This is your weekly grant opportunities update from The National Special Districts Association. Special districts are either eligible to apply directly, or able to partner with a qualifying entity to apply for any of the grants listed.

New Grant Opportunities

Department of Agriculture

FY 2025 Water and Waste Disposal Predevelopment Planning Grants

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program supports the provision of clean and reliable drinking water systems, sanitary sewage disposal, sanitary solid waste disposal, and stormwater drainage for households and businesses in eligible rural areas. Funding will help eligible low-income communities plan and develop applications for the funding agency's Water and Waste Disposal Loan and Grant Program. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Most state and local government entities, nonprofit organizations, and federally recognized tribes

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? Unspecified

WHEN'S IT DUE? Rolling

Department of the Interior

FY 2026 North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA) U.S. Standard Grant Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program provides competitive, matching grants that support public-private partnerships carrying out projects in the U.S. that involve long-term protection, restoration, and/or enhancement of wetlands and associated uplands habitats for the benefit of all wetlands-associated migratory birds. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State, county, city or township, and special district governments; independent school districts; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; Native American tribal governments (federally and non-federally recognized); nonprofit organizations having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; and small businesses

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $45 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? July 10, 2025

Department of Transportation

FY 2025 Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A)

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to improve roadway safety by significantly reducing or eliminating roadway fatalities and serious injuries through the development of Action Plans and refinement and implementation focused on all users, including pedestrians, bicyclists, public transportation users, motorists, and commercial vehicle operators. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Metropolitan planning organizations, political subdivisions, federally recognized tribal governments, and a multijurisdictional group of entities described in any of the aforementioned three types of entities

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $982,260,494

WHEN'S IT DUE? June 26, 2025