Below you'll find a comprehensive list of competitive grant and cooperative agreement opportunities issued under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). Opportunities are regularly updated. ARRA grants designated for specific grantees outside the Mid-South region are not included. For reference, grants that have closed will remain on the list and will be marked "CLOSED."

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Grants are listed in alphabetical order. Grants can also be referenced by CDFA number, in parentheses. You can access the original announcement and complete application details from the link under each entry.

For more information on Federal grants, please visit: http://www.grants.gov/

For more information on ARRA, including grant recipient data, please visit: http://www.recovery.gov/Pages/home.aspx

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Americorps Recovery Grants (94.006) CLOSED
Deadline: April 3
Posted: March 15
Eligibility: Current Americorps grantees
CNCS will make special Recovery Act grants to help AmeriCorps members and community volunteers stimulate the economy through the expansion of current programming or the addition of a new program component. (More)

Arts and Recovery Grants (45.024) CLOSED
Deadline: March 13 for SAA and RAOs
Posted: March 10
Eligibility: Nonprofits, state arts agencies
The NEA will award American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds to the state arts agencies and regional arts organizations for projects that focus on the preservation of jobs in the arts. Funds must be used for subgranting to eligible nonprofit organizations in their state or region. (More)

Arts and Recovery Grants-NEA Award Recipients (45.024) CLOSED
Deadline: April 2
Posted: March 10
Eligibility: NEA recipients from the past four years
The NEA will expedite grant funds for projects that focus on the preservation of jobs in the arts. (More)

Assisted Housing Stability/Energy and Green Retrofit (14.318)
Deadline: February 16, 2011
Posted: March 16
Eligibility: Housing owners
HUD’s Office of Affordable Housing Preservation will make grants and loans for energy and green retrofit investments to ensure the maintenance and preservation of property and the continued operation and maintenance of energy efficiency technologies. (More)

Biomedical Research (93.701) CLOSED
Deadline: May 27
Posted: March 23
Eligibility: Research institutions
NIH will support projects that address large, specific biomedical and biobehavioral research endeavors with high short-term impact and a high likelihood of enabling growth and investment in biomedical research and development, public health, and health care delivery. (More)

Brownfields Job Training Grants (66.815) CLOSED
Deadline: April 20
Posted: March 10
Eligibility: Nonprofits, government agencies
EPA solicits applications for environmental job training projects that will promote job creation and economic development by facilitating the assessment, remediation, or preparation of brownfields sites. (More)

Building America-Energy Efficient Housing (81.086) CLOSED
Deadline: September 30
Posted: July 5
Eligibility: For-profit teams
The Department of Energy (DOE) will make grants to industry teams to focus on stimulating the existing home energy efficient retrofit market. (More)

Building Training Program Development (81.086) CLOSED
Deadline: September 1
Posted: June 23
Eligibility: Unrestricted
DOE will fund projects to develop training programs for various energy-efficient building specialists. (More)

Clean Diesel Emerging Technologies (66.039) CLOSED
Deadline: May 4
Posted: March 10
Eligibility: Nonprofits, government agencies
EPA’s Clean Diesel Emerging Technologies Program is soliciting applications for projects that can be commenced expeditiously and that reduce diesel emissions and maximize job creation and preservation through the use, development and commercialization of emerging technologies. (More)

Clinical and Health Outcomes Initiative (CHOICE) (93.715)
Deadline: December
Posted: October 2
Eligibility: Research institutions
AHRQ invites Research Project Grant (R01) applications for large projects in comparative effectiveness aimed at generating new knowledge to help inform decision making in priority areas of clinical care. (More)

Communities Putting Prevention to Work (93.724)
Deadline: December 1
Posted: September 24
Eligibility: Government agencies
The CDC will make grants to create healthier communities through sustainable, proven, population-based approaches such as broad-based policy, systems, organizational and environmental changes in communities and schools. (More)

Community-linked Infrastructure and Health Research (93.701)
Deadline: December 11
Posted: September 23
Eligibility: Academic health centers and community partners
NIH has established a new program entitled Building Sustainable Community-Linked Infrastructure to Enable Health Science Research, which will support the development, expansion, or reconfiguration of infrastructures needed to facilitate collaboration between academic health centers and community-based organizations for health science research. (More)

