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Grants & Award Opportunities

For a round-up of grants through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, click here.

Local Road Administration (LRA) Assistance Funds

Posted: March 20, 2025

Deadline: June 15, 2025

Grantor: Georgia Department of Transportation

Provides funding to local governments for local road projects.

Advancing Economic Mobility

Posted: March 20, 2025

Deadline: April 30, 2025

Grantor: National League of Cities

The program offers grants of up to $20,000 to municipalities committed to boosting residents' economic mobility through: • Creating quality employment opportunities for residents; • Equitable support to strengthen or start small businesses; or • Helping residents connect with government-sponsored residential services or public benefits such as Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the Child Tax Credit (CTC), Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), or free tax preparation services.

Georgia's Nonpoint Source Implementation Grant (Section 319(h))

Posted: March 17, 2025

Deadline: April 30, 2025

Grantor: GA Environmental Protection Division (EPD)

GAEPD will award grant funds to eligible projects that propose to address nonpoint sources of pollution by identifying and implementing the activities best suited to address those sources resulting in measurable water quality improvements to impaired waters throughout the State.

Georgia Rural Site Development Program

Posted: March 6, 2025

Deadline: March 28, 2025

Grantor: Georgia Department of Community Affairs

The purpose of this program is to assist local communities with developing community-submitted sites critical to economic development across Georgia through the OneGeorgia Authority. Approved sites will have various levels of funding matched by the communities based on the criteria listed below.

State Revolving Funds and Georgia Fund Call for Projects

Posted: February 12, 2025

Deadline: March 31, 2025

Grantor: Georgia Environmental Finance Authority

Pre-applications for the 2025 Call for Projects for the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF), Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF), and Georgia Fund will be accepted until Monday, March 31. A pre-application does not obligate you to apply or guarantee funding. Applicants must complete the pre-application in its entirety, including all supplemental attachments. Please do not submit more than one pre-application for the same project.

USDA Community Connect Grants

Posted: February 4, 2025

Deadline: April 21, 2025

Grantor: US Department of Agriculture (USDA)

The purpose of the Community Connect Program is to provide financial assistance in the form of grants to eligible applicants that will provide, on a “community -oriented connectivity” basis, broadband service that fosters economic growth and delivers enhanced educational, health care, and public safety benefits.

T-Mobile Hometown Grants

Posted: January 30, 2025

Deadline: March 31, 2025

Grantor: T-Mobile

This grant helps fund projects that foster local connections, like technology upgrades, outdoor spaces, the arts, and community centers.

Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Annual Competition

Posted: January 13, 2025

Deadline: April 4, 2025

Grantor: GA Department of Community Affairs (DCA)

The Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG) provides funding to assist a wide range of eligible activities, including housing improvement projects, public facilities such as water and sewer lines, buildings such as local health centers or head start centers, and economic development projects.