Find our roundup of support opportunities listed below, updated monthly.
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Corporate Volunteer Council
Carol D. Reiser Youth Service Awards
Deadline: October 11
Awards go to school-age youth who have displayed extraordinary volunteer service, to include a $1,500 donation in their name to a nonprofit or school of their choice. Details.
YNPN Atlanta
2024 Ann Cramer Civic Leadership Award
Deadline: October 25
One young nonprofit professional living and serving in Metro Atlanta will be recognized for their impact, leadership, and collaborative work. Details.
Organic Valley
Farmers Advocating for Organic
Deadline: October 4
Grants of up to $50,000 support projects that benefit family farmers producing organic goods or promote organic soil health and biology. Details.
Georgia Humanities
Program Grants
Deadline: October 7
Grants of up to $2,500 support humanities-based programs, including exhibitions, virtual tours, lecture series, author talks, and more. Details.
Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation
Quality of Life Grants Program
Deadline: October 8
Nonprofits addressing the needs of people living with paralysis caused by injury, disease, or birth conditions may apply for grants in one of several categories. Details.
Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
Capacity Building Grant
Deadline: October 8
Organizations working in any of a range of focus areas may apply for grants of up to $250,000 to address explicit organizational capacity needs. Details.
American Heritage Chocolate
Forrest E. Mars, Jr. Chocolate History Grant
Deadline: October 26
Funding is available for projects that investigate and/or educate the public about chocolate’s place in history and culture, including chocolate innovation, cocoa science, and more. Details.
Chamber Music America
Presenter Consortium for Jazz
Deadline: October 10
Three-member partnerships that engage up to three professional U.S. jazz ensembles may apply for funding of up to $30,000 per partnership. Details.
Kyndryl Foundation
Grant program
Deadline: October 11
Grants support job training and placement programs for the cybersecurity and AI industry among underrepresented groups. Details.
Reinvestment Fund
HFFI FARE Fund
Deadline: October 14
Grants and loans are available for fresh food retail and food system enterprises targeting underserved communities. Details.
Halle Foundation
Grant program
Deadline: October 15
Nonprofits working to promote understanding, knowledge, and friendship between the peoples of Germany and the U.S. may apply for funding. Details.
▲ Herb Society of America
Samull Classroom Herb Garden Grants
Deadline: October 15
Elementary school classrooms with at least 10 students are invited to apply for $300 grants to establish an herb garden. Details.
Whole Kids Foundation / Bee Cause Project
Bee Grants
Deadline: October 15
Monetary and equipment grants are available for educational beehives and other bee programming for K-12 students, including both new and existing programs. Details.
GitLab Foundation / Ballmer Group / OpenAI
AI for Economic Opportunity Fund
Deadline: October 16 (concept notes)
Grants fund new, creative AI applications meant to improve economic opportunity in any of a number of areas, such as job matching, benefits access, data analysis, and more. Details.
The Shubert Foundation
Grant program
Deadline: October 16 (dance and arts-related), December 4 (theater)
Unrestricted grants are available for live performing arts organizations, especially those developing and producing new American work. Details.
Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta
Culture Connect Legacy Fund
Deadline: October 17
Funding supports Atlanta-area programs improving access to language services, public benefits, economic empowerment, or healthcare for immigrant and refugee communities. Details.
A.J. Muste Foundation for Peace + Justice
Social Justice Fund
Deadline: October 21
Nonprofits mounting grassroots activist projects, especially those with diverse, representative, and democratic leadership, may apply for up to $10,000 in funding. Details.
Inspire Foundation
SPARK Grants
Deadline: October 25
Up to $50,000 in funding supports nonprofits helping Atlanta youth prepare for the workforce. Details.
Department of Commerce
Build to Scale
Deadline: October 28
Nonprofits working to build capacity and accelerate growth for entrepreneurs, new businesses, or regional economies, in a number of areas, may be eligible for funding. Details.
Council on Library and Information Resources
Digitizing Hidden Special Collections and Archives: Amplifying Unheard Voices
Deadline: October 30
Grants of up to $300,000 support projects to digitize materials that enrich the public’s understanding of the histories of underrepresented communities. Details.
Quadratec
Energize the Environment
Deadline: October 30
Grants of $3,500 help fund projects designed to benefit the environment in a local community, including trail building, park beautification, litter prevention, education, and more. Details.
Cedar Tree Foundation
Rooted in Justice
Deadline: October 31
Community-based organizations working with young people (age 12-20) on urban greening projects with a justice framework may apply for funding. Details.
NDN Collective
Community Action Fund
Deadline: October 31
Short-term grants of up to $40,000 go to grassroots and community-based efforts defending Indigenous peoples’ rights, communities, and nations, including climate disaster response. Details.
