Recent Nonprofit Success

Grant Successes

From the EPA – Environmental Protection Agency, Community Change Grants Program.

The award will fund an Environmental Justice Center in Memphis.

From the DOD – US Department of Defense, STEM Program.

The Naval Aviation Museum Foundation will use the award to revamp and enhance the implementation of curricula aligned with the Flight Adventure Deck wing, in operation for the past 27 years, of the National Naval Aviation Museum.

The proposed project will advance diversity, equity, and inclusion through innovative and accessible pedagogy and promote interest in and pursuit of careers in STEM and/or the Navy during the pivotal middle school years and throughout the early and formative years.

From the Environmental Protection Agency from the National Clean Investment Fund.

The Coalition for Green Capital, a nonprofit with almost 15 years of experience helping establish and work with dozens of state, local, and nonprofit green banks that have already catalyzed $20 billion into qualified projects—and that have a pipeline of $30 billion of demand for green bank capital that could be coupled with more than twice that in private investment.

The Coalition for Green Capital’s program will have particular emphasis on public-private investing and will leverage the existing and growing national network of green banks as a key distribution channel for investment—with at least 50% of investments in low-income and disadvantaged communities. 

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From the Administration of Children and Families Office of Refugee Resettlement for the Home Study and Post-Release Services for Unaccompanied Children grant program.

From the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration for the Mental Health Awareness Training grant program.

From the Department of Justice for the STOP School Violence grant program.

This funding will allow FSA to continue working with the school district in Guadalupe to provide much needed services in a small community.

From the Department of Housing and Urban Development for the Green and Resilient Retrofit Program’s Leading Edge Cohort to support renovations that will increase energy and water efficiency for residents and move the community to net-zero energy and emissions performance standards.

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From the California Department of Education, California Community Schools Partnership program. This funding will support the establishment of PLN as a community schools’ system.

A community school is a “whole child” school improvement strategy where the local educational agency and school(s) work closely with teachers, students, and families. Community schools’ partner with community agencies and local government to align community resources to improve student outcomes. 

As the lead applicant from the Environmental Protection Agency for the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act. They will use the funds to replace heavily polluting off-road vehicles and cranes, some of which are more than 50 years old.

For Parent and Caregiver Support Programs and Practices from the California Department of Health Care Services’ Evidence-Based and Community-Defined Evidence Practices Grants program (Round 1).

FSA will collaborate with the SBC Pediatric Resiliency Collaborative (PeRC), Cottage Health (CH) (the convener for PeRC), a comprehensive health system, and Carpinteria Children’s Project (CCP), an early childhood education and family services program to implement this project.

From the Environmental Protection Agency Solar for All (SFA) program.

This joint project from the Clean Energy Fund of Texas and the Bullard Center includes a Southeastern Regional Community Solar Network that seeks to engage up to 70 “Minority Serving Institutions” to deploy up to an estimated 172 megawatts of community solar and 84 megawatt hours of energy storage in low income, disadvantaged communities.

The universities will use up to 50% of the clean power on site, with the remaining power available to local communities.

From the Department of Interior Recovery Program Grant. The funds will support Southern Sea Otter recovery for two years.

From the DOI – US Department of the Interior for the Save America’s Treasures Grants program.

Japanese American National Museum (JANM) will use funds to upgrade its HVAC system to mitigate threats and future damage to its collection. JANM cares for the largest collection of Japanese American material culture, artwork, and archives in the world with more than 160,000 items. The new HVAC system will directly mitigate the existing and unacceptable temperature and humidity threats to JANM’s collection storage area and public exhibition areas.

From the Department of Justice for the COPS School Violence Prevention Program.

1.0M for Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District (UCISD) to implement the Uvalde Unity Project: Promoting Safety Through Service-Learning. This initiative integrates trauma recovery and safety strategies to directly benefit 360 students with intensive support and provide interventions for an additional 720 students in grades 1 through 9. The program is designed to improve attendance, reduce behavioral issues, and foster a safer, more supportive school climate. 

Twiggs County Public Schools, a rural district, will use funds primarily for security equipment – locks, doors, cameras, crowd detectors, and metal detectors. The project beneficiaries will be the 756 students and 137 staff of Twiggs County Public Schools. The goal of this project is to provide a safe learning environment for students and staff.

Chase Raymond School District will use funds towards a series of critical security enhancements in school buildings. These include the overhaul of the current camera system with the integration of vape detectors and noise detectors, the securing of school entry points, the installation of Knox Boxes for emergency access, the placement of exterior and interior door signs for all rooms, and the application of 3M window film to enhance safety and privacy. Through these measures, the Chase Raymond School District aims to create a safer, more secure environment for its students and staff.

The Central Curry School District (CCSD) will implement the “Panther Safe: Enhancing Safety and Security in Central Curry Schools” project. This initiative aims to significantly boost the security infrastructure of Gold Beach Junior/Senior High School and Riley Creek Elementary School, thereby fostering a safer and more positive educational environment. The project’s primary goals are to mitigate the vulnerabilities identified through recent security assessments and to update the aging and insufficient current security measures.

Benton Harbor Area Schools (BHAS) will implement the “Safe and Secure Schools Initiative (SSSI) at Benton Harbor Area Schools.” This project will benefit students and families in Benton Harbor, Michigan and surrounding communities, an economically disadvantaged area. The overarching goals are to improve the security and safety of BHAS schools and modernize the access control systems by installing new doors with UBIQUITI digital access control systems with additional training provided to staff; and to gain greater insight into who has access to each of the BHAS buildings during operational hours through installing visitor management systems with additional training provided to staff.

From the Department of Health and Human Services for the Sexual Risk Avoidance Education Program.

The Recovery Resource Council will establish and implement the Sexual Awareness and Future Engagement (SAFE) Project for 750 adolescents aged 11–14 in the Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas area.

The goal of SAFE is to decrease sexual risk factors in youth with one or more factors—including previous trauma, exposure to unhealthy relationships and violence, exposure to or current use of alcohol or drugs, and abuse. RRC will implement the Project Adult Identify Mentoring (AIM) curriculum, an evidence-based curriculum designed and maintained by the Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles. AIM is specifically designed to promote healthy behaviors among adolescents and reduce sexual risk in high-risk populations.

Congressionally Directed Spending Project Successes

From the US Department of Housing and Urban Development Community Development Funds.

From the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education subcommittee.

The funds will support local & needy San Diego schools’ participation in SDZWA’s Native Biodiversity Corps, where students learn about native plants and animals in Southern CA. Students propose and plant a native garden on school grounds at the end of the program.

From the US Department of Housing and Urban Development. Connecticut Science Center requested $2,000,000 to refurbish 3,000 square feet of exhibition space.

Specifically, this funding will go toward renovating gallery space to create a modernized exhibit focused on energy and environmental sustainability education.

Activities to be funded include the removal of current exhibits and the design, installation, and accessibility components of the new exhibit and accompanying interactives.