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.
Hinge - One More Hour Grant
Hinge has teamed up with DoSomething Strategic and the Foundation for Social Connection, to invest $1M into dozens of social groups and clubs that are creating opportunities to connect in-person with others.
Groups based in Atlanta, Los Angeles, and New York City can apply for grants up to $25,000. The initiative is a response to the growing loneliness epidemic described in the U.S. Surgeon General’s advisory from last spring.
Applications close on Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 11:59PM ET and interested groups can directly access the portal here, where they can read more about the opportunity (including full eligibility guidelines, evaluation process and criteria, etc.). The first round application is straightforward and was designed to take less than an hour to complete.
The Hinge Social Impact team can be reached directly at impact@hinge.co with any questions.
Safe Commercial Corridors Grant Program
Commercial corridors serve as public gathering places to meet and interact with neighbors; these locations provide local services, generate jobs for residents, and create a sense of neighborhood identity. Additionally, these neighborhood commercial areas provide a significant source of revenue as they are destinations for retail and commerce. Increased teleworking has kept large numbers of office workers, residents, and visitors away from major commercial corridors; concerns about safety have also impacted the cohesiveness of commercial corridors in the District. As a result, a reduction in foot traffic in these areas has disrupted retail, hospitality, and arts and entertainment venues as well as safe community interactions.
The Office of the Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and Justice (DMPSJ) announces the availability of FY 2024 grant funds for the Safe Commercial Corridors Grant Program. This program is designed to promote public safety and public health through evidence-based activities for residents, workers, and visitors within the Downtown, Shaw, or Adams Morgan commercial corridors.
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.
Game On-Community Places to Play Initiative
Game On-Community Places to Play is an initiative of The DICK’s Sporting Goods Foundation and LISC. The initiative provides funding and technical assistance to community-rooted organizations working to create and renovate multi-use youth sport spaces in under-resourced communities across the country.
The goal is to improve the quality, safety, and accessibility of local athletic spaces for young people. Grant awards will range from $50,000-$100,000 and will require 1:1 match funding. Funds will be awarded to outdoor and indoor facilities that enable and demonstrate local community access and usage for all organized youth sports, including but not limited to basketball, baseball, softball, soccer, football, tennis, lacrosse, and volleyball.
Non-profit community-based organizations leading renovation projects are eligible to apply. This includes schools and local parks and recreation departments that are collaborating with local non-profits. Universities and college campuses are not eligible for this initiative.
Atlanta Braves Foundation
Standing by our mission to serve children, families and communities across Braves Country, the Atlanta Braves Foundation awards annual grants to non-profit organizations that are making an impact within our five community pillars: live, learn, play, serve and sustain. In 2022, the Atlanta Braves Foundation proudly funded projects focusing on health & wellness, education, baseball and softball development, food security, sustainability and more. Click here for more.