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Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program: Community-Centered Implementation Project Type

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You may submit only one application under the Community Centered Implementation project type. 

There is no limit to the number of applications you may submit under the Planning, Forum, National Implementation, or Applied Research project types.

Program Overview: 
Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian (LB21) projects build a library and archival workforce that can meet the information needs of communities of all types and sizes and increase the institutional capacity of libraries, archives, and library and information science graduate programs across the country.  

The program supports projects that include, but are not limited to:  

  • explore alternative pathways into the library services field including innovative alternatives to traditional credentialing and librarian education;
  • use cutting edge tools and fresh topics in the content and provision of continuing education;
  • provide training and professional development to library and archives professionals;  
  • develop faculty and information leaders; and 
  • recruit, educate, and retain the next generation of library and archives professionals.  

Community-Centered Implementation projects support the recruitment, education, training, and retention of current and future faculty or library and archives professionals by adapting existing models (practices, findings, tools, and/or partnerships) to a specific organizational context.  1-2 years You must identify and align your proposed work with an established model (standard, practice, toolkit, open-source software, or research finding). Your project should demonstrate how it is using or adapting what you have identified. Your project should share resources and lessons learned that can be used by library and archival professionals in other communities throughout the nation. Note: An institution may submit only one LB21 application under the Community-Centered Implementation project type. 

 

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External Deadline
11/13/2026
Internal Deadline
Internal Time
5:00PM

National Leadership Grants for Libraries: Community-Centered Implementation Project Type

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You may submit only one application under the CommunityCentered Implementation project type. 

There is no limit to the number of applications you may submit under the Planning, Forum, National Implementation, or Applied Research project types.  

Program Overview: 
The National Leadership Grants for Libraries Program (NLG-L) supports projects that develop, enhance, or adapt replicable practices, programs, models, or tools to strengthen library and archival services for the American public.

The program supports projects that:

  • Serve the learning needs of the public through libraries and archives;
  • Improve community prosperity through libraries and archives;
  • Provide broad access to and preservation of information and collections through libraries and archives; or
  • Provide services to affected communities in the event of an emergency or disaster

Community-Centered Implementation projects adapt existing models (practices, findings, tools, and/or partnerships) to a specific organizational context.  You must identify and align your proposed work with an established model (standard, practice, toolkit, open-source software, or research finding). Your project should demonstrate how it is using or adapting what you have identified.  Your project should share resources and lessons learned that can be used by libraries and archives in other communities throughout the nation. Note: An institution may submit only one NLG-L application under the Community-Centered Implementation project type. 

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External Deadline
11/13/2026
Internal Deadline
Internal Time
5:00PM

2027 Delta Dental of Arizona Foundation Grant

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J. Parlin (Cooperative Extension)

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Only one proposal per organization will be accepted in the grants cycle.

Overview
The Delta Dental of Arizona Foundation (DDAZF) Grant Program supports projects and services promoting good oral health/vision practices, increasing access to dental/vision care, nutrition programs, food banks and pantries.

It is the intention that this funding will:

  • Encourage and advance the integration of oral health and overall health.
  • Increase access to oral health or vision services to underserved communities.
  • Promote collaboration across a wide range of health providers in Arizona.
  • Increase use of proven approaches into greater and more widespread practice.
  • Increase food security.
  • Improve nutritional quality of available food.
  • Increase nutrition awareness.
Funding Type
External Deadline
10/8/2026

Glioblastoma Therapeutics Network (GTN) (U19 Clinical Trial Required)

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Only one application per institution (normally identified by having a unique entity identifier (UEI) number or NIH IPF number) is allowed

Purpose
Through this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), the National Cancer Institute (NCI) solicits applications for research on novel therapies for adult glioblastoma (GBM). The goal is to improve the treatment of adult GBM by developing novel effective agents that can cross the blood brain barrier (BBB) and testing them clinically. Successful early-stage trials of new drugs from this NOFO would transition seamlessly to later stage trials using well-established NCI clinical trial mechanisms.

