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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.
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.
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.
AmeriCorps
Places full-time members with nonprofits and public agencies to build organizational capacity and fight poverty. Host organizations receive member support and a small operational grant.
Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation
The Goldwater Scholarship supports outstanding sophomore and junior undergraduates pursuing research careers in mathematics, natural sciences, or engineering. Awards of up to $7,500 per year cover tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Applicants must be nominated by their institution and demonstrate exceptional research potential and a B+ or higher GPA.
USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture
BFRDP funds organizations to develop and offer education, mentoring, and technical assistance programs for beginning farmers and ranchers with 10 or fewer years of experience. Programs help new agricultural producers develop the skills, knowledge, and networks needed to establish and grow successful farm operations. Priority is given to programs serving veterans, socially disadvantaged, and immigrant farmers.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
CCDF Tribal grants provide child care funding directly to federally recognized Indian tribes and tribal organizations to expand access to affordable, high-quality child care for low-income families on and near tribal lands. Tribes design their own subsidy programs to reflect the cultural and geographic needs of their communities, and may also fund quality improvement activities at tribal child care centers and family child care homes. Approximately 260 tribal entities receive CCDF tribal grants annually.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
The Social Services Block Grant (SSBG) provides flexible federal funds to states that may be used, among many purposes, to fund child care services and child welfare programs for low-income families. States have wide discretion in how they use SSBG funds and are not required to report expenditure categories, so the availability of SSBG-funded child care subsidies varies considerably by state and locality. Families should contact their state or county social services agency to learn what SSBG-funded child care assistance may be available in their area.
Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation
The Coca-Cola Scholars Program is a merit-based scholarship awarded to 150 graduating high school seniors each year. Recipients receive $20,000 for undergraduate study at any accredited U.S. college or university. Scholars are selected based on leadership, service, and academic achievement, and gain access to a lifelong network of over 6,600 alumni leaders.
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
CSP rewards farmers and ranchers who maintain high levels of conservation performance and take on additional stewardship activities across their entire operation. Annual payments compensate producers for maintaining existing conservation systems and adopting new activities that address priority resource concerns. Contracts run for five years and are renewed based on continued performance.
Michael & Susan Dell Foundation
The Dell Scholars Program recognizes and supports students who have overcome significant obstacles to pursue their education. The program awards $20,000 scholarships plus a laptop, online resources, and ongoing support services. Scholars receive a dedicated support system that includes financial advising, emergency fund access, and a community of fellow Dell Scholars.