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.
TD Charitable Foundation: Regional Grants
Application deadline: Applications are accepted on a bimonthly basis; upcoming deadlines are December 22, 2023, and February 16, 2024.
Geographic scope: Communities TD Bank serves
Grant amount: The minimum amount is $5,000.
The TD Charitable Foundation provides support to nonprofit organizations to improve the quality of life in the communities TD Bank serves, which include specific counties of CT, DE, DC, FL, ME, MD, MA, NH, NJ, NY, NC, PA, RI, SC, VT, and VA. (A list of eligible counties is available in the online application.)
The Foundation primarily funds programs aligned to one or more of the following areas: better health, with a focus on research, technology, and innovative solutions that improve access to care for all; connected communities, with a focus on increasing access to the opportunities people need to participate and feel a sense of belonging in their community, including arts and culture; financial security, including early learning, income stability, financial literacy, and affordable housing; and vibrant planet, including clean economic growth that supports the transition to a low-carbon economy and activating green spaces.
Special consideration will be given to organizations delivering programs that support diverse and historically underserved communities and to programs that support low- to moderate-income individuals with services that improve the quality of life.
Department of Housing and Urban Development
The Self-Help Homeownership Opportunity Program (SHOP) seeks to facilitate and encourage innovative homeownership opportunities on a national, geographically diverse basis. SHOP units must be decent, safe, and sanitary non-luxury dwellings that comply with state and local codes, ordinances, and zoning requirements.
The SHOP units must be sold to homebuyers at prices below the prevailing market price. Homebuyers must be low-income and must contribute a significant amount of sweat equity towards the development of the SHOP units. Funds must be used for land acquisition, infrastructure improvements, and reasonable and necessary planning and administration costs.
TD Bank - TD Ready Challenge
Applications are now open for TD Bank Group's TD Ready Challenge for $10 million in grants to U.S. or Canadian non-profit organizations focused on innovative solutions that address systemic barriers to affordable housing. TD is looking to work alongside organizations that help to increase access to permanent and stable housing throughout the transitional process. The TD Ready Challenge, now in its sixth year, is a key component of the bank’s corporate citizenship platform, the TD Ready Commitment, through which it is dedicating $750 million to drive positive change, nurture progress and help make the communities TD serves stronger and more inclusive.
Atlanta Area Housing Organizations - Rolling Deadline
Nonprofit housing developers and builders are invited to apply for WORTH grant funding, an initiative from the Wells Fargo Foundation, to help create and preserve 6,000 homeowners of color by 2025. The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta is administering the WORTH funds, and the HouseATL Funders Collective and Enterprise Community Partners are assisting with the outreach and application process.
Eligible applicants can apply for grant funding to support predevelopment activities and “shovel-ready” housing developments in five core counties: Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton and Gwinnett.Grants vary by affordability level and are eligible for homes priced up to 150% of Area Median Income (AMI). Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis.
Imlay Foundation LOI
The Imlay Foundation currently funds organizations largely in Metro Atlanta, Georgia and Hilton Head, SC. First time grants are generally in the $10,000 – $15,000 range.
Yield Giving Application Deadline
This initiative seeks community-led, community-focused organizations whose explicit purpose is to advance the voices and opportunities of individuals and families of meager or modest means, and groups who have met with discrimination and other systemic obstacles. Organizations best suited to this initiative will enable individuals and families to achieve substantive improvement in their well-being through foundational resources. This includes, for instance, organizations providing access to health care, stable and affordable housing, education and job training, support for sustained employment, asset ownership, civic engagement, and other pathways. They may also be engaged in data collection and communication to amplify the voices of people and communities struggling against inequities.
Community-led, community-focused nonprofit organizations from across the United States and U.S. Territories are invited to apply and share the impact they have had on the abilities of individuals and families in their communities to achieve substantive improvement in their well-being.
