Funding and Resource Opportunities

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Georgia Arts Accelerator

Arts organizations: Don’t miss out on the Georgia Arts Accelerator, hosted by GCN, offering multiple opportunities to level up your organzation – including no-cost Nonprofit University Subscriptions.

 

Disaster Relief

NIVF Foundation
Emergency Relief Fund
Deadline: Open
Venues that present music, comedy, and performing arts as their primary activity may apply for disaster relief. Details.

 

Awards

SeedMoney
SeedMoney Challenge
Deadline: November 12
Public food garden projects may participate in a 30-day crowdfunding challenge for the chance to win one of 432 grants in a number of different categories. Details.

MIT Solve / Truist Foundation
Inspire Awards
Deadline: January 8, 2025
Nonprofits offering reskilling, upskilling, or career navigation for adults already established in the workforce can enter into an award competition with a number of funding prizes. Details.

 

Grant Opportunities 

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.

People With Disabilities Foundation
Grant program
Deadline: November 6 (letter of interest)
Nonprofits working for the benefit of people with psychiatric and/or developmental disabilities may apply for funding. 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.

Nasdaq Foundation
Grant program
Deadline: November 8
Work aiming to support underrepresented groups with financial education and entrepreneur services may apply for this quarterly grant opportunity. Details. 

Department of Justice
National Service Line for Incarcerated Survivors of Sexual Abuse Program
Deadline: November 12
Support is available to create and pilot test a service line for sexual abuse victims in adult correctional facilities that provides specialized trauma-informed support services. 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.

▲ National Partnership for Student Success
Community Collaboration Challenge
Deadline: November 15
Nonprofits that collaborate with schools to provide academic resources for students may apply for grants of up to $10,000. Details.

Department of House and Urban Development
Continuum of Care Builds
Deadline: November 21
Support is available for nonprofits working to provide or assist with permanent housing for individuals with disabilities, and their families, who are experiencing homelessness. Details.

Urban Institute / Microsoft
Catalyst Grant Program
Deadline: November 22
Support is available for projects using data and technology to advance racial equity and reform in the adult criminal legal system. Details.

The Teagle Foundation
Cornerstone: Learning for Living
Deadline: December 1 (concept paper)
Planning and implementation grants support higher learning institutes aiming to reinvigorate the role of humanities in education. 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.

Lever for Change / Pivotal
Action for Women’s Health
Deadline: December 3 (registration), January 10 (application)
Nonprofits working to improve the mental and physical health of women from all backgrounds are eligible to apply for flexible funding of up to $5 million. 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.

Shubert Foundation
Theatre Grants
Deadline: December 4
Professional theaters with a history of fiscal responsibility may apply for general operating support, starting at $15,000. Details.

Panorama Global
Type 1 Diabetes Community Fund
Deadline: December 9
Grants are available for community-based organizations serving people in low- and middle-income communities living with type 1 diabetes. Details.

▲ National Park Service
Save America’s Treasures
Deadline: December 12
Two types of grants are available for nonprofits working to preserve or conserve nationally significant properties or collections. Details. 

Temper of the Times Foundation
Grant program
Deadline: December 15
Environmental nonprofits working to conserve and restore wildland may apply for funding to underwrite advertising, promotional, and earned media campaigns. Details.

Environmental Protection Agency
Consumer Recycling Education and Outreach
Deadline: December 20
Funding supports projects that reduce greenhouse gas, reduce food waste, expand markets for and awareness of composting programs, and related goals. Details.

Brooks and Joan Fortune Family Foundation
Grant program
Deadline: December 31
Funding is available for education, art, and outreach programs with specific activities and defined outcomes. Details.  

Department of Health and Human Services
Partnership for National Maternal and Child Health Leadership
Deadline: January 3, 2025
National organizations working in state or urban Maternal and Child Health programs, Healthy Start programs, or Home Visiting programs may apply for funding. Details.

National Endowment for the Humanities
Media Projects Program
Deadline: January 8, 2025
Funding assists in development, production, and distribution costs for a range of media projects (radio, podcasts, documentary films) concerning humanities topics. Details.

Les Paul Foundation
Grant program
Deadline: January 15, 2025
Funding supports education projects for students encouraging innovation in music production and performance, or presenting innovative STEAM challenges. 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. 

National Endowment for the Arts
NEA Big Read
Deadline: January 23, 2025 (intent to apply), January 30 (application)
Matching grants of up to $20,000 support community-wide reading programs centered on one of the 22 titles in the 2025 NEA Big Read library. 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.

▲ 1 FUR 1 Foundation
Grant program
Deadline: Open (letter of inquiry)
Support is available for nonprofits providing animal-assisted therapy, including rehabilitation programs, educational activities, and therapy dog services. Details.

Andrew Family Foundation
Junior Board Grants
Deadline: Open (letter of inquiry)
Funding supports nonprofits that work to make a direct impact on youth via education, the arts, or living sustainably in harmony with nature. Details.

All Kids Play
Youth Sports Grants
Deadline: Open
Funding is available for nonprofits providing lower-income communities with community-based recreational sports for kids in grades K-12. Details.

Bob Woodruff Foundation
Grant program
Deadline: Open
Nonprofits that improve the health and well-being of service members, veterans, and their families in any of a number of areas may apply for funding. Details.

CareSource Foundation
Grant program
Deadline: Open
Funding is available for nonprofits working in a number of areas, including health outcomes and workforce development, for low-income, underserved populations. Details.

Hearst Foundations
Grant program
Deadline: Open
Larger nonprofits working in any of a number of areas – employment, health, academic achievement, arts and science promotion, and more – may apply for funding. Details.

Smart Family Fund
Grant program
Deadline: Open
Early-stage nonprofit ventures with the potential to make a significant impact on the world may apply for funding of up to $100,000. Details.

 

Previously-listed OPEN deadlines

  • The Americana Foundation | Art and history of underrepresented groups. Details.
  • AKC Humane Fund | Animal shelter for domestic abuse victims. 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.
  • CSX | Work in CSX communities. 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.
  • Indian Land Tenure Foundation | Native homelands. 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.
  • MrBallen Foundaiton | Victims of crime. 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.
  • PenFed Foundation | Military communities. Details.
  • PNC Foundation | Early education efforts. 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 | Touring artists in rural areas. 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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