Funding in Louisiana

Summaries of funding programs are provided by RAC for your convenience. Please contact the funder directly for the most complete and current information.

Gulf Coast Emergency Response Fund
Emergency grants to grantee organizations working in communities affected by this Hurricane Gustav and possible future disasters.
    Geographic Coverage: Louisiana, Florida, Mississippi & Texas
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
    Sponsor: Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

PeyBack Foundation Children and Youth Funding
Grants to promote the future success of disadvantaged youth by assisting programs that provide leadership and growth opportunities for children at risk.
    Geographic Coverage: Indiana, Tennessee, and New Orleans
    Application Deadline: Feb 1, 2010
    Sponsor: PeyBack Foundation

The Rapides Foundation Healthy People Grants
Provides grants to parishes in Central Louisiana for a variety of healthcare issues.
    Geographic Coverage: Eligible Louisiana parishes in the Delta region: Allen, Avoyelles, Catahoula, Grant, LaSalle, Natchitoches, and Winn
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis

Inactive Funding in Louisiana

The programs listed below have been funded in the past, but are not currently accepting applications. Information about these inactive funding programs is provided only for your convenience and does not indicate that the programs will be available in the future. To inquire about future availability of a particular program, please contact the funding agency or organization.

2009 The Institute for the Improvement of Minority Health and Health Disparities in the Delta Region
The purpose of the Delta Region Institute Cooperative Agreement is to establish a collaborative multi-state programmatic framework to address significant health disparities impacting minorities residing within the Delta Region.
    Geographic Coverage: Mississippi, Alabama or Louisiana
    Application Deadline: Jul 13, 2009
    Sponsor: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Delta Regional Authority Federal Grant Program
Grants to communities in the Mississippi Delta region for infrastructure and economic development activities.
    Geographic Coverage: AL, AR, IL, KY, LA, MS, MO and TN
    Application Deadline: Mar 20, 2009
    Sponsor: Delta Regional Authority

Delta States Rural Development Network Program Grant Program
Grant to support community organizations in the development and implementation of projects to address local health care needs in the rural Delta Region.
    Geographic Coverage: Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Tennessee
    Application Deadline: May 14, 2007
    Sponsor: Office of Rural Health Policy

Entergy Community Partnership Grants
Grants for community-based projects that promote healthy families, community development, education, literacy, or arts and culture.
    Geographic Coverage: Communities within Entergy's service area in Louisiana, Mississippi, or Texas.
    Application Deadline: Apr 17, 2009
    Sponsor: Entergy Corporation

Gannett Foundation Community Action Grants
Provides grants in communities where the Gannett Company has a presence.
    Geographic Coverage: Limited to certain areas of 35 states and U.S. territories, see sponsor's website for more details.
    Application Deadline: Aug 17, 2009

Greater New Orleans Health Service Corps
Funding to recruit primary care, mental health, dental practitioners and pharmacists to health professional shortage areas in the Greater New Orleans Area.
    Geographic Coverage: Louisiana
    Application Deadline: Sep 30, 2009
    Sponsor: Louisiana Bureau of Primary Care and Rural Health

Gulf Coast Fund for Community Renewal and Ecological Health
Supports community, state and regional efforts that engage, empower and benefit displaced and returning residents throughout the Gulf Coast.
    Geographic Coverage: Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas
    Application Deadline: Jun 4, 2009
    Sponsor: Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

HIV Emergency Relief Project Grants for New Transitional Areas
Funds to provide direct financial assistance to transitional areas that have been severely affected by the HIV epidemic.
    Geographic Coverage: Arkansas, Mississippi, Indiana,Tennessee, Louisiana, North Carolina, and South Carolina
    Application Deadline: Mar 8, 2007
    Sponsor: Health Resources and Services Administration