Interested organizations must register to apply before 4 p.m. U.S. Central Time on Friday, May 5, 2023. Complete applications are due before 4 p.m. U.S. Central Time on Monday, June 12, 2023. Organizations must have an annual operating budget of at least $1 million and no more than $5 million for at least two of the last four fiscal years to be eligible to apply.
Frances Hollis Brain Foundation Fund
Inspired by the lifetime legacy of giving of David and Frances Brain, the Frances Hollis Brain Foundation Fund at the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta supports nonprofit organizations and projects that serve disadvantaged, underserved, and/or vulnerable communities. The Fund addresses primary needs – food, shelter and healthcare– of individuals and families living in Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton and Gwinnett counties. Projects to support new Americans become successful and welcomed in our community are of interest.
Yield Giving Registration Deadline
This initiative seeks community-led, community-focused organizations whose explicit purpose is to advance the voices and opportunities of individuals and families of meager or modest means, and groups who have met with discrimination and other systemic obstacles. Organizations best suited to this initiative will enable individuals and families to achieve substantive improvement in their well-being through foundational resources. This includes, for instance, organizations providing access to health care, stable and affordable housing, education and job training, support for sustained employment, asset ownership, civic engagement, and other pathways. They may also be engaged in data collection and communication to amplify the voices of people and communities struggling against inequities.
Community-led, community-focused nonprofit organizations from across the United States and U.S. Territories are invited to apply and share the impact they have had on the abilities of individuals and families in their communities to achieve substantive improvement in their well-being.
Interested organizations must register to apply before 4 p.m. U.S. Central Time on Friday, May 5, 2023. Complete applications are due before 4 p.m. U.S. Central Time on Monday, June 12, 2023. Organizations must have an annual operating budget of at least $1 million and no more than $5 million for at least two of the last four fiscal years to be eligible to apply.
Rolling - U.S. Bank Foundation's Community Possible Grant Program
U.S. Bank Foundation's Community Possible Grant Program provides support to nonprofit organizations in the 26 states served by U.S. Bank. Grants are provided in the following categories: 1) play, with a focus on access to artistic and cultural enrichment, learning through play, and preserving, protecting, and enhancing outdoor places to play; 2) work, with a focus on small business and workforce development, pathways to higher education, and financial literacy; and 3) home, with a focus on safe, affordable, energy efficient housing and home ownership education. Priority is given to organizations serving low- and moderate-income communities, women, and people of color as well as organizations led by people of color. A guidelines document (PDF) for the Community Possible Grant Program, which includes a list of eligible states, is available on the U.S. Bank website. Online letters of interest may be submitted throughout the year.
Imlay Foundation LOI
The Imlay Foundation currently funds organizations largely in Metro Atlanta, Georgia and Hilton Head, SC. First time grants are generally in the $10,000 – $15,000 range.
AARP Community Challenge
The AARP Community Challenge provides small grants to fund quick-action projects that can help communities throughout the U.S. become more livable for people of all ages—especially those age 50 and older. In 2023, the AARP Community Challenge is accepting applications across three different grant opportunities: Flagship Grants focus on improving public places, transportation, housing, diversity/equity and inclusion, digital connections, community resilience, civic engagement, and community health and economic empowerment. Capacity-Building Microgrants, new in 2023, fund projects that improve walkability and community gardens. Demonstration Grants, also new in 2023, fund projects that build capacity towards transportation systems change and build awareness of new housing options through accessory dwelling unit design competitions. Nonprofit organizations and government entities are eligible to apply. Other organizations will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Click here for more.
TD Bank Housing for Everyone Competition
The theme for the 17th annual Housing for Everyone competition is preservation of affordable rental housing.
With affordability restrictions expiring and costs increasing, rentals that were once reasonable are becoming out of reach for many. To address this issue, we'll fund a select group of non-profit organizations focused on creating more affordable rental options through property rehabilitation, rental assistance funds or growing their support teams.
