- Bloomington Housing and Neighborhood Development
United StatesBloomington Housing and Neighborhood Development
The Housing and Neighborhood Development Department enhances the quality of life for Bloomington residents by developing programs, services, and partnerships to preserve community character, promote affordable housing and encourage neighborhood vitality.
Visit Grant Site - Nebraska Game and Parks
United StatesNebraska Game and Parks
The Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) is a federal grant program that was established in 1965 through the National Parks Service within the Department of the Interior. The LWCF stateside assistance grant program has provided funding for community outdoor recreation projects across Nebraska for nearly 40 years. Many ballfields, swimming pools, playgrounds, picnic shelters and natural areas have been assisted by the LWCF program. To date, more than 365 political subdivisions within the state of Nebraska have benefited from the LWCF program.
Visit Grant Site$800K - Williston STAR Fund
United StatesWilliston STAR Fund
Low interest loan programs for new and existing businesses, matching grants for business remodel and sign replacements, incentive funding for existing and new child care facilities, and grant opportunities for qualifying projects that enhance quality of life in the community.
Visit Grant Site$1M - Creating Places and Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority
United StatesCreating Places and Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority
CreatINg Places is a collaborative effort between the Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority (IHCDA) and Patronicity. As a place-based crowdgranting program, CreatINg Places empowers the public - residents, businesses and community organizations - to play a role in achieving community improvements and building community pride.
Visit Grant Site$1.1M - Hazel Miller Foundation
United StatesHazel Miller Foundation
The Foundation’s mission is to support programs and projects that serve the public’s benefit, especially in the areas of education and youth services, poverty alleviation and hunger, civic and community services and amenities, the environment, diversity, culture, and the arts. Hazel Miller Foundation grants are designed to serve non-profit organizations operating in Edmonds and South Snohomish County. The Foundation will award approximately $500,000 annually to charities and non-profit organizations and is currently accepting and considering applications on a quarterly basis.
Visit Grant Site$500K - North Carolina Parks and Recreation Trust Fund
United StatesNorth Carolina Parks and Recreation Trust Fund
he Parks and Recreation Trust Fund (PARTF) provides dollar-for-dollar matching grants to local governments for parks and recreational projects to serve the public. PARTF is the primary source of funding to build and renovate facilities in the state parks as well as to buy land for new and existing parks. A portion of PARTF is the primary funding source for the Public Beach and Coastal Waterfront Access Program. The program, administered by the Division of Coastal Management (DCM), offers matching grants to local governments throughout North Carolina's twenty coastal counties.
Visit Grant Site$6.7M - Community Preservation Fund
United StatesCommunity Preservation Fund
The Massachusetts legislature passed the Community Preservation Act in 2000. The law gave individual cities and towns a chance to mount a ballot campaign to add a surcharge on real estate taxes.The money raised through Community Preservation supports capital projects in three categories for local communities: (1) historic preservation, (2) affordable housing, and (3) parks and open space, including outdoor recreation facilities.
Visit Grant Site$36M - Rebuild Illinois
United StatesRebuild Illinois
Rebuild Illinois leverages as much federal money as possible to bring significant investments to our surface, rail, water, broadband and community infrastructure. The plan will expand broadband statewide for businesses and entrepreneurs and put education front and center, because Illinois students are our most important asset and deserve cradle to career opportunities. Rebuild Illinois provides the investment Illinoisans need and deserve to thrive in their communities.
Visit Grant Site$8M - Ohio Dept of Natural Resources Outdoor Grants
United StatesOhio Dept of Natural Resources Outdoor Grants
The Office of Real Estate & Land Management provides real estate services and solutions to ODNR’s landholding and natural resource based programs and canal programs. The canal lands program includes the Miami & Erie Canal and the Ohio & Erie Canal. Additionally this office coordinates and provides environmental reviews on behalf of the Department involving large scale proposed public and private projects as well as coordinating projects and management initiatives with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Also, this office coordinates several recreational grant programs that are used by federal, state and local governments to expand outdoor recreational opportunities for Ohioans. Finally, this office coordinates the distribution of capital funds awarded for community recreation projects.
Visit Grant Site$117K - Texas Parks and Wildlife Grants
United StatesTexas Parks and Wildlife Grants
The Local Park Grant Program consists of 5 individual programs that assist local units of government with the acquisition and/or development of public recreation areas and facilities throughout the State of Texas. The Program provides 50% matching grants on a reimbursement basis to eligible applicants. All grant assisted sites must be dedicated as parkland in perpetuity, properly maintained and open to the public.