Louisiana Community-Based & Rural Health Program
Funding for Federally Qualified Health Centers and for funding of other primary health care service projects in federally designated health professional shortage areas (HPSA).
    Geographic Coverage: Louisiana
    Letter of Intent (Optional): Jul 14, 2008
    Application Deadline: Jul 30, 2008
    Sponsor: Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals

MetLife Foundation Awards for Excellence in Affordable Housing
Awards to organizations that excel in property and asset management or provide housing to people with special needs.
    Geographic Coverage: CA, CO, CT, DC IL, LA, MD, MS, NJ, NY, OH, OR, VA, WA
    Application Deadline: Aug 14, 2009
    Sponsor: MetLife Foundation

Promise of Nursing (PON) Regional Faculty Fellowship Program
Scholarships to prepare registered nurses for the nurse educator role by achieving their degrees.
    Geographic Coverage: California, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Jersey, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, and Washington
    Application Deadline: Mar 6, 2009
    Sponsor: Foundation of the National Student Nurses Association

Regional Community Capacity Building (RCCB) Project Grants
Funding for projects to implement the Regional Community Capacity Building (RCCB) process aimed at identifying and eliminating tobacco-related health disparities.
    Geographic Coverage: Louisiana
    Letter of Intent (Required): Apr 18, 2008
    Application Deadline: May 23, 2008
    Sponsor: Louisiana Bureau of Primary Care and Rural Health

Rural Housing Service: Section 525 Technical and Supervisory Assistance (TSA) Grants
Grants to conduct programs of technical and supervisory assistance for low-income rural residents to obtain and/or maintain adequate housing.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide, targeted States include California, Texas, Kansas, Louisiana and Mississippi.
    Application Deadline: Jul 20, 2007
    Sponsor: USDA Rural Housing Service

Rural People, Rural Policy Participation Request Statement Grant
A multi-year national initiative that energizes and equips rural organizations and networks to shape policy that will improve the lives of rural people and the vitality of rural communities.
    Geographic Coverage: West Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee, Maryland, Virginia, Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, New Mexico, Arizona
    Application Deadline: Jan 25, 2008
    Sponsor: W.K. Kellogg Foundation

Senior Medicare Patrol Projects
Grants for model projects that demonstrate effective ways of utilizing retired persons as volunteer expert resources and educators in community efforts to combat health care error, fraud and abuse in the Medicare/Medicaid programs.
    Geographic Coverage: Refer to Eligibility for the 26 participating states and 1 territory.
    Letter of Intent (Optional): Mar 2, 2009
    Application Deadline: Mar 13, 2009
    Sponsor: Administration on Aging

Starbucks Coast Fund
Grant program to provide opportunities for local Starbucks employees to recommend gifts for grassroots, neighborhood nonprofit organizations that are directly involved in recovery in communities most affected by the Gulf Coast hurricanes of 2005.
    Geographic Coverage: Louisiana
    Application Deadline: Mar 6, 2009
    Sponsor: Starbucks Foundation

Sustainable Community Innovation Grants Program
Funds projects that work to strengthen both agriculture and Southern communities by building explicit linkages between sustainable agriculture and rural community development.
    Geographic Coverage: Eligible states are AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, OK, SC, TN, TX, VA, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
    Application Deadline: Oct 1, 2008
    Sponsor: Southern Rural Development Center

Tobacco Control Program Community Partnerships
Grants to communities for tobacco prevention and cessation projects.
    Geographic Coverage: Louisiana
    Letter of Intent (Required): Mar 28, 2008
    Application Deadline: May 16, 2008
    Sponsor: Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals

UnitedHealth HEROES Service Learning Grants
Funding to support youth-led projects that address childhood obesity.
    Geographic Coverage: 34 states and the District of Columbia
    Application Deadline: Oct 22, 2009
    Sponsor: Youth Service America

Weyerhaeuser Company Foundation
Provides grants in communities where the company has operations.
    Geographic Coverage: Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Tennessee
    Application Deadline: Aug 31, 2009