Community Disparities in Health Disparities Research (93.701) CLOSED
Deadline: June 30
Posted: March 10
Eligibility: Nonprofits, institutions of higher education
NIH will fund Community-Based Participatory Research planning grants to support community participation in health disparities intervention research. (More)

COPS Hiring Recovery Program (16.710) CLOSED
Deadline: April 14
Posted: March 17
Eligibility:Local law enforcement agencies
The COPS Hiring Recovery Program (CHRP) is a competitive grant program that provides funding directly to law enforcement agencies having primary law enforcement authority to create and preserve jobs and to increase their community policing capacity and crime-prevention efforts. (More)

CSBG Training and TA (93.710) CLOSED
Deadline: June 26
Posted: April 28
Eligibility: Nonprofits, government agencies
The Administration for Children and Families will fund statewide capacity-building collaboration and strategic planning and coordination under ARRA. (More)

Early Head Start Expansion (93.709) CLOSED
Deadline:July 9
Posted: April 7
Eligibility: Early Head Start programs
ACF will fund Early Head Start programs to increase enrollment and create new teaching and other staff positions. (More)

EDA Recovery Act Funding (11.300)
Deadline: June 30, 2010
Posted: March 10
Eligibility: Government agencies, nonprofits, others
EDA will target Recovery Act funding to help restore, replace and expand economic activity in regions that have experienced sudden and severe economic dislocation and job loss due to corporate restructuring, and prioritize projects that will diversify the economic base and lead to a stronger, more globally competitive and resilient regional economy. (More)

Edward Byrne Memorial Competitive Program-Local (16.804) CLOSED
Deadline: May 18
Posted: March 10
Eligibility: Nonprofits, government agencies, others
The Recovery Act Byrne Memorial Competitive Grant Program provides resources to improve the capacity of local criminal justice systems in a broad range of areas while creating and retaining jobs. (More)

Electric Vehicles (81.087) CLOSED
Deadline: May 13
Posted: March 24
Eligibility: Unrestricted
DOE will make grants to establish development, demonstration, evaluation, and education projects to accelerate the market introduction and penetration of advanced electric drive vehicles. (More)

Energy Training Partnerships (17.275) CLOSED
Deadline: September 24
Posted: June 23
Eligibility: Nonprofits and nonprofit partnerships
DOL has announced grants to provide training and placement services in the energy efficiency and renewable energy industries for workers impacted by national energy and environmental policy, individuals in need of updated training related to the energy efficiency and renewable energy industries, and unemployed workers. (More)

Environmental Internships (15.656) CLOSED
Deadline: September 30
Posted: June 9
Eligibility: Government agencies, nonprofits, schools, individuals
USFWS has announced an ARRA-funded program to provide environmental internships and promote natural resources careers. (More)

Facility Improvements (93.703) CLOSED
Deadline: August
Posted: June 23
Eligibility: 330-funded Health Centers
Funds are available under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to address significant and pressing capital improvement needs in health centers, including major construction and renovation. (More)

Green Capacity Building (17.275) CLOSED
Deadline: August 5
Posted: June 23
Eligibility: Current DOL grantees
The Department of Labor will support capacity building for its grantees to provide training for entry-level positions leading to career pathways and/or additional training in the energy efficiency and renewable energy industries. (More)

HBCU Preservation (15.932) CLOSED
Deadline: April 10
Posted: March 12
Eligibility: HBCUs
The National Park Service will provide grants to make historic properties on the campuses of Historically Black Colleges and Universities safe and useable. (More)

Head Start Expansion ( 93.708) CLOSED
Deadline: June 23
Posted: April 7
Eligibility: Head Start progams
ACF will support Head Start programs in increasing enrollment of additional children and creating new teaching positions. (More)

Health Care and other Emerging Industries (17.275) CLOSED
Deadline: October 5
Posted: July 23
Eligibility: Nonprofits
DOL has announced ARRA funding for projects that provide training and placement services to help workers pursue careers in health care and other high growth and emerging industry sectors. (More)