To implement this concept, a highly collaborative GBM Therapeutics Network (GTN) of cross-cutting teams will be established, each team capable of driving therapeutic agent(s) from pre-clinical development, through investigational new drugs (IND) studies, into pilot clinical studies in humans. Appropriate therapeutic agents include: (1) novel agents or (2) agents or combinations approved for other indications and repurposed for treatment of GBM following appropriate preclinical studies. The scope of the NOFO, from late pre-clinical through early (Phase 0/1) clinical studies, uniquely spans a gap in the GBM drug development process.

Funding Type
External Deadline
10/1/2026
Solicitation Type

OVC FY 2026 Preventing Trafficking of Girls

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S. Perez (Maricopa County Extension's Teen Outreach Program)

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An applicant may submit only one application in response to the NOFO. If a project will be carried out by two or more entities (project partners), only one entity may submit the application. The other entities (project partners) must be proposed as subrecipients rather than co-applicants. An entity may be proposed as a subrecipient in more than one application. For additional information regarding subawards, see the Application Resource Guide. 

Purpose
The Office of Justice Programs (OJP) is committed to advancing work that furthers the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) mission to keep our country safe and secure and uphold the rule of law and protect the rights of American citizens. OJP provides federal leadership, funding, and other critical resources to directly support law enforcement, combat violent crime, protect American children, provide services to American crime victims, and address public safety challenges, including human trafficking and the opioid crisis. 

This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the OVC FY 2026 Preventing Trafficking of Girls. This opportunity will support prevention and early intervention services for girls who are at risk of, or are victims of, human trafficking as defined by 22 U.S.C. § 7102(11) by funding programs to: 

  • Replicate and scale up prevention and early intervention programs for girls and young women who are at risk of, or are victims of, sex and/or labor trafficking.  
  • Implement or enhance efforts to identify and provide comprehensive and developmentally appropriate services to girls and young women who are at risk of, or are victims of, sex and/or labor trafficking. This may include street outreach efforts, partnerships with organizations that serve youth, partnerships with juvenile justice and child welfare systems, and/or collaboration with key community stakeholders.  
  • Participate in peer-to-peer learning opportunities.  

Services may be provided to girls and young women up to and including age 25. Applicants should address how they will be prepared to serve survivors of all types of human trafficking, including both sex trafficking and labor trafficking. See Appendix A for types of services that OVC funds. 

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Funding Type
External Deadline
9/29/2026 (SF-424 on grants.gov); 10/6/2026 (full application in JustGrants)

Assisting Specialty Crop Exports: Low Oxygen Storage and Packaging Systems for U.S. Tree Nuts with Phytosanitary Traceability

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An individual applicant may not submit more than one application in response to this NOFO and may not be offered more than one award.

Executive Summary
The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service announces this notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) to support the Assisting Specialty Crop Exports (ASCE) Initiative by issuing a new award. The award is contingent on the availability of funding. This initiative aims to enhance U.S. specialty crop market access in key export markets and support producers with cost-effective approaches for post-harvest pest control and maintaining quality during storage and export. This opportunity is available to U.S. academic institutions, nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) designation, U.S. trade associations, U.S. agricultural cooperatives, international organizations based in the United States, and any other United State-based entity including private sector businesses. The award is intended to assist U.S. tree nut and durable specialty crop producers and agribusinesses by developing the processes and technologies for phytosanitary validation and traceability of low-oxygen storage and packaging systems. Applicants must be registered in SAM.gov and apply through USDA’s ezFedGrants online system, both of which require an identity-proofed login.gov account. 

Benefits to the United States: 

  • This program makes America more prosperous by strengthening trade. 
  • This program makes America more prosperous by expanding and developing new markets in current and potential trading partners.

Long-term health outcomes of people living with spina bifida

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You must follow these limits on the number of applications your organization can submit.

You may apply to either Component A or Component B, or both. Each organization (normally identified by having a unique UEI number) may submit one application for each component. So, at the most, you may submit two applications.

