A calendar of grants, resources, and funding opportunities listed by application or inquiry due date and tagged in various categories. For more information about grant, foundation, and other resources contact Laura Hennighausen at lhennighausen@purposepossible.com.
IOLTA/ Georgia Bar Foundation
The GBF Board of Trustees reviews grant applications from qualified organizations and may award funds to be used for one or more of the following purposes:
Supporting legal services for Georgians who lack access or are experiencing poverty
Aiding children involved in the justice system
Improving the administration of justice
Promoting professionalism in the practice of law
Providing legal education to Georgia’s children
Providing educational programs for adults in order to advance understanding of democracy and our government
RedefinED Clayton County Community Engagement Grant
Our first investment in Clayton County aims to support strengthening family and community engagement for K-12 public education. The grant fund will allocate $100,000 towards family and community engagement programming that empowers families with tools and knowledge to support their child’s learning and education experience. The grant is open to grassroots organizations, public schools serving Clayton County students, and the Clayton County School district.
Partnering with families and the community is essential to driving student outcomes and providing equitable education. We believe family and community engagement is one factor that will help advance our mission of every child in every community receiving a great K-12 public education.
Gas South Impact Investment Grant
Gas South is committed to giving 5% of our profits to children in need in the areas of basic needs, education and illness/disability. If you are a 501c3 non-profit organization that serves children age 0-21(ish), in one of the areas above, we would like to invite you to apply for funding. The application will be available on our website March 11, 2024. Scroll down the page to the Impact Investment Application button in ORANGE. The application opens March 11th and closes (5pm) April 19th, 2024. Applications are reviewed and vetted by a committee of trained employees. Two organizations in each area (basic needs, education, illness/disability) will be selected as finalists for funding. Gas South employees, along with the public, will vote for their favorite non-profit. The top 2 organizations overall will be awarded funding. Finalists will be notified in May and winners will be announced in early July.*If your organization received an impact investment in 2022, or 2023, you are not eligible to apply. Organizations that receive funding in 2024 are not eligible to apply again until 2027.A few tips for applying:
These applications are reviewed by a committee of employees. Remember who your audience is when you are filling out the application. The more concise, the better. More story and less data. This is not a traditional foundation or grant application.
Direct, clear and specific information around what you will use funding for has typically been more successful in the past. (i.e. our organization needs $40k to a purchase a van to transport food. This van will allow us to expand our service territory to 2 new counties and roughly 200 families.)
Be transparent and honest – if your organization needs funding for operations/overhead, that is fine! Just tell the story of why it is needed and what the impact would be if you received that operational support. If your organization does not have capacity for volunteers, that is fine! Explain other ways employees can engage (attend events, provide in-kind donations, leverage social media, serve on your board, etc.).
Things to Note:
Organizations can apply for any amount of funding – requests can range from $1k - $100k+. Last year we awarded $100k investments.
Gas South invites the public to vote for the winners. We open it up as a social media campaign. Our team creates the content and finalists are encouraged to use this content to share with their own networks.
Funding is unrestricted and can be used over the course of multiple years.
Organizations may submit up to 3 separate applications. If you have initiatives/programs that impact more than one focus area (basic needs, education, illness/disability), you may submit separate applications for each.
The applications can be saved and returned to – you do not have to fill it out all at the same time. After you complete the application, a pdf copy will be emailed to you.
The application is roughly 2 pages. The first page is your contact information, and the second page is around 8 questions. It should not take you hours to complete.
If you currently receive funding from Gas South outside of this process and you are awarded funding, any current funding will not be impacted.
Ribbons of Hope—Invest in Women
Ribbons of Hope—Invest in Women is dedicated to making a positive impact on the lives of women and children. Each year Ribbons of Hope awards one $100,000 grant to a nonprofit organization in Georgia that promotes education, health, economic independence, social well-being, or human rights for women or their children. The grant may be used for special projects or capital improvements that can be sustained by the organization after the grant allocation. Applying organizations must have been in operation for at least three years with a consistent operating budget of $500,000 or more annually.
Georgia Council for the Arts Bridge Grant
Description: Bridge Grants provide general operating support for non-profit arts organizations affected by COVID.
Grant Request: From $12,000 to $50,000 depending on the budget size of the applicant organization.
Match requirement: 100% match of request amount
Funding period: FY25 Bridge Grants provide general operating support for Georgia nonprofit arts organizations from July 1, 2024-June 30, 2025
Eligible Applicants: Non-profit arts organizations.
Deadline: FY25 Bridge Grant applications are now available. The application submission deadline is Friday, February 2, 2024.