Healthy Communities State Funding (93.723)
Deadline: November 24
Posted: October 5
Eligibility: State governments
The CDC will fund obesity, nutrition, physical activity and tobacco control strategies to change systems, develop and implement policies, and change the environment in which eating, tobacco use, and physical activity occur. (More)

iADAPT (R18) (93.715) (Recovery Act Grant)
Deadline: December 16
Posted: October 2
Eligibility: Research institutions
AHRQ invites research and demonstration grants from organizations to extend the reach and impact of Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER) Reviews and associated products. (More)

Immunization Partnerships (93.712) CLOSED
Deadline: July 6
Posted: June 9
Eligibility: Nonprofits, government agencies
Funds are available from the CDC to create new partnerships to address immunization training and information needs of health department staff, nurses, and medical residents. (More)

Immunology and Vaccine Research (93.701) CLOSED
Deadline: October 15
Posted: August 5
Eligibility: Research institutions
NIH invites new applications to participate in creating a network of human immunology profiling research groups. (More)

Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Evaluation (16.800) CLOSED
Deadline: May 18
Posted: March 24
Eligibility: Nonprofits, government agencies, institutions of higher education
The National Institute of Justice will support multisite evaluation of internet child safety materials used by ICAC task forces in school and community settings to examine the effectiveness of these materials and identify gaps that may exist in this field. (More)

Health Center Recovery Act Grants (93.224) CLOSED
Deadline: March 16
Posted: March 10
Eligibility: Health centers
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act provides $2 billion for grants to health centers for efforts to serve more patients, stimulate new jobs, and meet the significant increase in demand for primary health care services among uninsured and underserved populations. (More)

Health Information Technology (93.718) (CLOSED)
Deadline: Letter of intent due September 11
Posted: August 30
Eligibility: States
DHHS will make cooperative agreements for planning and promotion of Health Information Exchange (HIE) across health care systems. (More)

Health Information Technology-Regional Centers (93.718) (CLOSED)
Deadline: August 20
Posted: August 3
Eligibility: Nonprofits
Health Information Technology Extension Program seeks applications from qualified entities to serve as Regional Centers within the Health Information Technology Extension Program. (More)

Internet Crimes Against Children Data System (16.800) CLOSED
Deadline: May 14
Posted: March 10
Eligibility: State and local law enforcement agencies
OJJDP will award funding for the construction, maintenance, and housing of a National Internet Crimes Against Children Data System (NIDS) and related tasks, including providing for training and technical assistance to the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Forces and their Federal law enforcement partners on the use of the system. (More)

Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Evaluation (16.800) CLOSED
Deadline: May 18
Posted: March 24
Eligibility: Nonprofits, government agencies, institutions of higher education
The National Institute of Justice will support multisite evaluation of internet child safety materials used by ICAC task forces in school and community settings to examine the effectiveness of these materials and identify gaps that may exist in this field. (More)

Internet Crimes Against Children Research Grants (16.808) CLOSED
Deadline: April 29
Posted: March 10
Eligibility: Nonprofits, government agencies
OJJDP seeks to encourage innovative and independent research and data collection to further the understanding of the scope and prevalence of technology and internet-facilitated crimes against children and to enhance the administration of justice through improved investigation of crime. (More)

Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (16.800) CLOSED
Deadline: April 8
Posted: March 10
Eligibility: Current ICAC grantees
OJJDP seeks state and regional task forces to work collaboratively as a national network of law enforcement and prosecutorial agencies that prevent, interdict, and investigate Internet crimes against children. (More)

Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Training and TA (16.800) CLOSED
Deadline: May 14
Posted: March 10
Eligibility: Nonprofits, government agencies
OJJDP will provide grants to develop and administer training and support for the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force program. (More)

Law Enforcement Research (16.808 and 16.809) CLOSED
Deadline: May 18
Posted: March 10
Eligibility: Unrestricted
The Bureau of Justice Assistance will support research and evaluation of ARRA-funded programs, including the Edward Byrne Memorial Competitive Grant program and the Assistance to Rural Law Enforcement to Combat Crime and Drugs program. (More)

LEAP (81.122)
Deadline: October 22
Posted: October 12
Eligibility: Local government agencies
The LEAP initiative focuses on developing or refining plans to integrate new energy portfolios (e.g., renewables,biofuels) and new applications (e.g., Smart Grid technology) into energy assurance and emergency preparedness plans. (More)

