Community Grants
Exelon Corporation
For programs that deliver measurable, sustainable improvements in the communities Exelon serves. Exelon Corporation invests in organizations that have proven track records in these areas: Education, Environment, Arts and Culture, and Neighborhood Development.Advanced Technological Education (ATE)
National Science Foundation (NSF)
2-year colleges doing work related to technical educationSmall Business Innovation Research Program Phase I (SBIR)
National Science Foundation (NSF)
The NSF SBIR program supports startups and small businesses in the creation of innovative, disruptive technologies, getting discoveries out of the lab and into the market.Small Business Technology Transfer Program Phase I (STTR)
National Science Foundation (NSF)
The NSF STTR Program funds early or 'seed' stage research and development. The program is designed to provide equity-free funding and entrepreneurial support at the earliest stages of company and technology development.National Robotics Initiative 2.0: Ubiquitous Collaborative Robots (NRI-2.0)
National Science Foundation (NSF)
The NRI-2.0 program builds upon the original National Robotics Initiative (NRI) program to support fundamental research in the United States that will accelerate the development and use of collaborative robots (co-robots) that work beside or cooperatively with people. The program supports four main research thrusts that are envisioned to advance the goal of ubiquitous co-robots: scalability, customizability, lowering barriers to entry, and societal impact. Collaboration between academic, industry, non-profit, and other organizations is encouraged to establish better linkages between fundamental science and engineering and technology development, deployment, and use.Art Works
National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)
Art Works is the National Endowment for the Arts’ principal grants program. Through project-based funding, we support public engagement with, and access to, various forms of excellent art across the nation, the creation of art that meets the highest standards of excellence, learning in the arts at all stages of life, and the integration of the arts into the fabric of community life. Projects may be large or small, existing or new, and may take place in any part of the nation’s 50 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories.21st Century Community Learning Centers
Department of Education
This program supports the creation of community learning centers that provide academic enrichment opportunities during non-school hours for children, particularly students who attend high-poverty and low-performing schools. The program helps students meet state and local student standards in core academic subjects, such as reading and math; offers students a broad array of enrichment activities that can complement their regular academic programs; and offers literacy and other educational services to the families of participating children.Walmart Foundation Community Grants
Walmart Foundation
Through the Community Grant Program, Walmart associates are proud to support the needs of their communities by providing grants to local organizations.Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR), Small Business Technology Transfer Program (STTR)
Small Business Administration (SBA)
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Investing in Innovation (i3)
Department of Education
The Investing in Innovation Fund, established under section 14007 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), provides funding to support (1) local educational agencies (LEAs) and (2) nonprofit organizations in partnership with (a) one or more LEAs or (b) a consortium of schools. The purpose of this program is to provide competitive grants to applicants with a record of improving student achievement and attainment in order to expand the implementation of, and investment in, innovative practices that are demonstrated to have an impact on improving student achievement or student growth, closing achievement gaps, decreasing dropout rates, increasing high school graduation rates, or increasing college enrollment and completion rates. These grants will (1) allow eligible entities to expand and develop innovative practices that can serve as models of best practices, (2) allow eligible entities to work in partnership with the private sector and the philanthropic community, and (3) identify and document best practices that can be shared and taken to scale based on demonstrated success.