Visit Grant Site$16M - NewAllen Alliance
United StatesNewAllen Alliance
Founded in 1991, the NewAllen Alliance is an all-volunteer organization that works to bring people to the table who have a passion to see the communities in East Allen County thrive and excel. Member communities who have representative board seats include Grabill, Harlan, Hoagland, Monroeville, New Haven, Leo-Cedarville, and Woodburn. The organization was started with a $150,00 revolving loan grant from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to offer low interest loans to the businesses, in the area being served, for equipment or infastructure improvement needed to expand the business helping create jobs and added commerce. Through the interest earned on this program, NewAllen was able to launch a facade grant program that offers a rebate back to business owners who do work on the outside facade. This grant allows for a 1/3 match up to $1,000 back. These program continue today as a part of the organization.
Visit Grant Site$900K - Stanton Foundation
United StatesStanton Foundation
As part of its mission of encouraging positive dog/human relationships, the Stanton Foundation supports the development of enclosed dog parks in Massachusetts cities and towns. This support takes the form of a series of grants to support park design, park construction, and capital improvements in parks supported by the Foundation.
Visit Grant Site$250K - The AnnMarie Foundation
United StatesThe AnnMarie Foundation
The AnnMarie Foundation provides monetary awards to schools and non-profit organizations to enhance humanitarian, cultural, recreational, and aesthetic activities in the state of Wisconsin.
Visit Grant SiteVaries - Governor’s Community Partnership Grants
United StatesGovernor’s Community Partnership Grants
The Small Cities Block Grant program gets federal funds to assist with community and economic development in West Virginia. Activities considered for funding include but are not limited to community centers/senior citizen centers, construction, and renovation of public facilities, demolition, economic development, flood, and storm drainage, acquisition, parks & recreation, preservation and beautification technology, water and wastewater facilities, and services, community facilities renovation/construction
Visit Grant Site - Gambrill Foundation Grants
United StatesGambrill Foundation Grants
Seeks to support organizations that make it a mission to uplift and positively impact the residents of the Anderson County, SC area. The Foundation distributed 15 grants per year that have an average size between $5,000 and $15,000.
Visit Grant SiteIn total, $175,000 in grant funds are awarded each year.April 1 and September 15 - Park and Recreation Development Funds
United StatesPark and Recreation Development Funds
The PARD grant program is state-funded and a non-competitive reimbursable grant program. It is for eligible local government or special purposes district entities within each county which provide recreational opportunities. They have monthly grant cycles.
Visit Grant SiteAward amounts vary. 80-20 Match10th of each month - Nike Employee Grant Fund
United StatesNike Employee Grant Fund
This grant seeks to improve communities where Nike Employees live, work, and play. The grant gives priority to creating spaces for healthy activity and also gives priority for inclusion. As of this writing, the fund provides 40-50 grants over two grant cycles. June deadline for September grants and Dec deadline for March grants, with a $5,000-$20,000 range. Larger grants are reserved for those with the greatest strategic impact. Proposals will be accepted from nonprofits in the Portland-metro area, specifically Multnomah, Clackamas, Washington, Yamhill, and Columbia counties in OR, plus Clark County, WA.
Visit Grant Site$5,000 - $20,000(Oct. 15 to Dec. 1 & April 15 to June 8). - The Hershey Foundation
United StatesThe Hershey Foundation
The Hershey Foundation is dedicated to providing Northeast Ohio children with special opportunities for personal growth and development. The Foundation’s support helps schools, museums, cultural institutions, and other non-profit organizations by developing and implementing innovative programs. They make the future brighter for children by improving quality of life, building self-esteem, enhancing learning, increasing exposure to other cultures and ideas, and encouraging the development of independent thinking and problem-solving skills. Funding is provided for program development and special projects, equipment that brings new capabilities to an organization, capital campaigns and endowment of special projects.
Visit Grant Site - Ohio Department of Natural Resources
United StatesOhio Department of Natural Resources
The Ohio Dept. of Natural Resources maintains a grant page on their website detailing programs available to local communities.
Visit Grant SiteVaries - The Cleveland Foundation
United StatesThe Cleveland Foundation
For more than 95 years, the Cleveland Foundation has helped innovative ideas and programs come to life in Greater Cleveland's nonprofit community through their grantmaking. Their impact can be felt all over Northeast Ohio – in their metropolitan parks, their cultural institutions, their neighborhoods, and their schools. Each year, the Cleveland Foundation awards $80 million to $87 million in grants, primarily to nonprofit organizations in Cuyahoga, Lake, and Geauga counties.
Visit Grant SiteAward amounts varyRolling - The Winston-Salem Foundation Community Grants
United StatesThe Winston-Salem Foundation Community Grants
The Foundation makes grants to charitable organizations in the Forsyth County area of North Carolina. They make grants for a wide variety of charitable purposes, including, but not limited to, new staff positions, capacity building projects, planning work, and new programs. We fund in areas including, but not limited to, arts and culture, education, health, human services, community development, and building social capital.
