Grants & Award Opportunities
For a round-up of grants through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, click here.
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.
Posted: February 6, 2025
Deadline: February 28, 2025
Grantor: USDA Rural Utilities Service
Assists energy providers and other eligible entities in lowering energy costs for families and individuals in communities with extremely high per-household energy costs (275 percent of the national average or higher.)
Posted: February 4, 2025
Deadline: March 5, 2025
Grantor: American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)
The AARP Community Challenge focuses on tangible change and community engagement and its quick-action timeline helps selected grantees fast-track ideas and implement promising practices.
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.
Posted: February 4, 2025
Deadline: March 3, 2025
Grantor: GA Firefighter Standards & Training Council
To aid Georgia Fire Departments with current Certificates of Compliance through the GFSTC Grant
Program. These grants will be funded through monies derived from taxes levied upon the sale of
consumer fireworks in Georgia.
Posted: January 30, 2025
Deadline: February 28, 2025
Grantor: GA Department of Natural Resources (DNR)
The purpose of the ORLP Program is to provide new or significantly improved recreation opportunities in urban, disadvantaged communities lacking access to walkable outdoor recreation (a.k.a. park deserts).
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.
Posted: January 28, 2025
Deadline: March 6, 2025
Grantor: US Department of Agriculture (USDA)
This competitive program helps rural communities use advanced telecommunications technology to connect to each other - and the world - overcoming the effects of remoteness and low population density.
Posted: January 15, 2025
Deadline: February 28, 2025
Grantor: Atlanta Regional Commission
Livable Centers Initiative (LCI) is a grant program that incentivizes local jurisdictions to re-envision their communities as vibrant, walkable places that offer increased mobility options, encourage healthy lifestyles and provide improved access to jobs and services.
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.
Posted: January 7, 2025
Deadline: March 3, 2025
Grantor: Georgia Governor's Office of Highway Safety
To develop and implement innovative programs to address highway safety problems relating to speeding, impaired driving, pedestrian & bicycle safety, motorcycle safety, occupant protection, and other highway safety programs.
Posted: January 7, 2025
Deadline: February 28, 2025
Grantor: GA Department of Transportation (GDOT)
Through the TA Program, local governments pursue projects such as pedestrian and bicycle facilities, pedestrian streetscape improvements, and other non-traditional transportation related activities.
Posted: November 21, 2024
Deadline: February 28, 2025
Grantor: Department of Agriculture
The Community Wildfire Defense Grant program supports at-risk communities in mitigating wildfire risks through planning and implementing wildfire resilience projects.
Posted: October 29, 2024
Deadline: February 27, 2025
Grantor: US Department of Agriculture
USDA’s Rural Business Development Grant Program funds rural economic projects and job creation efforts through business opportunity and enterprise grants for eligible rural communities