Funding and Resource Opportunities

Georgia Arts Accelerator

Grant Opportunities 

National Forest Foundation
Collaborative Capacity Program
Deadline: July 12
Grants of up to $150,000 support stewardship collaboratives involving tribal groups that benefit national forests and grasslands. Details.

Clinton Foundation
Presidential Leadership Scholars Program
Deadline: July 14
Leaders are invited to apply for a six-month, no-cost leadership training and networking program for changemakers facing critical social challenges. Details.

American Academy of Family Physicians Foundation
Family Medicine Cares USA
Deadline: July 15
Grants of up to $25,000 are available for medical clinics, prioritizing new clinics, that provide services at no cost to uninsured and medically underserved patients. Details.

American Legion Child Welfare Foundation
Grant program
Deadline: July 15
Funding supports the physical, emotional, and spiritual welfare of youth, including both direct services and research, with potential to help children in a large geographic area. Details.

Community Foundation for the Central Savannah River Area
2025 Community Grants
Deadline: July 15 (early review), August 9 (application close)
Grants fund nonprofits in many cause areas – arts, education, health, environmental, and more – serving Burke, Columbia, McDuffie, and Richmond counties. Details.

Department of Justice
Emergency and Transitional Pet Shelter and Housing Assistance
Deadline: July 15 (grants.gov), July 22 (JustGrants)
Grants of up to $500,000 are available for nonprofits providing shelter and transitional housing to victims of domestic violence and their companion animals. Details.

Department of Labor
Critical Sector Job Quality Grants
Deadline: July 15
Funding supports efforts to improve job quality and availability of good jobs, especially for marginalized communities and in the care, climate resiliency, and hospitality sectors. Details.

Department of the Interior
Military Families Outdoors Program
Deadline: July 15
Grants support efforts to engage service members and military families in healthy activities in national parks, public lands, and waterways. Details.

NDN Collective
Community Self-Determination
Deadline: July 15
Grants of up to $250,000 are available for Indigenous-led nonprofits working to defend, develop, or decolonize Indigenous communities. Details. 

TMCity Foundation
Music and Nature-based Therapy for Brain and Mental Health
Deadline: July 15
Nonprofits offering brain and mental health therapy programs based in either music or the outdoors may apply for funding. Details.

Walmart Foundation
Spark Good Local Grants
Deadline: July 15
Grants of up to $5,000 support nonprofits directly addressing the needs of communities surrounding Walmarts, Sam’s Clubs, or their distribution centers. Details.

American Fundraising Foundation
Golden Pear Grant Program
Deadline: July 16
Unrestricted funding is available for nonprofits in a wide range of cause areas. Details.

Robert Carr Fund
Grant program
Deadline: July 22
Funding support regional or global networks addressing the health, social inclusion, and well being of populations affected by HIV that have been historically underserved. Details.

Brookdale Foundation Group
Group Respite Program
Deadline: July 25
Efforts to develop and sustain group respite and memory loss programs for people with Alzheimers may apply for grant packages that include training and technical assistance. Details.

▲ Drawdown Georgia
Climate Solutions & Equity Grants
Deadline: July 26
Two-year grants of up to $200,000 will go to advance climate solutions directed at under-invested BIPOC communities in Georgia. Details.

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
Hurricane Response Marine Debris Removal Fund
Deadline: July 26
Funding supports work to reduce marine debris from coastal habitats and nearshore waters in counties impacted by 2022 hurricanes Fiona, Ian, and Nicole, or Typhoon Merbok. Details.

Teshinsky Family Foundation
Manufacturing Workforce Training Grant
Deadline: July 26
Nonprofits offering no-cost manufacturing skills training and job placement assistance may apply for up to $100,000 in funding to support a number of related costs. Details. 

Department of Agriculture
Rural Housing Preservation Grant
Deadline: July 29
Funding is available to help nonprofits assist low-income rural homeowners, or those renting to low-income residents, in repairing and rehabilitating their homes. Details.

Bezos Earth Fund
AI for Climate and Nature Grand Challenge
Deadline: July 30 (Phase 1)
Seed grants of $50,000, plus an invite for Phase 2, will fund 30 projects based on new ideas for multiplying the impact of climate and nature efforts using modern AI. Details.

JA Community Foundation
Grant program
Deadline: July 31 (letter of inquiry)
Nonprofits serving the Japanese American community in terms of senior health and services, history, arts and culture, or youth may apply for up to $50,000 in funding. Details.