Catholic Campaign for Human Development
Community Development Grant Program
Deadline: November 1
Grants of up to $75,000 support organizations led by people living in poverty that work to address poverty’s root causes. Details.
Catholic Campaign for Human Development
Economic Development Grant Program
Deadline: November 1
Grants support economic development initiatives that center the voice of the poor and marginalized in developing new business and employment opportunities. Details.
Comer Family Foundation
Syringe Services & Community-Based Harm Reduction Programs
Deadline: November 1
Nonprofits that provide community-based harm reduction programs aiming to help the wellbeing of people who use drugs may apply for funding. Details.
Delta Dental Community Care Foundation
Senior Oral Health Partnership
Deadline: November 1
Grants support nonprofit partnerships working to address oral health care inequities in high-risk senior communities, especially low-income communities of color. Details.
Georgia Humanities
Museum on Main Street
Deadline: November 1
Nonprofits in six rural communities will be selected to host a six-week Smithsonian Institution exhibit on U.S. democracy, which includes a $2,500 grant, training, support, and more. Details.
Kindness Grows Here
Kid Kindness Grants
Deadline: November 1
Grants are available for those aged 5-18, individually or in groups, to implement ideas for spreading kindness. Details.
SBP
SHARE Program
Deadline: November 1
Two grants are available for nonprofits working to prepare for, or rebuild following, disasters caused by extreme weather or climate change impacts. Details.
▲ VIA Art Fund
Artistic Production Grants
Deadline: November 4 (letter of inquiry)
Grants of up to $100,000 support new contemporary visual art commissions to be exhibited in public or in non-traditional exhibit locations. Details.
Department of Agriculture
Community Food Projects Competitive Grants Program
Deadline: November 7
Funding supports projects that address food and nutrition security, especially for those historically underrepresented. Details.
National Science Foundation
Discovery Research Pre-K-12
Deadline: November 13
Grants are available for nonprofits building knowledge about what works in STEM education for students and teachers in elementary, middle, or high school settings. Details.
Department of the Interior
Norman Y. Mineta Japanese American Confinement Education
Deadline: November 14
Organizations undertaking impactful education projects concerning the confinement of Japanese Americans during WWII may apply for funding. Details.
American Association of University Women
Community Action Grants
Deadline: November 15
Both operating support and project support are available for nonprofits promoting education and equity for women and girls in grades K-12. Details.
Institute of Museum and Library Services
Inspire! Grants for Small Museums
Deadline: November 15
Small museums of all kinds can find support for project-based efforts to educate, build capacity, steward collections, or expand access. Details.
Institute of Museum and Library Services
Museum Grants for African American History and Culture
Deadline: November 15
Funding supports the efforts of African American museums and HBCUs to develop museum professionals, build capacity, or increase access to collections. Details.
The Teagle Foundation
Transfer Pathways to the Liberal Arts
Deadline: December 1 (concept paper)
Partnerships between public two-year and private four-year colleges may apply for funding to support student transfer and graduation, especially for those traditionally underserved. Details.
▲ Seventh Generation Fund for Indigenous Peoples
Grant program
Deadline: December 2
Native-led nonprofits may apply for funding for programs that fit one of four focus areas, including Community Vitality; Land, Water, and Climate; and Thriving Women. Details.
National Endowment for the Humanities
Public Humanities Projects
Deadline: December 4 (optional draft), January 8 (final)
Funding is available for projects that engage a broad and diverse public audience in humanities scholarship through non-classroom settings. Details.
Mockingbird Foundation
Grant program
Deadline: January 15, 2025 (inquiry)
Grants support music education projects for children, prioritizing creative expression, diverse or unusual material, and service for disenfranchised groups. Details.
Bloomberg Philanthropies
Asphalt Art Initiative
Deadline: January 31, 2025
Arts-driven street redesign projects that improve safety and engage communities are eligible for up to $100,000 in funding. Details.
Mid Atlantic Arts
USArtists International
Deadline: February 26
Matching grants of up to $11,000 support travel expenses for U.S. artists and ensembles performing engagements outside of the U.S. Details.
AKC Humane Fund
Women’s Shelters Grants
Deadline: Open
Funding is available for domestic abuse shelters that accept pets and for animal shelters that work with one or more domestic violence shelters to house pets of victims. Details.
PNC Foundation
Grow Up Great
Deadline: Open
Grants support early education efforts, including direct services, workforce development, community engagement, and more. See website for eligible Georgia counties. Details.
These opportunities have been sourced from Candid’s Philanthropy News Digest, GrantStation, and Grant Gopher, as well as grantmakers’ online notices.
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