Georgia Council for the Arts Arts Education Grant
Description: Arts Education Program Grants support arts programs delivered to K-12 students in a variety of disciplines, including visual art, music, theatre, dance, media arts, and creative writing
Grant Request: Between $1,500 and $8,000
Match Requirement: 50% match of request amount
Projects Must Take Place: July 1, 2024-June 30, 2025 for FY25 grants
Eligible Applicants: Non-profit organizations, government entities, public libraries, schools and colleges/universities.
Next Deadline: FY25 Arts Education Program Grant Guidelines and applications are now available. The application submission deadline is Friday, March 1, 2024.
Fulton County Arts & Culture (FCAC) Contracts for Services
Fulton County Arts & Culture (FCAC) is pleased to announce funding opportunities for the 2024 Contracts for Services (CFS) funding cycle. Funding awards ranging from $1,000 to $50,000 are available for Fulton County based artists, non-profit arts, organizations, non-profit cultural institutions, colleges and universities, schools, municipalities, and community based non-profit organizations in the form of essential project support.
The Contracts for Services (CFS) Program provides unrestricted general operating and project support to nonprofit and tax-exempt organizations, arts & culture organizations, cultural institutions, colleges, and universities, as well as units of government that produce or present ongoing arts programming for the general public. Award recipients present programs that reflect the cultural diversity of the County, captures the imagination of adults, families, and youth, invigorates neighborhood growth, and supports economic development.
Georgia Council for the Arts Project Grant
Description: Project Grants support single art projects such as an art exhibit, a theatre production, a series of workshops for children, or an artist residency. Project Grant applicants also can apply for capacity building projects, such as developing a strategic plan, creating a development plan, or providing professional development.
Grant Request: Between $1,000 and $8,000
Match Requirement: 50% match of grant request amount
Projects Must Take Place: July 1, 2024-June 30, 2025 for FY25 grants
Eligible Applicants: Non-profit organizations, government entities, public libraries, schools and colleges/universities.
Next Deadline: FY25 Project Grant Guidelines and applications are now available. The application submission deadline is Friday, February 2, 2024, at 11:59 p.m.
United Way Atlanta Learning Loss Grant
United Way of Greater Atlanta and Georgia Division of Family and Children Services (DFCS) collaborate to strengthen academic support by reducing learning loss throughout the state of Georgia.
Learning loss refers to any specific or general loss of knowledge and skills or to reversals in academic progress, most commonly due to extended gaps or discontinuities in a student’s education.
Through the strategy of Academic Support, grant funding will support programming that incorporates at least one of the following:
Build Reading Skills – Expand literacy-focused after-school and summer enrichment programs designed to increase reading skills and close the literacy achievement gap.
Improve Math Proficiency – Support continuous learning, problem-solving and practice in math; utilize engaging and hands-on methods of experiencing math, science and technology.
School Transition – Prepare students, families, schools, and communities to develop the necessary skills, knowledge, and relationships to assist young people in successfully moving from one grade level to another. And also to assist them in transitioning from elementary to middle school, middle to high school, and high school to post-secondary education.
Strengthen Family Engagement – Foster parents’ natural leadership as their child’s first teacher, brain builder, advocate, and coach.
Learning Acceleration – Strategically prepare students for success in the present— (i.e., this week, on this content) rather than concentrating on a list of items that students have failed to master. Past concepts and skills are addressed, but always in the purposeful context of future learning. Acceleration jump-starts underperforming students into learning new concepts before their classmates even begin. Rather than being stuck in the remedial slow lane, students move ahead of everyone into the fast lane of learning.
Access to Quality Out of School Time – Offer high-quality after-school and summer learning programs that: help close educational and opportunity gaps, support the positive development of the whole child and offer key strategies to improving child well-being.
Contextualizing Learning – Teach students the content in a context (i.e., embedding the concepts in meaningful activities and in a scenario to which the student can relate) to enhance their understanding and make the concepts more relatable.
Black Futures Lab: Black Organizing Innovations Project
Geographic scope: United States, with priority given to the states of North Carolina, California, Louisiana, Wisconsin, and Georgia
Grant amount: Up to $250,000
Through the Black Organizing Innovations Project, Black Futures Lab, in partnership with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, will provide grants up to $250,000 for Black voter organizing innovations. The grants are intended to supercharge innovative or experimental ideas for how best to engage Black voters to participate civically and to stay engaged in the political process.