Next50
Changing Aging
Deadline: July 31
Nonprofits serving older adults in terms of ending ageism, advancing digital equity, or supporting aging in place may apply for funding. Details.

Petco Love
Animal Welfare Organizations
Deadline: July 31
Nonprofits that run animal shelters, adoption programs, or foster programs may apply for funding. Details.  

Clif Family Foundation
Grant program
Deadline: August 1
Nonprofits working to strengthen food systems, community health outcomes, and/or the environment may apply for general or project support. Details.

Climbing Conservation Grant Program
Access Fund
Deadline: August 1
Funding supports projects that preserve or enhance climbing access, involving local climber support, collaboration with land managers, and a commitment to long-term change. Details.

National Endowment for the Arts
Our Town
Deadline: August 1 (part 1), August 15 (part 2)
Funding supports projects that integrate arts, culture, and design activities for the purpose of strengthening communities over the long term. Details.

Road Runners Club of America
Kids Run the Nation Grant Fund
Deadline: August 1
Grants of up to $1,000 support structured, multiple-week youth running programs that incorporate educational topics. Details.

South Arts
Cross-Sector Impact Grants
Deadline: August 1
Grants of up to $15,000 support “Arts and…” projects developed by an artist or arts organization in partnership with a non-arts organization. Details.

▲ South Arts
In These Mountains Project Grants
Deadline: August 1
Grants of $10,000 support sharing, teaching, learning, preserving, and documenting the arts and traditional culture of Central Appalachia. Details.

Brown Family Foundation
Grant program
Deadline: August 2 (letter of interest)
Grants of up to $50,000 support human services projects that value education, promote the care of others, and support humanitarian needs. Details.

Kent Richard Hofmann Foundation
Grant program
Deadline: August 2
Nonprofits providing HIV/AIDS care and direct services, education, or research may apply for funding, with priority going toward those serving smaller communities and rural areas. Details.

Small Business Administration
Women’s Business Center Application Readiness and Procurement Assistance
Deadline: August 7
Funds are available to establish Women’s Business Centers to assist women entrepreneurs in terms of training, coaching, technical assistance, or other supports. Details.

Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts
Opioid Crisis Innovation Challenge
Deadline: August 8 (concept notes)
Two-year grants of up to $300,000/year support innovative projects that aim to solve one or more of the most intractable problems of the opioid crisis. Details.

National Science Foundation
Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers
Deadline: August 9
Grants support projects to engage students in technology-rich learning, prioritizing those serving groups underrepresented or underserved by STEM/ICT education. Details.

Leary Firefighters Foundation
Jeremiah Lucey Grant Program
Deadline: August 15
Fire departments (paid and volunteer) are invited to apply for grants to fund training, equipment purchases, or technology investment. Details. 

MacArthur Foundation
100&Change
Deadline: August 15
A single $100 million grant will go to a nonprofit or collaboration offering an impactful, evidence-based, and just solution to one of the world’s most critical social challenges. Details.

Sociological Initiatives Foundation
Grant program
Deadline: August 15
Up to $25,000 available for participatory research aiming to help marginalized communities organize for change in terms of law reform, building political power, and more. Details.

The DICK’s Sporting Goods Foundation / Local Initiatives Support Corporation
Game On – Community Places to Play
Deadline: September 5
Matching grants of up to $100,000 support work to create or renovate multi-use sport spaces for youth in under-resourced communities. Details.

American Arbitration Association-International Centre for Dispute Resolution Foundation
Grant program
Deadline: September 9 (preliminary applications)
Grants of up to $250,000 fund alternative dispute resolution programs to prevent and reduce violence; bridge community conflict; or support DEI, especially in access to justice. Details.

Yamaha
Outdoor Access Initiative
Deadline: September 30 (quarterly)
Support is available for nonprofits working to protect, improve, expand, or maintain access for safe, responsible, and sustainable off-road vehicle use. 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.

CSX
Community Investment Program
Deadline: Open
Multiple funding opportunities are available for nonprofits serving communities where CSX employees live and work. Details.

