Discover grants supporting children's programs and services. Funding is available for children's health, education, welfare, and development. This includes foster care, adoption services, and parenting classes, along with efforts to improve children's access to resources and recreation.
Children's grant opportunities span everything from foster care to after-school recreation. Sort today's list by recipient type, location, and funding source to find the closest match. GrantWatch helps organizations manage the entire funding process, from grant prospecting to post-award reporting, with tools such as the Grant Prospecting Dashboard, Grant Funding Pipeline, GrantWatch Intelligence™, and the AI Grant Writing Tool - built for foster care, adoption, and youth development projects.
Grants to USA, Canada, and International investigators to promote research focusing on pediatric skin conditions. Funding is intended to encourage research that will improve the quality of life and health of patients and their families. Grants are available to ear...
Grants to California nonprofit organizations in eligible areas that operate or support K-12 classroom programs in underserved communities. Funding is intended to enhance the teaching of the sciences and mathematics, as well as helping students develop skills relat...
Grants of up to $3,000 to USA and territories nonprofit organizations, public schools, and libraries to purchase books for mobile lending libraries serving disadvantaged youth. Funding may be used to buy fiction or non-fiction books geared for children and youth f...
Grants to USA nonprofit community organizations and schools to build or renovate indoor and outdoor sports facilities. Funding is intended to support youth recreational activities by providing safer and more accessible spaces for organized sports. Special consider...
Grants to Colorado and Northern California small nonprofit organizations for programs and outreach activities that benefit local communities. Applicants must submit a Letter of Inquiry prior to the full application. Funding is intended to support activities in the...
Award of $1,500 to a USA or Canada child or adolescent psychiatrist in recognition of exceptional contributions to their field. The purpose of the award is to honor an individual who has demonstrated superior abilities in child and youth advocacy and policy, clini...
Award of $1,500 to a USA or Canada child or adolescent psychiatrist in recognition of exceptional contributions to the field of child and youth mental health disorders. The purpose of the award is to honor an individual who has made significant inroads in efforts ...
Grants of $750 to USA educators and school staff for classroom supplies. Funding is intended to help K-12 school employees purchase classroom supplies to meet the needs of their students. Applicants may participate in a program that honors their contributions and ...
Grants of up to $15,000 to California nonprofit organizations, government agencies, K-14 schools, community colleges, and faith-based organizations for educational programs and projects in eligible regions. Funding is primarily intended to support projects and pro...
Grants to USA nonprofit and for-profit organizations, government agencies, tribes, and academic institutions for projects to prevent risky behavior in youth. Applicants must complete the required registrations before applying. Funding is intended to implement educ...
Grants to USA nonprofit organizations, IHEs, Tribes, and agencies for outreach programs and services for homeless and runaway youth. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to complete. Funding is intended to provide intervention ...
Grants to USA and territories government agencies, tribes, academic institutions, school districts, housing authorities, and nonprofit and for-profit organizations in multiple states to educate youth about avoiding risky behaviors. Applicants must complete the req...
Grants to USA and territories governmental and tribal child welfare agencies for projects to increase the capacity of child abuse prevention services. Applicants are advised that the required registrations must be completed before applying. The purpose of the prog...
Cooperative agreement to a USA or territories nonprofit organization, for-profit organization, government agency, tribe, IHE, or school district to operate a national program to assist vulnerable youth. Applicants are advised that required registration may take up...
Grants to Arizona, Idaho, Utah, Colorado, and California nonprofit organizations to benefit the communities in the funding source's area of service. Funding is available for programs that support vulnerable families and children and provide basic needs such as hou...
Grants to California and Wisconsin nonprofit organizations for programs and projects that benefit local children and youth in eligible locations. Applicants must contact the funding source prior to submitting a full application. Applicants are encouraged to apply ...
Cooperative agreements to USA and territories nonprofit organizations, IHEs, for-profits, Tribes, and government agencies to upgrade adoption practices. Applicants are advised that the required registrations must be completed prior to applying. The program will fu...
Grants to USA, Canada, and International nonprofit organizations, for-profit companies, government agencies, and academic institutions for family planning initiatives utilizing AI. Funding is intended for increasing AI engagement for women and girls in sub-Saharan...
Grants to California nonprofit organizations serving vulnerable populations to provide on-site services to residents of subsidized housing in eligible regions. Funding is intended for place-based services at properties lacking resident services and for skill-build...
Grants of $1,000 to USA nonprofit community-based organizations for activities that support local children. Funding is intended to benefit children under the age of 18. Eligible organizations align with one of the following areas of interest: education, welfare, h...
Grants to USA and Puerto Rico nonprofit organizations, government agencies, schools, and libraries for food security programs in eligible regions. Applicants must contact the funding source prior to submitting a proposal. The purpose of this program is to support ...
Grants to USA local, state, and tribal governments for activities that protect young children from lead poisoning. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to complete. Funding is intended to support programs that identify and cont...
Grants to USA government agencies, tribal governments, nonprofit organizations, and consortia to address housing-related hazards. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to complete. The purpose of this program is to address multi...
Grants of up to $500 to USA families of Coast Guard members to defray the costs of summer camp and various enrichment programs. Funding is intended to provide support to the children and families of active-duty Coast Guard members during the summer months. Familie...