CREATE ACTION
The mission of CREATE ACTION is to amplify the efforts of local organizations through funding, storytelling, and collaboration with Sony. CREATE ACTION grants support organizations in the United States and Canada serving their local communities in areas such as STEAM/academic enrichment, workforce development, and nonprofit services for underserved and under-represented groups. One grant will be awarded each month through March 2023. Grantees will receive a $50,000 USD grant to continue and expand the organization's work, $50,000 USD in Sony electronics products to support their mission, and a Sony-produced short film telling the organization's story. Nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status in the U.S. (excluding territories) and provincially and federally incorporated nonprofit organizations in Canada (excluding Quebec) who have received no more than $500,000 USD in annual donations per year for 2020 and 2021 are eligible to participate. The next three application deadlines are October 31, November 30, and December 31, 2022. Guidelines and the online application are available on the CREATE ACTION website.
CREATE ACTION
The mission of CREATE ACTION is to amplify the efforts of local organizations through funding, storytelling, and collaboration with Sony. CREATE ACTION grants support organizations in the United States and Canada serving their local communities in areas such as STEAM/academic enrichment, workforce development, and nonprofit services for underserved and under-represented groups. One grant will be awarded each month through March 2023. Grantees will receive a $50,000 USD grant to continue and expand the organization's work, $50,000 USD in Sony electronics products to support their mission, and a Sony-produced short film telling the organization's story. Nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status in the U.S. (excluding territories) and provincially and federally incorporated nonprofit organizations in Canada (excluding Quebec) who have received no more than $500,000 USD in annual donations per year for 2020 and 2021 are eligible to participate. The next three application deadlines are October 31, November 30, and December 31, 2022. Guidelines and the online application are available on the CREATE ACTION website.
Self-Help Homeownership Opportunity Program (SHOP)
Department of Housing and Urban Development
The Self-Help Homeownership Opportunity Program (SHOP) seeks to facilitate and encourage innovative homeownership opportunities on a national, geographically diverse basis. SHOP units must be decent, safe, and sanitary non-luxury dwellings that comply with state and local codes, ordinances, and zoning requirements. The SHOP units must be sold to homebuyers at prices below the prevailing market price. Homebuyers must be low-income and must contribute a significant amount of sweat equity towards the development of the SHOP units. Funds may be used for land acquisition, infrastructure improvements, and reasonable and necessary planning and administration costs. The application deadline is November 7, 2022.
Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation (Rolling)
The Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation provides support in the communities served by Dominion Energy, including areas within Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Idaho, Maryland, North Carolina, Ohio, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. Grant funding is provided to nonprofit organizations with proposals in the following four focus areas: 1) human needs, including food security, housing and shelter, and access to healthcare; 2) environmental stewardship, with a focus on protecting natural resources and making efficient use of energy; 3) education, with a focus on future workforce, especially in STEM and energy fields; and 4) community vitality grants to foster an appreciation of diversity, revitalize neighborhoods, and ensure a vibrant community and cultural life. Applications are accepted throughout the year and are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Visit the Dominion Energy website to access the application guidelines, including a list of the eligible states and counties, and to begin the application process by completing the Eligibility Quiz.
NFHA Inclusive Communities Fund
The Inclusive Communities Fund Grant Program at NFHA reinvests fair housing settlement funds intended for community relief into neighborhoods or populations that have been destabilized by housing discrimination. Inclusive Communities empowers all individuals to access safe, sustainable housing of choice; creates inclusive, healthy, and well-resourced neighborhoods of opportunity; and addresses systemic barriers that limit equitable housing opportunities for everyone.
The Inclusive Communities Fund is seeking local partners in 16 metropolitan areas to provide direct services to families and communities. Grants will be provided to our local partners to undertake activities that support Black and Latino communities to access housing (with an emphasis on homeownership) and that support more inclusive, vibrant and healthy neighborhoods. These funds were made available as part of a historic settlement that provided $35.390 million for community relief.