MI2 Grants & Funding: April, May & June 2025

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For metals companies in Kentucky seeking grant opportunities to advance their projects or research, we're here to assist you. We've compiled a list of upcoming grant deadlines that might align well with your needs. Feel free to peruse below for a glimpse of grant deadlines in the next few months.

*Disclaimer: Please note the funding opportunities listed in this newsletter were open at the time this newsletter was published; however, recent Presidential Actions, including the "Unleashing American Energy" executive order, may impact the availability or disbursement of certain federal funding opportunities, particularly those related to clean energy and decarbonization projects. MI2 is closely monitoring these developments and will provide updates as more information becomes available. In the meantime, you may review recent Presidential Actions on the White House website, including Unleashing American Energy – The White House.

APRIL: ARM Institute Technology Project Call Number T-25-C20-01 CORE Deadline: 4/9/2025 Amount: Up to $500KARC Appalachian Collegiate Research Initiative (ACRI) Deadline: 4/11/2025 Amount: Up to $8,500DOE Industrial Training & Assessment Centers (ITAC) Implementation Grants. Deadline: Ongoing. Quarterly, next deadline: 4/11/2025. Up to $300,000 per ITAC recommendationFY25 Dept of Navy STEM Education and Workforce Program Deadline: 4/11/2025 (White Papers) 8/29/2025 (Full Proposal) Amount: $200KDOE Accelerating CO2 Conversion Technology Development and Deployment Deadline: 4/11/2025 Amount: Up to $8M (Topics 1-3) Up to $2M (Topic 4)NASF Scholarships Deadline: 4/14/2025 Amount: $1,500Felix E. Martin Jr. Foundation Community Grants Program Deadline: 4/14/2025 Amount: Up to $20KDOT Accelerated Innovation Deployment (AID) Demonstration Deadline: 4/15/2025 (LOI) 5/27/2025 (Application) Amount: $100K-$1MPRIME Prize Deadline: 4/17/2025 Amount: Up to $400,000Energy Storage Innovations Prize Round 2 Deadline: 4/21/2025 Amount: Winners receive $50,000DOE State Manufacturing Leadership Program Deadline: 4/21/2025 Amount: Up to $2MMAKE IT PrizeDeadline: 4/22/2025 Amount: $500,000 in Round 1 and $4.5M in Round 2Kentucky SBIR/STTR Matching Funds Program Deadline: 4/28/2025 Amount: Match up to $100K (Phase I) or $150K (Phase II)Industrial Storage Systems Prize Deadline: 4/29/2025 Amount: $$100,000 - $700,000DOE Carbon Utilization Procurement Grants Deadline: 4/30/2025 Amount: $50K-$500KKentucky Business and Professional Women’s (BPW) Foundation Grant Deadline: 4/30/2025 Amount: Varies DOE Bipartisan Infrastructure Law: Carbon Utilization Procurement Grants Deadline: 4/30/2025 Amount: $50K-$500K MAY:Pella Rolscreen Foundation Grant Deadline: 5/1/2025 Amount: $10K-$50KEnvironmental Research & Education Foundation (EREF) Grant Deadline: 5/1/2025 Amount: VariesNCDMM Allied Additive Manufacturing Interoperability (AAMI) Program Deadline: 5/5/2025 (LOI due 4/4/2025) Amount: Up to $550KThe Ball Foundation Grant Deadline: 5/9/2025 Amount: VariesKubota Hometown Proud Grant Deadline: 5/9/2025 Amount: $25K Cash and $25K Equipment voucherAbandoned Mine Land Economic Revitalization (AMLER) Program Deadline: 5/12/2025 Amount: Typically $100K-MillionsDOT 2023-2026 Accelerated Innovation Deployment (AID) Demonstration Deadline: 5/27/2025 (NOI due 4/15/2025) Amount: $100K-$1M JUNE:Old National Bank Foundation Grant Deadline: 6/11/2025 Amount: Average grant is $15KNSF Future Manufacturing Deadline: 6/18/2025 Amount: $500K-$3MAmerican-Made Challenges Community Energy Innovation Prize Round 2 Deadline: 6/20/2025 Amount: $8.42MDOT Safe Streets and Roads for All Deadline: 6/26/2025 Amount: Implementation ($2.5M-$25M) Planning & Demonstration ($100K-$5M)The Raymond Corporation University Research Program Deadline: 6/30/2025 (RFPS) 8/31/2025 (Concept Papers) 10/31/2025 (Application) Amount: $100K-$250K JULY:Roy A Hunt Foundation Environment Grants Program Deadline: LOI may be submitted between 6/2/2025-7/11/2025 Amount: $25K-$75KDOE Community Power Accelerator Round 3 Deadline: Phase 2 opens 4/30/2025-7/16/2025 Amount: $200KDuke Energy Foundation Urban Revitalization Grants Deadline: 7/31/2025 Amount: Up to $20K ONGOING:NSF Manufacturing Systems Integration (MSI). Deadline: Applications accepted anytime Amount: Amount variesDept. of Defense Research and Education Program for HBCU/MSI Deadline: Ongoing until 7/31/2029 Amount: $100MKentucky Business Investment (KBI) Program Deadline: Ongoing. Application due 30 days prior to the month's KEDFA meeting Amount: VariesKentucky Enterprise Initiative Act (KEIA) Deadline: Amount: $5M for equipment, $20M for construction materialsDelta Regional Authority (DRA): Community Infrastructure Fund (CIF)Deadline: Ongoing Amount: $500K-$2MKentucky STEP Grant Deadline: Ongoing Amount: Up to $10,000Energy Community Tax Credit Bonus Deadline: At tax filing Amount: VariesEDA Public Works and Economic Adjustment Assistance (PWEAA) Deadline: Ongoing Amount: Up to $30MNSF Environmental Sustainability Program Deadline: Ongoing Amount: Total program funding over $7MNSF Innovation Corps Teams Program Deadline: Ongoing Amount: $50KUSDA Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant Program Deadline: 6/30/2025 Amount: Up to $300K (Grant) Up to $1M (Loan)USDA Intermediary Relending ProgramDeadline: 6/30/2025 Amount: Up to $1MNSF Advanced Technological Education (ATE)Deadline: 10/2/2025 Amount: $475K-$7.5MRural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program Deadline: 6/30/2025 Amount: Up to $205K (Grants) Up to $500K (Loans)NSF Advanced Technological Education (ATE) Deadline: 10/2/2025 Amount: $70K-$7.5M ANTICIPATED:Citizens' Institute on Rural Design (CIRD) Grant Deadline: Anticipated to open Spring of 2025 Amount: Not yet announcedDOE Battery Materials Processing and Battery Manufacturing Round 2 Deadline: NOI Issued January 2025 Amount: Not yet announcedDOE Grid Resilience State/Tribal Formula Grant ProgramDeadline: NOI issued, expected to open February 2025, no updates currently Amount: Not yet announced

Act quickly on these opportunities! Interested? Contact MI2's Grants & Funding Consultant, Ruthie Caldwell, at ruthie@visiongranted.com. For more details, visit our website.