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Nonprofit Health Grants Crucial to Underserved Communities

GrantNews

Nonprofit Health Grants are crucial for underserved communities. Studies show that the lack of quality health insurance in these communities directly impacts quality of life. Access to healthcare isn’t just a one time crisis, it’s a daily struggle for many underserved families.

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Understanding Nonprofit Overhead: Strategies for Transparency and Efficiency in 2025

Blackbaud

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) revised their uniform guidance in 2024, increasing the de minimus (or standard) rate allowed for indirect costs—overhead for federal grants—from 10 to 15%. It also includes any legal fees as well as insurance and general office management, like copy paper and ink for the printer.

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Trump Administration Pauses New Grant Agreements with Bombshell OMB Memo: Heavens to Murgatroyd!

Seliger + Associates Grant Writing

In addition, Federal refugee resettlement support is under review. Even if grant disbursements and/or reimbursements to FQHCs and other grantees are delayed, this should not be a cash-flow crisis for well-managed nonprofits. There is a lesson for nonprofits to learn, however, which is to diversify funding streams beyond Federal grants.

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Federal Grant Funding Update for Nonprofits (Q2 2025)

Grant Writing Made Easy

The federal grant funding update for Q2 2025 reveals intensified volatility across the nonprofit landscape. Executive orders, delayed disbursements, judicial interventions, and administrative overhauls have left grant writers navigating what experts are calling a “ tsunami of uncertainty. ”

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Introduction to Nonprofit Program Budgets

Grant Writing Made Easy

Fringe Benefits: This includes the cost of benefits given to personnel of the program, such as, health insurance, paid time off, pension, etc. Some federal grants require complicated calculations, especially when they require matching funds. Fringe benefits should be listed on a separate line from salaries.

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Can Small Businesses and Entrepreneurs Apply for Grant Funding?

Grant Writer Team

Sample grant from GrantWatch , a reputable grant database: Minority-Owned Businesses in the Restaurant Industry – Grants to Illinois minority-owned for-profit food establishments for working capital including payroll, rent, insurance, utilities, taxes, operations, and contractors.

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How to Create a Nonprofit Chart of Accounts: 3 Steps + Tips

Get Fully Funded

This involves: Removing unused accounts: Let’s say your nonprofit includes a category in its COA for federal grants, but you realize three years later that you haven’t applied for any. Instead, you should continuously reference and update this document to ensure it reflects up-to-date financial information.