Summary
This NOFO has two funding components:

  • Component A: National Spina Bifida Patient Registry (NSBPR).
  • Component B: Urologic Management to Preserve Initial Renal Function Protocol for Young Children with Spina Bifida (UMPIRE).

The purpose of this NOFO is to:

  • Component A: Collect high-quality longitudinal data on children and adults with spina bifida (SB) who get care in specialized SB clinics that are part of the National Spina Bifida Patient Registry (NSBPR).
  • Component B: Carry out and evaluate the Urologic Management to Preserve Initial Renal Function Protocol for Young Children with Spina Bifida (UMPIRE) iterative protocol in infants and young children with myelomeningocele. Building on existing longitudinal data collection, recipients will collect and analyze data on patients with SB to:
    • Better understand health outcomes after interventions and treatments.
    • Share findings to identify opportunities to improve care of patients with SB.

You may apply to either Component A or Component B, or both.

Funding Type
External Deadline
10/26/2026

Protecting the American Seafood Supply Chain by Countering Unfair Labor Practices and Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing  

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Multiple applications from an organization are not allowed. If multiple applications are received, the most recent application submitted by the deadline will be accepted. If the most recent application is disqualified for any reason, USDOL will not replace it with an earlier application. Applicant entities are not precluded from participating as partners on another entity’s application.

Executive Summary
The Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB), U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL, or the Department), announces the availability of approximately $11 million total costs (subject to the availability of Federal funds) for one cooperative agreement to fund one project to strengthen mechanisms to address and prevent the use of abusive labor practices in the global seafood supply chain to allow American seafood workers and businesses to compete on a level playing field.

The duration of the project will be 36 months from the award date. Applicants may propose a shorter period of performance in line with their proposed strategy.

The project will focus on supporting American seafood workers by combatting abusive labor practices associated with IUU fishing in coordination with Indonesia and the Philippines. The project should focus on commercial distant-water fishing vessels as the target sector within the seafood economy. 

Applicants must ensure that their proposed activities and geographic focus align with all requirements of the FOA (e.g., country limitations, sectors, thematic areas, etc.) and respond directly to the programmatic intent described in Section I. Successful awardees must ensure that their activities align and comply with all relevant policies, Executive Orders, and strategies of the federal government for the life of the project regarding objectives, outcomes, monitoring and evaluation, fiscal transparency, and operational governance. Failure to align and comply risks termination of the project. 

Eligible applicants include any commercial, international, educational, or non-profit organizations, including faith-based organizations, community-based organizations, or public international organizations. Please see section III of this funding opportunity announcement for complete eligibility requirements.

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Funding Type
External Deadline
9/21/2026
Solicitation Type

Ensuring “Pro-American Worker” Critical Minerals Supply Chains in the Western Hemisphere

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N. Risso (Mining and Mineral Resources)

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Multiple applications from an organization are not allowed. If multiple applications are received, the most recent application submitted by the deadline will be accepted. If the most recent application is disqualified for any reason, USDOL will not replace it with an earlier application. Applicant entities are not precluded from participating as partners on another entity’s application.

Executive Summary
The Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB), U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL, or the Department), announces the availability of approximately $5 million total costs (subject to the availability of Federal funds) for one (1) cooperative agreement to fund a project to strengthen labor standards compliance and transparency in Western Hemisphere critical mineral supply chains to advance U.S. manufacturing competitiveness.

The duration of the project will be 36 months from the award date. Applicants may propose a shorter period of performance in line with their proposed strategy. The project will focus on strengthening American manufacturing by advancing labor standards compliance and transparency in critical mineral supply chains in Chile and/or Argentina. Applicants may choose to work in one or both countries. Applicants must choose one or more of the following critical minerals: copper, lithium, and/or silver. Applicants who choose to work in both countries must select at least one (1) critical mineral per country. Applicants can select the same mineral for both countries or choose different minerals for each country. 

