Patrick Van Horne
Patrick Van Horne is a Senior Managing Associate with Hagerty Consulting’s Preparedness Division, where he supports several projects in the company’s transportation, energy, continuity, and security portfolios. He is a co-author of the book ‘Left of Bang: How the Marine Corps’ Program Can Save Your Life’ and has served in leadership roles in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, wildfires, and active threat events. Read More

Featured Grants

NOFO for the Department’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Comprehensive Housing Counseling Grant Program

The purpose of HUD’s Housing Counseling Grant Program is to provide funds to HUD-approved housing counseling agencies that provide counseling and advice to tenants and homeowners, with respect to property maintenance, financial management and literacy, and other matters as may be appropriate to assist program clients in improving their housing conditions, meeting their financial needs, and fulfilling the responsibilities of tenancy or homeownership. This NOFO plays an integral role in helping individuals and families obtain housing and stay in their homes through responsible homeownership or affordable rental housing. Housing counseling agencies are an important safeguard in the prevention of housing scams and discrimination and serve as an important gateway to local, state, federal and private housing assistance and resources. Learn More

• Funding Opportunity Number: FR-6500-N-33
• Source: Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
  Estimated Total Program Funding: $51,000,000
• Award Ceiling: $3,000,000
• Closing Date: October 14, 2021
• Eligible Applicants: Applicants must be approved to participate in the HUD Housing Counseling Program prior to the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) issue date. In addition, State Housing Finance Agencies (SHFAs) are eligible for this NOFO if they possess statutory authority to provide housing counseling throughout their entire state and adhere to all program requirements outlined in title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 214, HUD Handbook 7610.1 Rev-5, and other governing policies and requirements.

Climate Program Office FY 2022

Climate variability and change present society with significant economic, health, safety, and security challenges. As part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) climate portfolio within the Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR), the Climate Program Office (CPO) addresses these climate challenges by managing competitive research programs through which high-priority climate science, assessments, decision-support research, outreach, education, and capacity-building activities are funded to advance our understanding of the Earth’s climate system, and to foster the application and use of this knowledge to improve the resilience of our Nation and its partners. Through this announcement, CPO is seeking applications for eight individual competitions in FY 22. Several of these competitions are relevant to four high-priority climate risk areas that CPO is focusing on to improve science understanding and/or capabilities that result in user-driven outcomes: Coastal Inundation, Marine Ecosystems, Water Resources, and Extreme Heat. Learn More

• Funding Opportunity Number: NOAA-OAR-CPO-2022-2006799
• Source: Department of Commerce (DOC)
• Estimated Total Program Funding: $15,000,000
• Award Ceiling: $1,500,000
• Closing Date: October 18, 2021
• Eligible Applicants: Institutes of higher education: nonprofits; commercial organizations; international organizations; and state, local, and Indian tribal governments

WaterSMART Grants: Water and Energy Efficiency Grants for FY 2022

The objective of this NOFO is to invite eligible applicants to leverage their money and resources by cost sharing with Reclamation on projects that seek to conserve and use water more efficiently; increase the production of renewable energy; mitigate conflict risk in areas at a high risk of future water conflict; enable farmers to make additional on-farm improvements in the future, including improvements that may be eligible for Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) funding; and accomplish other benefits that contribute to sustainability in the western US. Learn More

• Funding Opportunity Number: R22AS00023
• Source: Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation)
• Estimated Total Program Funding: $15,000,000
• Award Ceiling: $2,00,000
• Closing Date: November 2, 2021
• Eligible Applicants: States, Indian tribes, irrigation districts, and water districts (Category A); Regional or local authorities which include one or more organizations with water or power delivery authority; nonprofit conservation organizations that are acting in partnership with a described entity in Category A.

FY2022 AmeriCorps State and National Public Health AmeriCorps

AmeriCorps brings people together to tackle some of the country’s most pressing challenges through national service and volunteering. AmeriCorps members and AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers serve with organizations dedicated to the improvement of communities. AmeriCorps helps make service a cornerstone of our national culture. AmeriCorps grants are awarded to eligible organizations proposing to engage AmeriCorps members in evidence-based or evidence-informed interventions/practices to strengthen communities. An AmeriCorps member is an individual who engages in community service through an approved national service position. Members may receive a living allowance and other benefits while serving. Upon successful completion of their service, members earn a Segal AmeriCorps Education Award they can use to pay for higher education expenses or apply to qualified student loans.
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• Funding Opportunity Number: AC-09-08-21
• Source: AmeriCorps
• Estimated Total Program Funding: N/A
• Award Ceiling: N/A
• Closing Date: November 8, 2021
• Eligible Applicants: Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), other than institutions of higher education; Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education; County governments; city or township governments; Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized); State governments; Public and State controlled institutions of higher education; Private institutions of higher education; Independent school districts; Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities; Native American tribal organization (other than Federally recognized tribal governments); Special district governments

