Grants & Award Opportunities

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

OneGeorgia Equity Fund - Rural Workforce Housing Initiative

Posted: June 28, 2024

Deadline: July 12, 2024

Grantor: DCA OneGeorgia Authority

The purpose of the Rural Workforce Housing Initiative will be to provide available financial assistance, in the form of grants and loans, for activities that result in housing that meets the needs of working families and others who may consider relocating to a community for employment reasons.

NEA Our Town

Posted: June 28, 2024

Deadline: August 1, 2024

Grantor: National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)

Our Town is the NEA’s creative placemaking grants program. Through project-based funding, the program supports activities that integrate arts, culture, and design into local efforts that strengthen communities over the long term.

Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP)

Posted: June 28, 2024

Deadline: August 15, 2024

Grantor: GA Department of Transportation (GDOT)

An opportunity for local governments to pursue non-traditional transportation related activities such as pedestrian facilities, bicycle facilities, and pedestrian streetscaping projects.

US DOT Charging and Fueling Infrastructure (CFI) Discretionary Grant Program

Posted: June 3, 2024

Deadline: August 28, 2024

Grantor: US Department of Transportation

The Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Discretionary Grant Program (CFI Program) is a competitive grant program to strategically deploy publicly accessible electric vehicle charging and alternative fueling infrastructure in the places people live and work – urban and rural areas alike – in addition to along designated Alternative Fuel Corridors (AFCs).

Georgia Outdoor Stewardship Program

Posted: June 3, 2024

Deadline: October 15, 2024

Grantor: GA Department of Natural Resources (DNR)

This grant program will provide a dedicated funding mechanism to support parks and trails and protect and acquire lands critical to wildlife, clean water and outdoor recreation across the state of Georgia.

COPS Safer Outcomes Program

Posted: May 31, 2024

Deadline: July 23, 2024

Grantor: US DOJ Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS)

The Safer Outcomes: Enhancing De-Escalation and Crisis Response Training for Law Enforcement program seeks to promote safe outcomes during police encounters with persons in crisis through relevant training.

US DOT Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) Grants Program

Posted: May 29, 2024

Deadline: July 12, 2024

Grantor: US Department of Transportation

The SMART program was established to provide grants to eligible public sector agencies to conduct demonstration projects focused on advanced smart community technologies and systems in order to improve transportation efficiency and safety.

Drawdown Georgia Climate Solutions & Equity Grant

Posted: May 29, 2024

Deadline: July 26, 2024

Grantor: Drawdown Georgia

The Climate Solutions & Equity Grant program is designed to accelerate the Drawdown Georgia mission to advance achievable climate solutions that prioritize equity across the state, such as composting, electric vehicles, energy efficiency improvements, food waste reduction, plant-based diets, and rooftop solar.

Battlefield Land Acquisition Grants (rolling)

Posted: January 12, 2024

Deadline: December 31, 2024

Grantor: National Park Service (NPS)

Battlefield Land Acquisition Grants (BLAG) enable State and local governments to permanently protection historic battlefield lands through fee simple acquisition or through the purchase of an interest in the land through a preservation covenant.

Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants

Posted: January 8, 2024

Deadline: November 21, 2024

Grantor: US Environmental Protection Agency

Funds to benefit disadvantaged communities through projects that reduce pollution, increase community climate resilience, and build community capacity to address environmental and climate justice challenges.