NOAA issues an Omnibus describing competitive funding opportunities for special projects typically around every June and December. The Center usually includes a notice in the June announcement and sometimes in the December announcement. The official Omnibus is published in the “Federal Register” and all detailed federal funding opportunities are posted on Grants.gov
Boundless Playgrounds is a nonprofit organization and does not have established funding to support individual projects. However, the organization has been very fortunate in receiving grants sponsored by states, foundations and corporations who believe in the Boundless Playgrounds mission and vision.
REI employees work, play and volunteer in the communities in which we do business. Because of these close ties, we call on our employees to nominate non-profit organizations for REI grants.
Since its creation in 1990, the Consumers Energy Foundation has touched countless lives and communities through our grant programs, corporate giving and employee volunteers.
The Tri-County People Fund through Operation Round Up is used to help families and organizations in need.
The Brownfields Economic Development Initiative (BEDI) is a key competitive grant program that HUD administers to stimulate and promote economic and community development. BEDI is designed to assist cities with the redevelopment of abandoned, idled and underused industrial and commercial facilities where expansion and redevelopment is burdened by real or potential environmental contamination.
Established in 1975, The DALMAC Fund made its first contribution to bicycling in Michigan by donating a tandem bicycle to Lansing’s St. Vincent Home for Children in 1976. This was a modest start toward realizing the vision of Dick Allen, the originator of DALMAC. Since then, DALMAC’s success has allowed the Fund to grant over $500,000 to a variety of bicycling activities in Michigan ranging from safety and education programs to bicycle trail development.
Eastman Kodak, The Conservation Fund, and the National Geographic Society provide small grants to stimulate the planning and design of greenways in communities throughout America. The annual grants program was instituted in response to the President’s Commission on Americans Outdoors recommendation to establish a national network of greenways. Made possible by a generous grant from Eastman Kodak, the program also honors groups and individuals whose ingenuity and creativity foster the creation of greenways.
The Council of Michigan Foundations (CMF) is a membership association of over 400 grantmaking organizations working together to strengthen, promote and increase philanthropy in Michigan.
The Bikes Belong Grants Program, founded in 1999, helps put more people on bicycles more often by awarding grants to important and influential projects that leverage federal, state, and local money and build momentum for bicycling. These projects include paved bike paths and rail-trails as well as mountain bike trails, bike parks, BMX facilities, and large-scale bicycle advocacy initiatives.