Grants support innovative or experimental strategies that engage and activate Black men in advance of the 2024 elections. Proposals must engage a minimum of 2,500 Black male voters, with priority given to proposals that focus on the target states of North Carolina, California, Louisiana, Wisconsin, and Georgia. Programs must be run, managed, and evaluated by Black-led, Black-focused organizations that have a track record of engagement and activation of Black community members.
Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation: Environmental Education and Stewardship Grants
Geographic scope: Communities served by Dominion Energy companies, including areas of CT, GA, ID, MD, NC, OH, RI, SC, UT, VA, WV, WI, and WY
Grant amount: Up to $50,000
The Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation’s Environmental Education and Stewardship Grants program provides support to nonprofit organizations in the communities served by Dominion Energy companies for projects to improve the environment. Communities served include areas in Connecticut, Georgia, Idaho, Maryland, North Carolina, Ohio, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. Supported projects should focus on one or more of the following priorities: educating K-12 students and the public about environmental science; protecting and preserving natural habitats; and improving open spaces and making nature accessible. Public and private K-12 schools in eligible regions can also apply for classroom grants up to $5,000 for environmental education programs.
SEG Gives Foundation
Romay Davis Belonging, Inclusion and Diversity Grant
Geographic scope: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, and Mississippi
Grant amount: $5,000 to $25,000
The SEG Gives Foundation, the charitable arm of Southeastern Grocers Inc., is now accepting applications from nonprofit organizations in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, and Mississippi through the 2023 Romay Davis Belonging, Inclusion and Diversity Grant. Support is provided to nonprofit organizations with missions to elevate underserved communities that are working to address racial disparities in healthcare, food insecurity, and education, while building a more inclusive and equitable future for all.
Healthcare Georgia Foundation: Building the Field of Health Advocacy
Geographic scope: Georgia
Grant amount: Up to $75,000
The mission of the Healthcare Georgia Foundation is to inspire and promote collective action that advances health equity for all Georgians. Through the Building the Field of Health Advocacy program, the Foundation anticipates investing a total of $1.2 million to support advocacy efforts aimed at advancing health equity in Georgia.
Support will be provided for projects that identify emerging opportunities to advance health equity in Georgia at the systems level, either locally or statewide; elevate community voices to educate decision-makers on health-related issues of importance to communities; bolster the capacity of nonprofit organizations to engage in effective advocacy efforts including research, policy development, coalition building and mobilization, community education, and strategic communications; and strengthen the overall field of health advocacy. Nonprofit organizations and groups with a nonprofit fiscal sponsor working in Georgia on behalf of Georgians are eligible to apply.
Open Space Institute: Appalachian Landscapes Protection Fund
Geographic scope: Areas of Alabama, Georgia, Maine, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Vermont
Grant amount: Typically between $50,000 and $400,000
The Open Space Institute’s Appalachian Landscapes Protection Fund provides capital grants to protect 50,000 acres in key focus areas along the Appalachian mountain range. The Fund is currently providing support in portions of 1) the Cradle of Southern Appalachia (Tennessee, Georgia, and Alabama); 2) Western/Central Pennsylvania; and 3) the Northern Appalachians (Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont). The grants must be used to acquire land or permanent conservation easements. Supported land conservation projects should have strong climate resilience attributes and be managed to enhance forest carbon. Nonprofit conservation organizations, federally and state-recognized tribes, government entities, and municipalities are eligible to apply.
Food Lion Feeds Charitable Foundation
Geographic scope: Company communities in the ten states served by Food Lion
The Food Lion Feeds Charitable Foundation provides support to organizations based in or providing support in the ten states in which Food Lion operates, including locations within a 20-mile radius of a Food Lion store in Delaware, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia. Grants support children at risk of hunger by providing funds to feeding agencies to increase their "fresh" capacity so families can put nutritious meals on their tables. Foundation grants can only be used for the purchase of food in support of an organization's hunger-relief effort.
Georgia Humanities
Are you planning an exhibition, author talk, lecture series, literary festival, walking tour, or other public humanities program?
Apply for a grant from Georgia Humanities! We offer Georgia-based organizations grants of up to $2,500 to support humanities programs. Programs must involve at least one humanities scholar, bring the public together for discussion and exchange, and be designed for and open to public audiences.
Click here for more.
Chris Conti Memorial Grant
The grant provides a fitness center for an existing space to an organization in need; including consultation, design, fitness equipment, delivery, and installation. 501c3 nonprofits, public high schools, city and county Parks and Recreation Association member agencies, and U.S. Military National Guard facilities in Georgia are invited to apply.