Licensure Portability Special ARRA Initiative (93.410)
Deadline: November 18
Posted: October 16
Eligibility: State licensure boards
The primary purpose of the Licensure Portability Special ARRA Initiative is to provide support for State professional licensing boards to carry out programs under which licensing boards of various States cooperate to develop and implement State policies that will reduce statutory and regulatory barriers to telemedicine. (More)

Mentoring Programs (16.808) CLOSED
Deadline: April 20
Posted: March 10
Eligibility: Nonprofits, government agencies, institutions of higher education
OJJDP will support local organizations that develop, implement, or expand local mentoring programs that reduce juvenile crime and lead to measurable, positive outcomes for at-risk youth. (More)

National Field-Generated Training, TA, and Demonstration Projects (16.807) CLOSED
Deadline: March 26
Posted: March 10
Eligibility: Nonprofits, government agencies, institutions of higher education
This competitive solicitation provides funding for national training, technical assistance, and demonstration projects focused on improving the capacity of victim service providers and allied practitioners in advancing rights and services for crime victims in specific areas of focus. (More)

Neighborhood Stabilization Grants (14.256) CLOSED
Deadline: June 8
Posted: March 17
Eligibility: Nonprofits, government agencies
Grants will be awarded for activities to address home foreclosure and abandonment and for the provision of capacity building and support for NSP grantees. (More)

Neighborhoood Stabilization Program 2 (14.256) CLOSED
Deadline: July 17
Posted: May 12
Eligibility: Nonprofits, government agencies, consortia
HUD has announced funds to stabilize neighborhoods whose viability has been and continues to be damaged by the economic effects of foreclosure and abandonment. (More)

NIH Core Facilities Grants (93.701) CLOSED
Deadline: September 17
Posted: March 10
Eligibility: Research facilities
NIH solicits applications from institutions that propose to renovate, repair, or improve core facilities in biomedical and/or behavioral research. (More)

NIH Challenge Grants (93.701) CLOSED
Deadline: April 27
Posted: March 10
Eligibility: Research institutions
This new program will support research on topic areas which address specific scientific and health research challenges in biomedical and behavioral research that would benefit from significant 2-year jumpstart funds. (More)

Nonprofit Capacity Building Program (93.711) CLOSED
Deadline: July 7
Posted: May 12
Eligibility: Nonprofits
OCS has announced funds for organizations to provide training and TA to build the capacity of area nonprofits in order to address the broad economic recovery issues present in their communities. (More)

Pathways Out of Poverty (17.275) CLOSED
Deadline: September 29
Posted: June 24
Eligibility: Nonprofits, government agencies
ETA has announced ARRA funding for projects that provide training and placement services to provide pathways out of poverty and into employment within specifically designated industries. (More)

Public Housing Capital Fund (14.884) CLOSED
Deadline: September 30
Posted: March 17
Eligibility: Public housing agencies
HUD will award funds for priority investments in public housing, including investments that leverage private sector funding or financing for renovations and energy conservation. (More)

Race to the Top (84.395)
Deadline: TBD (first round to open in late 2009)
Posted: October 8
Eligibility: States
The Race to the Top program is designed to encourage and reward states that are creating the conditions for education innovation and reform and implementing ambitious plans in core education reform areas. (More)

Rural Business Enterprise Grants (RBEG) (10.783) CLOSED
Deadline: March 19
Posted: March 13
Eligibility: Nonprofits, government agencies
The purpose of the RBEG program is to finance and facilitate development of small and emerging rural businesses, provide financial assistance for rural distance learning networks, and fund adult education programs, particularly those projects providing job advancement or potential employment opportunities. (More)

Rural Law Enforcement-Crime and Drugs (16.810)CLOSED
Deadline: April 22
Posted: March 10
Eligibility: Unrestricted
The Assistance to Rural Law Enforcement to Combat Crime and Drugs Competitive Grant Program will solicit applications in categories that target rural states and rural areas and that include the following: combating rural crime; improving rural law enforcement investigations; enhancing rural detention, corrections, and jail operations; facilitating rural justice information sharing; and training and technical assistance. (More)