FY21-CRS-Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements

This program funds projects that improve the safety, efficiency, and reliability of intercity passenger and freight rail. Learn More

• Funding Opportunity Number:  FR-CRS-21-002
• Source: Department of Transportation (DOT) – Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
  Estimated Total Program Funding: $361,978,796
• Award Ceiling: $361,978,796
• Closing Date: November 29, 2021
• Eligible Applicants: Special district governments; State governments; Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education; Private institutions of higher education; Small businesses; County governments; City or township governments; Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification); Public and State controlled institutions of higher education; For profit organizations other than small businesses

FY 2021 American Rescue Plan Act Good Jobs Challenge

This grant is intended to assist communities and regions impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. The goal of this program is to create and implement effective employer-driven training programs that will connect the existing and emerging skills needs of employers with workers and will help workers find and keep quality jobs and advance their careers. Learn More

• Funding Opportunity Number: EDA-HDQ-ARPGJ-2021-2006964
  Source: DOC
• Estimated Total Program Funding: $500,000,000
• Award Ceiling: $25,000,000
• Closing Date: January 26, 2022
• Eligible Applicants: City, county, state, or township governments, Public and private institutions of higher education, nonprofits, Native American tribal governments

COVID-19 and Health Equity Clinical Trials

The purpose of this funding opportunity is to fund innovative research that will strengthen and advance COVID-19 health equity research, including proposals that focus on advancing racial minority participation in COVID-19 clinical trials, proposals that support the evaluation of outcomes by demographic data, and proposals that support COVID-19 research to understand diverse patient perspectives. Learn More

• Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-FD-22-003
• Source: Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) – Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
• Estimated Total Program Funding: N/A
• Award Ceiling: $1,000,000
• Closing Date: November 21, 2021
• Eligible Applicants: Native American tribal organizations, school districts, non-profits, public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, for-profit organizations, public and state-controlled institutions of higher power

Emergency Rural Health Care (ERHC) Grant Program

This program provides funding to offer support for rural health care services in the form of immediate relief to address the economic conditions arising from the COVID-19 emergency as well as funding to advance ideas and solutions to solve regional health-care problems to support long-term sustainability of rural health. Learn More

• Funding Opportunity Number: USDA-RHS-ERHC-2021
  Source: Department of Agriculture (USDA) – Rural Housing Service (RHS)
• Estimated Total Program Funding: $500,000,000
• Award Ceiling: $10,000,000
• Closing Date: October 12, 2021
• Eligible Applicants: County governments, Native American tribal governments, non-profits

Pandemic Response and Safety Grant Program

Funds from this program will be used to issue grants for COVID-19 related costs incurred between January 27, 2020 and December 31, 2021. Grants will cover activities associated with workplace safety measures, market pivots, retrofitting facilities for employee and customer safety, transportation costs incurred to maintain social distancing, worker housing, and medical issues related to unreimbursed costs associated with providing vaccination, testing, or healthcare. Learn More

• Funding Opportunity Number: USDA-AMS-TM-PRS-G-21-0011
• Source: USDA – Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS)
• Estimated Total Program Funding: $650,000,000
• Award Ceiling: $20,000
• Closing Date: November 18, 2021
• Eligible Applicants: Non-profits and small businesses

American Rescue Plan Additional Assistance

This opportunity will award funds to eligible recipients and subrecipients that, as a result of COVID-19, require additional assistance for costs related to operations, personnel, cleaning and sanitization, and debt service payments incurred to maintain operations and avoid layoffs. Learn More

• Funding Opportunity Number: FTA-2021-012-TPM-AAF
  Source: DOT – Federal Transit Administration (FTA)
  Estimated Total Program Funding: $2,207,561,294
  Award Ceiling: N/A
• Closing Date: November 8, 2021
• Eligible Applicants: Native American tribal governments, state governments, and eligible recipients of Urbanized Area Formula funds or Rural Area Formula Funds

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