Visit Grant SiteAward amounts varyJanuary 2, March 3, May 1, July 1, September 2, November 3 - The Parks and Recreation Trust Fund (PARTF)
United StatesThe Parks and Recreation Trust Fund (PARTF)
The Parks and Recreation Trust Fund provides a dollar-for-dollar matching grant for parks and recreational projects to serve the public. PARTF is the primary source of funding to build and renovate facilities in the state parks. They also buy land for new and existing parks. Recipients use the grants to acquire land and/or to develop parks and recreational projects that serve the general public.
Visit Grant SiteTypically < $500,000Ongoing - John and Catherine MacArthur Foundation
United StatesJohn and Catherine MacArthur Foundation
To help develop successful individuals and strong communities, the Program on Human and Community Development focuses on the relationships among people, place, and systems. Through grants and loans, the program explores two primary themes: the important role of place — home, community, city, region, and state — in people’s lives; and the shared interests between individuals, particularly those in trouble or in need, and society at large. Specific fields of work include community and economic development and education.
Visit Grant SiteAward amounts varyRolling - George A. Margaret Mee Charitable Foundation
United StatesGeorge A. Margaret Mee Charitable Foundation
The Mee Foundation invests in projects and programs of nonprofit organizations supporting the communities of Delaware County, New York; Cameron County, Pennsylvania; Broome County, New York; and occasionally the surrounding areas. The categories of funding include Education, Community and Recreation, Health and Human Services and Arts and Culture.
Visit Grant SiteMarch 31, June 30, September 30, December 31 - New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation
United StatesNew York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation
State Park provides a number of grant programs. From playgrounds and trail development, they provide grants to a variety of projects that promote recreation and generally improve the quality of life in communities throughout the state. All applicants must use the Regional Economic Development Councils online application process, the Consolidated Funding Application (CFA).
Visit Grant Site$5,000 to $500,000 - Frank H. Stewart Trust Grants
United StatesFrank H. Stewart Trust Grants
Distributes grants for the sole purpose of purchasing and to be used for public parks, recreation grounds, game refuges, fishing or propagation of fish, bird sanctuaries, or grounds for the protection and preservation of wildlife. Serving the State of New Jersey.
Visit Grant SiteAverage grant size by the Foundation is $500,000.Applications are due by August 1 - Natalie W. Furniss Foundation Grants
United StatesNatalie W. Furniss Foundation Grants
Supports organizations and humane societies that work to prevent cruelty to animals. Six grants are distributed each year with an average size of $3,000. Applications due by November 1. Serving the state of New Jersey.
Visit Grant SiteNovember 1 - Richard P. Kimmel & Laurine Kimmel Charitable Foundation, Inc.
United StatesRichard P. Kimmel & Laurine Kimmel Charitable Foundation, Inc.
The Kimmel Foundation provides funds to organizations in Nebraska and Iowa that are tax-exempt and classified as public charities by the IRS. They give the highest priority to proposals for funding in five areas. Education, particular programs of broad impact in Art, Agriculture, and Business. Arts, including the improvement of art education, appreciation, and exhibition. Agriculture, notably the teaching and study of significant changes that have broad effects on agricultural practices, with emphasis on horticulture. Human Services, including broad community improvements that emphasize partnerships among agencies and stakeholders, eliminate duplication and improve the awareness of human services. Humanities, with priority given to improvements in the teaching of the humanities including increased accessibility to underserved audiences. Grants are made to organizations in Nebraska and Iowa with emphasis placed on organizations located and operating within Nebraska City and Otoe County in Nebraska.
Visit Grant SiteMost grants are for amounts less than $25,000Rolling - Ethel S. Abbot Charitable Foundation
United StatesEthel S. Abbot Charitable Foundation
Grant requests are considered for capital projects and endowment projects more favorably than grant requests for operating funds. However, the Board of Trustees will occasionally make an operating grant for the startup of a new 501(c) (3). They evaluate each grant request on its merits and support projects which reflect well on the sponsoring organization, our foundation, and our state. The Foundation’s primary grant areas include; Lincoln and the surrounding 50-mile radius, Omaha and the surrounding 50-mile radius up to the MO. River and Western NE.
Visit Grant SiteAward amounts varyRolling - The Foundation – Phelps County Community
United StatesThe Foundation – Phelps County Community
The Phelps County Community Foundation’s grants program provides a way for not-for-profit charitable organizations to secure financial assistance for projects and programs that will enhance the quality of life for residents of Phelps County, Nebraska. The Foundation has awarded over $4 million dollars since 1976 to support a variety of projects and programs within Phelps County. The foundation awards grants to the following areas of interest: Educational, Cultural, Human Services, Health & Recreation and Community.
Visit Grant SiteAward amounts varyApril 1, October 1 - DNRC Conservation & Resource Development
United StatesDNRC Conservation & Resource Development
This site has various different loan and grant programs. See the website for more details. Application Process: Visit their website to view a variety of different grants and loans.