SAM/EBT Grants (10.578) CLOSED
Deadline: June 26
Posted: April 7
Eligibility: State agencies
USDA will provide ARRA funding to new projects for: 1) implementation of new State Agency Model (SAM) transfers; 2) new EBT planning grants; and 3) new EBT implementation grants. (More)

Smart Grid (81.122) CLOSED
Deadline: August 26
Posted: April 21
Eligibility: Unrestricted
The Department of Energy will support regionally unique demonstrations to verify smart grid technology viability, quantify smart grid costs and benefits, and validate new smart grid business models, at a scale that can be readily adapted and replicated around the country. (More)

Strengthening Communities-Govt Capacity Building (93.711) CLOSED
Deadline: July 7
Posted: May 12
Eligibility: Government agencies
OCS will make grants to state and local government agencies to build capacity of nonprofit faith-based and community organizations and increase nonprofit organizations' involvement in the economic recovery. (More)

SmartWay Clean Diesel Finance (66.039) CLOSED
Deadline: April 27
Posted: March 10
Eligibility: Nonprofits, government agencies
EPA’s SmartWay Clean Diesel Finance Program is soliciting applications for projects that reduce diesel emissions and maximize job creation and preservation through the creation of national, state or local innovative financing programs that provide financial incentives for the purchase or of retrofitted vehicles or equipment. (More)

Supplemental Funding for Monitoring School Vaccination (93.712) CLOSED
Deadline: July 2
Posted: June 2
Eligibility: Agencies funded under IP08-803
CDC will offer funds to develop “best practices” for monitoring school (kindergarten) vaccination coverage, entry requirements, and exemption rates, using innovative approaches. (More)

Supplemental Vaccine Funding (93.712) CLOSED
Deadline: July 2
Posted: June 2
Eligibility: Agencies funded under IP08-803
CDC is offering funds to increase the number of children and adults vaccinated against vaccine-preventable diseases. (More)

Teacher Incentive Fund Program (84.385)
Deadline: TBA
Posted: March 10
Eligibility: Local educational agencies (LEAs), state educational agencies (SEAs), or LEAs or SEAs in partnership with a nonprofit
The purpose of the Teacher Incentive Fund is to support programs that develop and implement performance-based teacher and principal compensation systems, based primarily on increases in student achievement, in high-need schools. (More)

Teacher Quality Partnerships (84.405) CLOSED
Deadline: July 23
Posted: June 2
Eligibility: Partnerships between school districts and teacher education programs
The Teacher Quality Partnership (TQP) Grants Program aims to improve the quality of new teachers by creating partnerships for model teacher preparation programs at the pre-baccalaureate level and residency programs for individuals with strong academic and/or professional backgrounds but without teaching experience. (More)

Tennessee Arts Commission-Jobs in the Arts CLOSED
Deadline: May 21
Posted: May 1
Eligibility: Nonprofits that have received Major Cultural Institution (MCI) and General Operating Support (GOS) grants from TAC
Tennessee Arts Commission has announced the availability of ARRA funds for the purpose of protecting and preserving jobs in the nonprofit arts sector that are threatened by the current economic downturn. (More)

Transitional Housing for Victims of Domestic Violence (16.805) CLOSED
Deadline: April 8
Posted: March 24
Eligibility: Nonprofits, government agencies
OVW will support programs that provide assistance to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking who are in need of transitional housing, short-term housing assistance, and related support services. (More)

WIC Projects (10.578) CLOSED
Deadline:June 26
Posted: March 24
Eligibility: State agencies
USDA is making Recovery Act funds available to establish, improve or administer management information systems (MIS) for WIC. (More)

Workforce Training-Electric Power Sector (81.122)
Deadline: November 30
Posted: September 23
Eligibility: Unrestricted
The Department of Energy will make grants to facilitate the development of a well-trained, highly skilled electric power sector workforce vital to implementing a national clean-energy smart grid. (More)

Youth Mentoring Programs-National (16.808) CLOSED
Deadline: April 20
Posted: March 23
Eligibility: Nonprofits
OJJDP will fund programs with national scope that can have a substantial impact on community programs to combat juvenile delinquency and improve the juvenile justice system.