The grants worth your time.

Issue of July 27, 2026

This issue covers one national STEM opportunity now open to Florida nonprofits working to broaden participation in science and engineering, with a deadline of October 27, 2026 — plus dated watchlist items and two Florida funder profiles. A quiet week for new federal postings: the strongest open opportunities ran in our last two issues and appear in the deadline watch below. We'd rather run thin than pad the list.

New this week

NSF's Eddie Bernice Johnson Inclusion across the Nation of Communities of Learners of Underrepresented Discoverers in Engineering and Science (INCLUDES) Initiative

• Funder: U.S. National Science Foundation · 22-622
• Award: varies by project type — Network Connectors up to $250,000/year for up to two years; consortium and alliance awards run larger (per NSF program materials, 2026-07-27)
• Deadline: Oct 27, 2026 — verified 2026-07-27 11:47
• Fits: Education & literacy · Statewide FL · orgs ~$250k–$2M budget · closes Oct 27, 2026
• Tier: Worth a look
• Why it matters: This fits Florida education and literacy groups that can serve as a community-anchor partner in a Collaborative Change Consortium or Alliance focused on STEM for underserved youth. The strongest angle is leveraging existing out-of-school-time and digital-literacy programming as pipeline infrastructure for inclusive STEM engagement.
• Full announcement

Also on the radar

New federal postings ran thin this week, so these standing, dated items from our watchlist earn the space instead of filler that couldn't clear our fit bar.

RHTP Year-1 subawards start Aug 1: stand the reporting calendar up now

• What it is: Compliance window — Rural Health Transformation Program subawards
• Timing: Year 1 runs Aug 1, 2026 – Jul 30, 2027; award announcements due by Sept 30; reporting dates come from each award's own terms.
• Why now: Florida's $209.9M in Year-1 RHTP subawards begins August 1, and a 2025 executive order requires written justification for each federal drawdown. Winners who stand up their reporting calendar in the first weeks avoid a scramble later.
• Fits: Rural health care
• Details

Health-center award periods ending Aug 31 and Sep 29: the closeout clock

• What it is: Compliance window — HRSA/SAMHSA award-period ends
• Timing: Award periods ending Aug 31, 2026 and Sep 29, 2026
• Why now: Several Florida health-center awards close out at the end of August and September. Carryover requests, final drawdowns, and closeout reports all run on short windows once the end date passes.
• Fits: Rural health care + Behavioral health

Community Foundation of North Florida — Helping Today, Shaping Tomorrow grants due Sept 30

• What it is: Funding window — community foundation
• Timing: Applications due September 30, 2026; ten $5,000 grants awarded annually.
• Why now: Small, genuinely winnable grants for Big Bend nonprofits (Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Jackson, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Taylor, and Wakulla counties) with at least two years of operating history. Current priorities are education (birth through 5th grade) and basic needs — the kind of application an org with no grants staff can complete, with two months of runway.
• Fits: Education & literacy + Human & social services
• Details
• Confirmed against the foundation's site and grant listings, 2026-07-27.

USDA Community Facilities grants — always open

• What it is: Rolling program — no deadline
• Timing: Rolling; applications accepted year-round through the USDA Rural Development state office
• Why now: Facility, equipment, and vehicle funding for essential community services in rural communities of 20,000 or fewer — one of the few programs a rural Florida nonprofit or public body can start any week of the year.
• Fits: Rural health care + Human & social services
• Details
• Confirmed against USDA Rural Development program pages, 2026-07-27.

Foundation spotlight — Behavioral health

Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation Inc

Recent 990-PF filings show 31 grant(s) matching this issue area, and 500 grants to Florida organizations overall. Median grant $32,500, largest $2,000,000.

What they actually funded: $1,000,000 to Sarasota Memorial Healthcare Foundation — to increase behavioral and mental health services in the community.

Why they're on our radar: Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation has documented, substantial investment in behavioral and mental health in Florida—including a $1M grant explicitly for behavioral and mental health—making it a strong prospect for this cause.

How to approach: Website: https://www.barancikfoundation.org | ~209 grants/yr, median $15,000 (source: 990-PF Part XV via grantmakers.io (cached))

Filings on ProPublica

Foundation spotlight — Education & literacy

William G. and Marie Selby Foundation

Recent 990-PF filings show 219 grant(s) matching this issue area, and 340 grants to Florida organizations overall. Median grant $7,000, largest $250,000.

What they actually funded: $123,000 to State College of Florida Foundation — institutional scholarship support.

Why they're on our radar: The Selby Foundation has a long record of education giving in Florida at grant sizes a small organization can realistically pursue. For nonprofits, the fit is their capital grants; the scholarship programs are student-facing.

How to approach: Capital grants only, for organizations in Sarasota County and its contiguous counties. Deadlines are February 1 and August 1 each year — this year's August 1 window is days away, so February 1 is the realistic target to plan for. Website: selbyfdn.org | ~172 grants/yr, median $8,068 (source: 990-PF Part XV via grantmakers.io (cached))

Filings on ProPublica

Deadline watch

Previously featured opportunities closing soon — each re-verified against Grants.gov at build time.

The fine print

Fit signals in Grant Radar are editorial judgment based on public data, not predictions of award outcomes; funding decisions rest entirely with the funders. Confirm every deadline and eligibility detail against the official announcement before committing staff time. Nothing in Grant Radar is legal, accounting, or compliance advice.

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