Previously-listed OPEN deadlines

• The Americana Foundation | Art and history of underrepresented groups. Details.
• Anthem Foundation | Social drivers of health issues. Details.
• Auto Club Group Foundation | Traffic safety, tourism, education, community service. Details.
• Awesome Foundation | Arts, tech, and community development. Details.
• Bass Pro Shops / Cabela’s | Conservation, outdoor recreation, sportsmen’s rights, military/veteran support. Details.
• Believe in Reading |Adult literacy, ESL, and Braille projects. Details.
• Ben & Jerry’s Foundation |  Racial equity, social justice, or environmental justice. Details.
• BoatUS | Safe and clean boating practices. Details.
• Borealis Philanthropy | Police accountability. Details.
• Borealis Philanthropy | Help for trans-led organizations. Details.
• Borealis Philanthropy | Decarceration, closing jails,  pretrial justice. Details.
• Bob Barker Company Foundation | Reentry post-incarceration. Details.
• Brooks and Joan Fortune Family Foundation | Education, arts, outreach. Details.
• Charles Stewart Mott Foundation | Civic engagement, childhood education, environment. Details.
• Cisco | Internet-enabled education, fiscal empowerment, crisis response. Details.
• The Climate Initiative | Youth-led and -serving climate solutions projects. Details.
• Community Heart & Soul | Community programs for small municipalities. Details.
• Cornell Douglas Foundation | Environmental health and justice, K-12 financial literacy. Details.
• Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta | Shovel-ready housing. Details.
• Craig Newmark Philanthropies | Grassroots efforts. Details.
• D’Addario Foundation | Free or low-cost music education. Details.
• David Rockefeller Fund | The arts, criminal justice, environment. Details.
• ECMC Foundation | Postsecondary student success. Details.
• First Horizon Foundation | Atlanta-area arts and culture, education, leadership, environment, financial literacy, health, human services. Details.
• The Glaser Progress Foundation | Measuring progress, independent and unheard voices. Details.
• Google | In-kind search advertising. Details.
• Groundswell Fund | Grassroots efforts for reproductive justice. Details.
• Invest Atlanta | Low-interest loans for small nonprofits. Details.
• Kars4Kids | Education, mentoring, youth development. Details.
• The Kroger Co. Foundation |Hunger relief and food waste elimination. Details
• Life Comes From It | Restorative justice and land-based projects. Details.
• The Lisa Libraries | New children’s books for underserved families. Details.
• Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation | Advance racial equity and social economic justice in the South. Details.
• MLB-MLBPA Youth Development Foundation | Youth baseball and softball. Details.
• MUFG Union Bank Foundation | Atlanta-area affordable housing, economic development, social and economic justice. Details.
• National Geographic | Remote learning in science, social studies, or geography; COVID-related. Details.
• Nasdaq Foundation | Diverse entrepreneur support; quarterly. Details. 
• NBA Foundation | Black youth transitioning to workforce. Details.
• Oak Hill Fund | Restoring diminished native forest species. Details.
• Oak Hill Fund | Reproductive health. Details.
• Open Technology Fund | Human rights, internet freedom, open societies. Details.
• Park Foundation | Democracy, civic participation, public interest media, environment, animal welfare. Details.
• Presbyterian Committee on the Self-Development of People | Relief for systemic oppression and poverty. Details.
• Progressive Multiplier | Progressive movement-building. Details.
• Public Welfare Foundation | Criminal and youth justice system reform. Details.
• REDF Accelerator | Accelerator business program. Details
• Resist | Efforts in response to timely political or cultural events. Details.
• Rising Tide Foundation | Freedom in Practice. Details.
• Roddenberry Foundation | Original projects with global impact. Details.
• Rural Technology Fund |
  Rural technology education projects. Details.
• Rural Technology Fund | Assistive Technology equipment. Details.
• School-Based Healthcare Solutions Network | School-based telehealth programs; COVID-related. Details.
• The Skatepark Project | Public skatepark construction. Details.
• Sony Electronics | STEAM education, workforce development, underserved groups. Details. 
• South Arts | Touring artists in rural communities. Details.
• South Arts | Professional development for arts organizations. Details.
• South Arts | Arts accessibility efforts. Details.
• South Arts / Western Alliance | Indigenous southern performing artists. Details.
• The Solutions Project | Transition to clean energy. Details.
• The Story of Stuff Project | Environmental or social justice issues. Details.
• T-Mobile | Small-town community projects. Details.
• Viiv Healthcare | HIV and AIDS. Details.
• Wells Fargo Foundation | Create and preserve homes. Details. 
• William Talbott Hillman Foundation | Creativity, democracy, ending gun violence. Details.
• Wish You Well Foundation | Literacy skills for adults. Details.
• W.K. Kellogg Foundation | Vulnerable children. 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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