Chamber Funding Opportunities - March 2023

There are many opportunities for chambers, chamber foundations and community partners to seek funding from government sources and the philanthropic sector. For federal opportunities, grants.gov is a comprehensive list of federal grants. Your state may have a similar website, so we encourage you to find and bookmark that site for future opportunities.

For philanthropic opportunities, grant seekers can sign up for a free account with OpenGrants to search for information about foundations and grant opportunities. Candid’s Philanthropy News Digest includes a section of published RFPs and notices of awards that is regularly updated and allows users to sign up for RFP alerts.

The best funding opportunities come from organizations with whom you already have a relationships, but it’s helpful to be aware of additional grants and awards. Here are a few that might be of interest:

• Economic Mobility for Adult Learners: Jobs for the Future and Achieving the Dream are launching a competitive RFP for improving economic mobility for adult learners. Register here for the overview webinar on March 30 and to receive notice when the RFP has launched.
• Experiential Learning for Emerging Technologies: The National Science Foundation is offering a funding opportunity to support inclusive experiential learning opportunities for workers from diverse background to gain the necessary skills to enter jobs in emerging technology fields.
• Engaging Employers in Refugee Resettlement: The Department of Health and Human Services is providing grants to improve employer engagement to increase the self sufficiency of refugees within communities.
• Capital Projects for Sites and Facilities: The National Endowment for the Humanities is offering a grant opportunity to support the purchase, design, construction, restoration or renovation of buildings or sites of national, historical, architectural or cultural significance and facilities that house humanities collections or are used for humanities activities.
• Seed Grants for Community Development: Community Heart & Soul offers $10,000 grants for resident-driven groups in small cities and towns to start the Community Heart & Soul model for developing a vision and plan for the future of the community.
• Implementing Evidence-Based Programs for Social Problems: Arnold Ventures is accepting rolling applications to implement evidence-based programs that have been rigorously shown to improve important life outcomes.

We will post regularly as new opportunities become available. If you are looking for additional information about starting or expanding your chamber foundation, visit ACCE’s LMS to explore relevant courses and content.