Grant Criteria
We fund programs and services that serve the military and veteran community. We focus on programs that improve the health and wellbeing of service members, veterans, their families, and caregivers, and that:
- Improve social determinants of health
- Decrease barriers to accessing physical and mental healthcare
- Increase accessibility to programming that fosters a healthy lifestyle
- Enhance opportunities for veterans to thrive after service
To submit an application, your organization and program must:
- Provide direct services to the military/veteran population
- Be administered through a non-profit organization
- Demonstrate financial responsibility and sustainability and have filed a 990EZ or 990 for the last two fiscal years
- Provide an audited financial statement or a certified financial statement (to include a balance sheet and income statement)
- Have two years of gross receipts greater than $50,000
Competitive applications will:
- Clearly articulate the logic of their program, to include the:
- Specific need(s) the program addresses
- Activities and outputs, and how they adhere to evidence-based practices
- Impact on the individuals served by the program to date
- Intended measurable outcomes, and how they relate to the demonstrated need and are attributable to the program’s activities
- Indicate how the organizations tracks and reports on the program’s impact on participants
- Describe a program that is deliberately inclusive and equitable in both process and intended outcomes
- Demonstrate strong partnerships across the nonprofit and public sector, as appropriate to the program
- Indicate the staff’s experience/expertise in the subject matter
- Describe how the program uses scientific evidence, program evaluations, and industry best-practices to inform their program delivery
- Complement services that are publicly available, such as those provided by the Small Business Administration and U.S. Departments of Defense, Labor, and Veterans Affairs, the U.S. Departments of Defense, Labor, and Veterans Affairs and the Small Business Administration
We accept applications year-round and review applications on a rolling basis. We award grants twice a year, in our Spring and Fall grant cycles, and will notify all applicants on their application status as follows:
*Dates are subject to change
Applying for Funding
- After reviewing the guidance below, returning users can proceed to Step 4. If you’re a new user follow the steps below. If your organization has an account and has misplaced your credentials, contact [email protected].
- New users can create an account for their organization. Save your username and password; your username is not your email.
- When you receive the confirmation email, choose the link to confirm your account. Check your junk folder for this email
- After confirming your account, you will receive an email instructing you to create a new password (it should have at least 8 characters). Confirm the new password.
- Once logged in, you can access the application. You must use this link to access the application and to be recorded as an NFL referral.
- After completing the required fields, choose “Review/Submit” to review your application.
- When you are satisfied with your application, choose “Submit.”
- Confirm you submitted your application in the “Applications” tab in your Grantee Dashboard.
- We will be in touch regarding the status of your application.
We review applications in the order they are received, and inform every applicant of our decision.
If you have any additional questions, email [email protected].
