result of a service-related injury or disease. Scholarships are for full-time undergraduate study at accredited colleges and universities. Awards are based on financial need and may be renewed for up to four years.
American Meteorological Society
Funds graduate students pursuing advanced degrees in atmospheric and related sciences.
New Music USA
New Music USA's Composer Assistance Program (formerly American Music Center) supports American composers to complete major new works and bring them to performance. The program provides grants for commissioning, recording, and performing new music. Through its grants, New Music USA supports composers at every career stage creating innovative work across all genres.
AmeriCorps
AmeriCorps members who complete a qualified term of national service earn a Segal Education Award of up to $7,395 to pay tuition and fees or repay qualified student loans at accredited institutions. Full-time members serving one year earn the maximum award, while part-time members earn proportionally smaller amounts. The award must be used within seven years of completing service.