Grants of up to $20,000 to California nonprofit organizations in eligible locations for capacity building and organizational infrastructure. Funding is intended to support applicants that work to improve the lives of vulnerable families with children. Applicants m...
Grants of up to $75,000 to California nonprofit organizations in eligible counties to address the needs of local residents. Applicants must apply as a network, coalition, or formal collaborative. Funding is intended to address regional health needs, social drivers...
Cooperative Agreements to USA hospitals and health systems to develop children's disaster care centers. Applicants must complete registrations before applying. Funding is intended to enhance the ability and capacity to care for pediatric patients requiring disaste...
Grants to USA and Puerto Rico state and tribal agencies, faith-based organizations, and CBOs to improve background check capabilities for caregivers. Applicants must complete registrations before applying. The goal of this program is to improve the accuracy and ti...
Grants to USA tribal governments and organizations for crime prevention programs and assistance for people who were victims of crime. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to complete. Funding is intended to support the establis...
Grants to California nonprofit organizations in eligible locations for programs, capital projects, and operational support to benefit local residents. Focus areas include health, arts, culture, senior citizens, children, youth, families, animal welfare, agricultur...
Grants of up to $1,000 to USA schools, volunteers, and educators for activities to improve physical fitness and education for students. Funding is intended for trips to eligible roller skating rinks for physical education classes, educational STEM (K-12) field tri...
Grants of up to $1,000 to USA nonprofit organizations and educational institutions for Japanese language education events. Applicants must contact the funding source prior to submitting an application. The purpose of the program is to motivate large numbers of Jap...
Grants of up to $15,000 to California nonprofit organizations in eligible locations to support early childhood education and care programs. Funding is intended to assist childcare providers and to promote programs that benefit children between birth and five years...
Grants of up to $25,000 to USA, Canada, and International recent residents, fellows, and post-doctoral researchers for a broad range of pediatric research topics. Applicants are required to submit a concept paper prior to a full grant application. The purpose of t...
Grants to California nonprofit organizations for programs that benefit disadvantaged children and youth. Funding is intended to provide advocacy and support services to child and youth crime victims from underserved or unserved populations. Grants can be used to c...
Grants to California nonprofit organizations and government agencies for programs that oversee supervision of visits between minors and their noncustodial parents. Funding is intended to protect children who have been victims of domestic violence. Eligible uses of...
Grants of up to $10,000 to USA young musicians for costs associated with studying classical music. Funding is intended to offset the financial costs of expenses including but not limited to instruments, camp tuition, private lessons, and audition travel. The grant...
Award of $2,000 to a USA or Canada psychiatrist or team of psychiatric investigators to recognize outstanding research in child and adolescent psychiatry. The purpose of the award is to acknowledge research accomplishments that have led to or will likely lead to a...
Grants to USA Catholic faith-based organizations, children's health and human services agencies, and college athletic programs for community benefit initiatives. Past awards have gone to cancer research, big brother/big sister programs, autism programs, legal serv...
Grants to USA nonprofit organizations and families to support the needs of children with disabilities. Applicants must contact the funding source before submitting an application. Funding may be used for equipment, therapy, and respite care costs not covered by in...
Grants to California nonprofit and governmental organizations to develop training programs related to child abduction. Funding is intended to create resources that will be available to professionals who prevent and respond to child abductions across the state. The...
Grants of up to $8,000 to California nonprofit organizations, tribes, school districts, and government agencies for initiatives to benefit residents in eligible regions. Eligible organizations align themselves with one of the following areas of interest: children ...
Fellowships to USA, Canada, and International individuals for cancer research. Applicants must submit a letter of intent before submitting a full grant proposal. The purpose of funding is to facilitate the development of upcoming leadership in the field of pediatr...
Grants to USA physicians, professors, investigators, researchers, and instructors for childhood cancer research. Funding is intended to support cutting-edge projects in the areas of clinical, basic, or translational research in order to develop cures and better tr...
Grants to USA nonprofit organizations for programs that benefit local residents. Applicants must submit an LOI prior to applying. Areas of focus include arts and culture, community development, social services, democracy and civic participation, education, and hea...
Grants to California nonprofit organizations in eligible areas for programs that benefit disadvantaged children and youth ages 5 to 14. The purpose of the funding is to help children succeed in school, support emotional and social development, and youth developmen...
Grants of up to $30,000 to USA individuals and couples to defray the cost of adopting a child. Funds may be requested to support domestic, international, and foster care adoptions. Funding is intended to cover outstanding final fees due to the lawyer or adoption a...
Grants of up to $25,0000 and grants of up to $85,000 to USA public and private schools, LEAs, and charter school management companies to create mental health programs. Funding is intended to support the provision of services to children experiencing social-emotion...
Grants of $20,000 to USA and Israel nonprofit organizations for projects that address urgent issues for girls and women. Funding is intended for projects that improve the lives of girls and women and create positive social change to allow full participation of eve...
Grants to USA medical research institutions to conduct research and clinical trials on specific topics related to women's health. Funding is intended to fill in knowledge gaps where research on specific diseases as they manifest in women has not yet been conducted...