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Opportunity for USA, Canada, and International artists to create an outdoor immersive installation in Kentucky. The applicants will receive a stipend and a construction budget. The project is intended to support proposals that provide engaging experiences with topics addressing humans' connection to nature, beauty in the landscape, biodiversity, conservation, sustainability, climate change, and climate justice.

Grants to USA, Canada, and International computer scientists and practitioners to offset the cost of attending a computer science conference. Funding is available to individuals in industry or academia who work in computer science or a related field and face financial barriers to participating in the conference.

Grants to USA, Canada, and International college and university students at accredited institutions for participation in a conference related to technology research. Applicants are required to provide a faculty statement with their application. Funding is intended to allow full-time students studying computer science to attend the conference and related workshops. The USENIX Student Grant Program provides funds to cover registration fees and assist with travel and accommodation expenses, if applicable.

Grants to USA and territories nonprofit organizations, government agencies, IHEs, and tribes for research addressing the effects of technology on society. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to complete. Funding is intended to support humanities research that focuses on the dangers and opportunities presented by technology. Particular interest will be in projects that examine the role of technology in shaping current social and cultural issues.

Grants to USA institutions of higher education to expand and diversify the research workforce. Certain programs require a preliminary proposal prior to the submission of an application. Funding is intended to increase the number of historically underrepresented minority faculty involved in STEM research projects.

Grants to USA, Canada, and International nonprofit organizations, IHEs, government agencies, and for-profit organizations for research projects related to Parkinson's disease. Funding is intended for pre-clinical and clinical programs that impede or prevent the progression of the disease.

Grants to USA, Canada, and International early-career psychologists and graduate students affiliated with eligible institutions for research studies related to psychological testing. Funding is intended to support projects that explore the professional and ethical use of tests, including issues such as confidentiality, privacy, quality of tests, and test construction.

Grants to USA and territories visual arts schools, institutions, museums, and nonprofit arts organizations for initiatives related to energy usage. Applicants are required to take an eligibility quiz prior to submitting a full application. Proposals may be submitted for projects to improve energy efficiency in new, expanded, and existing buildings.

Grants to USA, Canada, and International investigators and for-profit investigator entities for research to improve the lives of children with Sanfilippo syndromes. Funding is intended to improve understanding, diagnosis, treatment, and therapies for these syndromes. Two funding streams are available: pilot awards and advance awards.

Grants to USA and territories investigators for research that addresses the functioning of the solar system. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to complete. Funding is intended for research on a wide range of processes occurring on planetary bodies, satellites, and other minor bodies (including rings) in the Solar System.

Grants to USA and territories investigators for research to advance knowledge of life within the universe. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to complete. Funding is intended for research addressing the evolution, origin, distribution, and future of life in the universe.

Grants to USA and territories investigators for projects to observe the solar system. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to complete. Funding is intended for research projects to support observations from Earth, including ground-, space-, and airborne-based astronomical observations, of bodies in the solar system.

Grants of up to $15,000 and grants of up to $50,000 to USA state and territory medical boards to upgrade technology in order to improve licensing processing, communication with the public, and emergency preparedness. Funding is also intended to further pivot COVID-19 resources to handle today's most pressing needs, such as natural disasters.

Grants to USA and territories investigators for research to advance knowledge of the origins of the solar system. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to complete. Funding is intended for projects that focus on the formation and early evolution of the solar system.

Grants and in-kind support of camera equipment to USA, Canada, and International Black women photographers to support the advancement of their careers. Funding is available to offset the cost of business expenses and to facilitate the execution of a visual project. The equipment is intended to help photographers take their creativity to the next level.

Grants to USA, Canada, and International nonprofit organizations and institutions for educational activities related to the Holocaust. Funding is intended for projects regarding the persecution of Jews by the Nazis. Eligible projects align with one of the following areas of interest: documentation, education, research, new media, and film.

Grants to USA and territories nonprofit organizations for community benefit initiatives. Funding is intended for proposals in the areas of education, humanitarian support, disadvantaged children, environment, arts and culture, and animal welfare. The purpose of the grant program is to assist organizations that support the American way of life.

Grants to USA and territories nonprofit organizations for initiatives that improve the environment. Applicants must submit a letter of intent prior to applying. Funding is intended to support countrywide and worldwide projects that and preserve biological diversity, protect public health from toxic exposures, mitigate climate change, help communities become more resilient to climate change, and reduce greenhouse gases around the world. With the exception of those focused on New York State, all projects must benefit more than one U.S. state or territory to be considered.

Award of up to $5,000 to a USA, Canada, or International undergraduate activist in recognition of exceptional activities that promote the preservation of freshwater and marine resources. Eligible nominees have championed their cause and garnered peer support throughout the school year. In addition to the monetary prize, the winner will also receive mentorship from MCN and be partners for the academic year.

Grants to USA, Canada, and International nonprofit organizations for programs that directly benefit individuals in need. Applicants must contact the funding source prior to applying. Priority is given to programs that benefit residents of Connecticut, as well as worldwide. In general, the preference is to fund specific programs, and direct, tangible assistance, rather than equipment or general operating support.