Discover grants to benefit individuals with physical, developmental, intellectual, and learning disabilities, including autism, brain injury, and mental health conditions. Funding supports services for people who are blind or have low vision, are deaf or hard of hearing, or live with speech and language disabilities. Additional grants fund advocacy, education, and accessible programming that promotes inclusion for children and adults with disabilities.
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Grants to USA and territories government agencies and Native American organizations to provide services for individuals with brain injuries. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take up to several weeks to complete. The purpose of this program is...
Grants of $1,000 to USA, Canada, and International high school educators for projects to support learners with special needs. Funding is intended for adaptive learning tools, assistive technology, classroom materials, and other resources that create learning oppor...
Grants of $1,000 to USA and territories BIPOC deaf and hard of hearing artists for career development. Established and emerging artists may apply. Eligible disciplines include performing, media, literary, tactile, and visual. Priority is for applicants who have a ...
Fellowships to USA, Canada, and International scholars for interdisciplinary research and collaboration in humanities fields. The program is a year-long residential fellowship in New York. Eligible applicants hold PhDs and are currently working on topics related t...
Prizes to USA, Canada, and International authors, agents, and publishers for literary works. Funding is intended to recognize outstanding writing that highlights the lived experiences of disability and chronic illness and increases the visibility of underrepresent...
Grants to USA, Canada, and International artistic groups and organizations, First Nations, theaters, and publishers to translate Canadian dramatic and literary works. Funding is intended for activities that support the translation of theater and literary works to ...
Grants to USA, Canada, and International nonprofits, for-profits, public entities, intramural organizations, and IHEs for hearing restoration research. Applicants must submit a preliminary application and complete required registrations prior to submitting a full ...
Grants to USA and territories nonprofit organizations to meet the needs of individuals with learning disabilities. Funding is intended for educational, charitable, literary, and scientific purposes, as well as for identifying, evaluating, educating and providing s...
Grants to USA, Canada, and International early-career investigators affiliated with nonprofit and for-profit organizations, and government entities for innovative transplantation research. Applicants are required to submit an LOI and complete required registration...
Grants to USA, Canada, and International eligible districts for capital projects that address health, human services, and other critical needs in local communities. Funding is intended to support infrastructure and equipment for projects that improve the well-bein...
Grant of $10,000 to a USA, Canada, or International early-career psychologist or graduate student for psychology research projects related to individuals with disabilities. The purpose of the grant program is to support projects that address the stigma and pain ex...
Grants to USA and territories nonprofit and for-profit organizations, IHEs, and agencies for research on how children interact with AI. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to complete. Funding is intended specifically to explo...
Fellowship to a USA, Canada, or International early-career fiction writer to develop their craft. The program is intended for writers who have experienced exclusion in some form, as a result of race, religion, gender, or other reasons. Eligible applicants must be ...
Fellowships of up to $65,000 to USA, Canada, and International fellows and residents affiliated with IHEs to obtain specialized training in the field of eye health. The purpose of the program is to enhance the knowledge of fellows as it relates to retinal degenera...
Grants of up to $25,000 to USA, Canada, and International post-doctoral fellows affiliated with a university or college for research studies related to autism. Funding is intended for a range of focus areas, including neurobiology, human genetics, and epigenetics....
Grants to USA, Canada, and International nonprofit organizations for project support and capital improvements. Applicants are required to obtain an endorsement prior to submitting an application. Projects must benefit people with disabilities, people of diverse ra...
Grants to USA and Canada teachers to develop lessons that teach math concepts to students with disabilities in grades 2-8. Applicants must be members of the funding source's institution to apply. The purpose of the grant program is to support the development of en...
Grants to USA and territories nonprofit organizations and government agencies to improve libraries and library services. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to complete. Funding is intended to support planning projects, nation...
Grants to USA and territories nonprofit organizations and state and local government agencies to enhance libraries through the professional development and training of library employees. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to ...
Grants of $500 to USA theater writers for essential living expenses. Funding is intended for financial support to offset the costs of transportation, utilities, medication, groceries, mental health care, dependent care, accessibility support, holistic health care,...
Grants to USA, Canada, and International nonprofit organizations for projects to improve the quality of life in local communities. Applicants must include an endorsement letter with their application. Funding is intended for new projects and programs that will imp...
Grants of up to $10,000 and low-interest loans of up to $40,000 to USA low-income homeowners in rural areas to improve their homes and address health hazards. The purpose of this program is to help people stay in their home and keep houses in good repair. Low-inte...
Grants to USA, Canada, and International research institutions for clinical research projects related to Fragile X syndrome. Funding is intended for clinical research trials with human subjects. Priority will be given to trials of agents that have been previously ...
Grants to USA, Canada, and International graduate students at accredited institutions of higher education for research related to sensory disorders. Funding is intended for a broad range of research projects, including but not limited to, causes and treatments, re...
Grants of $25,000, grants of $50,000, and grants of $75,000 to USA, Canada, and International scientists for research related to Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome. Applicants are required to submit a letter of intent prior to submitting a full proposal. Unsolicited proposal...
Grants of up to $7,000 and grants of up to $10,000 to USA and territories government and tribal agencies, nonprofit and for-profit organizations, IHEs, faith-based entities, workforce agencies, and veterans service organizations for events and programs that benefi...
In-kind donations of AI audio communications technology to USA, Canada, and International nonprofit organizations, educational and cultural institutions, and individuals with voice impairments. Organizations will complete projects in the areas of education, health...
Grants to USA, Canada, and International individuals living with paralysis and other neurological disorders to provide financial assistance for equipment, medical supplies, and outpatient therapy services. Funding is intended to support wheelchairs, modest car and...
In-kind support of prosthetic devices to USA, Canada, and International individuals with disabilities. Individuals who have lower extremity limb differences or amputations are eligible to apply for athletic prostheses from the funding source. Eligible prostheses a...
Grants to USA, Canada, and International Ph.D. and M.D. researchers affiliated with IHEs, medical schools, and research institutions for early-stage research projects related to autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders. Funding is intended for exploratory res...
Grants to USA, Canada, and International nonprofit organizations, social movements, and groups for initiatives addressing democratic and civic freedoms. Funding is intended to support advocacy and emergency or resilience opportunities. Priority will be given to sm...