Applicants must propose context-responsive strategies in Argentina and/or Chile to address unfair labor practices that disadvantage U.S. workers in critical mineral supply chains. Strategies should aim to reduce labor-related supply chain risks in target countries for essential critical minerals supplies that support advanced manufacturing jobs in the United States. Applicants are encouraged to develop innovative strategies. Some illustrative examples of activities could include providing technical support to governments, sharing technical guidance with employers, and developing policy or enforcement standards. 

Applicants must ensure that their proposed activities and geographic focus align with all requirements of the FOA (e.g., country limitations, sectors, thematic areas, etc.) and respond directly to the programmatic intent described in Section I. Successful awardees must ensure that their activities align and comply with all relevant policies, Executive Orders, and strategies of the federal government for the life of the project regarding objectives, outcomes, monitoring and evaluation, fiscal transparency, and operational governance. Failure to align and comply risks termination of the project. 

Eligible applicants include any commercial, international, educational, or non-profit organizations, including any faith-based organizations, community-based organizations, or public international organizations. Please see section III of this funding opportunity announcement for complete eligibility requirements.

Funding Type
External Deadline
9/21/2026

Freedom Shield: Global Forced Labor Import Prohibition Initiative

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Applicants may apply to just one or each of the Latin America and Asia cooperative agreements; however, multiple applications from an organization for either the Latin America or the Asia cooperative agreement are not allowed. If applicants choose to apply for both geographic regions, they must submit separate applications for each, and each application will be evaluated independently. If multiple applications to the same cooperative agreement are received, the most recent application submitted by the deadline will be accepted. If the most recent application is disqualified for any reason, USDOL will not replace it with an earlier application. Applicant entities are not precluded from participating as partners on another entity’s application.

Executive Summary
The Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB), U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL, or the Department), announces the availability of approximately $18 million total costs (subject to the availability of Federal funds) for two (2) cooperative agreements to fund projects that will strengthen accountability in key trade partner countries to implement and enforce prohibitions on imports made wholly or in part with forced labor. These projects will also leverage labor commitments in trade agreements, including Agreements on Reciprocal Trade (ARTs), to address gaps in forced labor enforcement that create unfair competition against American workers and producers. 

Up to $11 million will be awarded for a project in Latin America that must provide activities in four countries: Argentina, Ecuador, El Salvador, and Guatemala. The U.S. Department of Labor reserves the right to designate additional Latin American countries in which the selected applicant will be required to provide activities in the project. Up to $7 million will be awarded for a project in Asia that must provide activities in two countries: Bangladesh and Malaysia. The U.S. Department of Labor reserves the right to designate additional Asian countries in which the selected applicant will be required to provide activities in the project. Applicants will propose the allocation of budget for each designated country in the regional project to which they are applying with the understanding that the budgets may require modifications to reallocate award funds among additional countries if so designated by USDOL. 

The duration of the project will be 36 months from the award date. Applicants may propose a shorter period of performance in line with their proposed strategy. Proposed activities focused on adoption of forced labor import prohibitions should be of a shorter duration, focusing on adoption of measures as soon as feasible. 

Applicants must ensure that their proposed activities and geographic focus align with all requirements of the FOA (e.g., country limitations, sectors, thematic areas, etc.) and respond directly to the programmatic intent described in Section I. Successful awardees must ensure that their activities align and comply with all relevant policies, Executive Orders, and strategies of the federal government for the life of the project regarding objectives, outcomes, monitoring and evaluation, fiscal transparency, and operational governance. Failure to align and comply risks termination of the project. 

Applicants may apply for one or both cooperative agreements. If applicants choose to apply for both geographic regions, they must submit separate applications for each, and each application will be evaluated independently. Eligible applicants include any commercial, international, educational, or non-profit organizations, including any faith-based organizations, community-based organizations, or public international organizations (PIOs). Please see section III of this funding opportunity announcement for complete eligibility requirements.

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Funding Type
External Deadline
9/21/2026
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