Liberated Capital Food and Land Justice Fund
The Food & Land Justice Fund is excited to announce a $1 million funding opportunity for Black farmers in the Southeast region of the United States who are working toward food justice.
The Request for Proposals comes as Black farmers fight to reclaim land ownerships that have declined by over 16 million acres in the last century. Access to land and food has always been an important pillar of security and economic mobility for communities of color. However, today Black farmers make up only 1.34% of farmers in the U.S.
The grantee partners selected as part of the Food and Land Justice Fund are building on these efforts while addressing the disparities that their communities have faced for generations. They are employing a range of strategies, from intervening directly in local food production and expanding access to fresh food for Black communities, to providing technical assistance and capacity-building support to Black farmers, to engaging in local and national advocacy efforts for Black farmer debt relief.
Georgia Council for the Arts Arts Education Program
The FY23 Arts Education Program Grant funds school and community arts education programs that serve Georgia's K-12 students between July 1, 2023, and June 30, 2024. Grant awards range from $1,500-$8,000.
GCA will host an online training workshop for the FY24 Arts Education Program Grant on Tuesday, January 17, 2023, at 1:00 PM. During the workshop, GCA staff will review the requirements for the grant application, along with tips for submitting a successful proposal. Participants in the online training workshop must register here in advance. For those unable to participate in the online workshop, a recording of the webinar will be available on the GCA website.
The deadline for FY24 Arts Education Program Grant applications is Friday, March 3, 2023, at 11:59 PM.
Georgia Council for the Arts Bridge, Bridge Renewal, and Project Grant
In an attempt to streamline the application process for returning applicants, organizations that received a Bridge Grant in FY23 will complete a Bridge Grant Renewal application for FY24. GCA will send details to returning applicants via email.
GCA will offer the Bridge Grant again in FY24. Nonprofit arts organizations that receive the grant will be able to use the funds for eligible operating expenses.
FY24 Project Grants will support single arts projects, as well as capacity building and virtual arts programs, that take place between July 1, 2023, and June 30, 2024. Grant awards range from $1,000 to $8,000.
Public Welfare Foundation (Rolling)
The Public Welfare Foundation supports efforts to advance justice and opportunity for people in need. The Foundation's grants support nonprofits in the United States that are advancing a new, transformative system of justice with the core values of racial equity, economic well-being, and fundamental fairness for all. Current focus areas include 1) developing innovative, transformative approaches to youth and adult criminal justice reform in the states of Oklahoma, Michigan, Georgia, Colorado, and Louisiana, the cities of Jackson, MS, and Milwaukee, WI, and the district of Washington, DC; 2) community-based solutions that reduce the over-reliance on mass incarceration; and 3) reframing the narrative and fostering greater transparency and urgency around the U.S. criminal justice system through storytelling, journalism, and other targeted efforts. For Fiscal Year 2023, the Foundation is also exploring investments focused on dismantling the incarceration of women and women-aligned people, reducing harm and violence using community-centered interventions, and supporting the development of formerly incarcerated and justice-impacted leaders in the field. Letters of inquiry are accepted on a rolling basis from nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status. Guidelines for submitting the online letter of inquiry are available on the Foundation's website.
LOIs are accepted on a rolling basis.
The Atlanta Reimagining and Innovating for Schools Everywhere (A.R.I.S.E.) Fund
The Atlanta Reimagining and Innovating for Schools Everywhere (A.R.I.S.E.) Fund is our inaugural participatory grant fund. Grant criteria, the application, issue area of focus, and community of impact were developed and selected by community members participating in the pilot A.R.I.S.E. Fellowship. To inform the fellows' selections, ongoing listening sessions and outreach to community members in the Atlanta Public School Douglass Cluster will continue through Nov.12, 2022.
Applications can address broad-based, community-centered solutions to support K-12 literacy for students in Atlanta Public Schools Douglass Cluster. We know arts, math, social activities, parental involvement, and a wide list of innovative programs can impact student literacy. The grant fund welcomes all types of creative and traditional solutions to address the goal of improving and growing students' reading and writing proficiency.
The two-year $300,000 fund aims to drive community efforts to support the Atlanta Board of Education's goal of increasing student literacy outcomes for Atlanta Public Schools students in the Douglas Cluster.
Metropolitan Atlanta Arts Fund
The Metropolitan Atlanta Arts Fund supports and provides resources to strengthen independent small- and medium-sized arts organizations with annual operating budgets under $2 million. This program supports the creation of art within metro Atlanta’s arts and culture ecosystem, as well as the utilization of the arts to amplify and activate community voice, strengthen the regional economy and foster an environment of learning in the arts at all stages of life.