Visit Grant SiteAward amounts varyVaries depending on grant - Otto Bremer Foundation
United StatesOtto Bremer Foundation
This foundation makes grants that move a community forward in meaningful, powerful and broad-based ways. They utilize a broad vision to encourage innovative responses to community opportunities and challenges. Grantees must be residents of Minnesota, North Dakota or Wisconsin, with priority given to areas near Bremer banks.
Visit Grant Site - The Henry E. Niles Foundation
United StatesThe Henry E. Niles Foundation
The Foundation is interested in organizations that promote partnerships and collaborative efforts among multiple groups and organizations. The organization must be tax-exempt. The Foundation mainly focuses on the northeastern United States. Applications are accepted year round.
Visit Grant Site$3,000-$100,000 - The Abell Foundation
United StatesThe Abell Foundation
The Foundation designates a significant portion of its resources to fund initiatives in Baltimore City. The programs that are offered are designed to reach the underserved, disadvantaged, and at-risk populations. Their aim is to help them achieve fuller and more meaningful participation in the community and to promote physical and mental health well-being. In the area of Community Development, the foundation focuses on programs that benefit: neighborhood revitalization, downtown reinvestment, homeownership preservation and investment adaptive reuse of vacant and underutilized buildings. It also focuses on vacant lot reclamation and reuse historic and cultural asset preservation and heritage tourism, consumer financial protection energy-efficiency, resource conservation, and sustainable development, food access, availability, and production, water quality, sanitation, and green infrastructure, community green space and green pathway development, tree planting and expansion of the tree canopy, immigrant community support and advocacy, community planning, growth management and regional problem solving efficient and integrated City service delivery
Visit Grant SiteVariesJanuary 1, March 1, May 1, August 1, September 1, November 1 - Maine Outdoor Heritage Fund
United StatesMaine Outdoor Heritage Fund
The Maine Outdoor Heritage Fund conserves wildlife and open spaces through the sale of instant Lottery tickets. Grants are awarded twice a year with the proceeds from ticket sales, totaling approximately $700,000. The Fund chooses projects in four categories that promote recreation as well as conservation of Maine's special places, endangered species and important fish and wildlife habitat.
Visit Grant SiteMarch 1, September 1 - The Community Foundation of St. Joseph County
United StatesThe Community Foundation of St. Joseph County
Since the Community Foundation of St. Joseph County began dispersing funds, we’ve returned some $80 million in grants to the community, covering arts and culture, health and human services, parks and community development, and youth and education.
Visit Grant Site - May P. & Francis L. Abreu Charitable Trust (Atlanta Only)
United StatesMay P. & Francis L. Abreu Charitable Trust (Atlanta Only)
The Trust funds organizations in the Atlanta area only. The foundation’s areas of interest include arts and cultural programs; secondary education; higher education; health associations; human services; children and youth services. Types of support include capital campaigns, program development, seed money, and matching funds. Applications must be submitted online.
Visit Grant SiteMarch 31 and September 30 - Florida Land and Recreation Grant Programs
United StatesFlorida Land and Recreation Grant Programs
Administers grants to local governments through the Florida Recreation Development Assistance Program (FRDAP) and the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF). The grant program provides financial assistance for acquisition or development of land for public outdoor recreation. Eligible participants include all county governments, municipalities in Florida and other legally constituted local governmental entities, with the responsibility for providing outdoor recreational sites and facilities for the general public.
Visit Grant Site - The District of Columbia
United StatesThe District of Columbia
The Office of Partnerships and Grant Services (OPGS) supports District government agencies, non-profits and faith-based organizations. Through its Grants Information Resource Center (GIRC), a computer center with access to funding research databases and the Internet, OPGS intends to strengthen the organizational leadership and management ability of local government and non-profit officials to help improve the delivery and sustainability of community services in the District of Columbia. The GIRC is located in the OPGS office at 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 324, Washington, DC 20004. Access to the GIRC is free of charge but requires an appointment. Please call (202) 727-8900 to schedule a visit. Application Process: Visit their website to search for a variety of grants.
Visit Grant SiteAward amounts varyVary depending on grant - Hartford Foundation Regular Grants
United StatesHartford Foundation Regular Grants
The Foundation awards grants for a broad range of purposes to a wide variety of nonprofit organizations in social services, health, education, early childhood and youth services, arts and culture, housing and neighborhood development, and other charitable fields in the state of Connecticut. These grants: enhance or strengthen existing activities; provide start-up for organizations and new programs; provide support for capital improvements. Interested applicants are encouraged to call a program contact to discuss their project before beginning the application process. Nonprofit organizations in the following Connecticut towns are eligible to apply for funding: Andover, Avon, Bloomfield, Bolton, Canton, East Granby, East Hartford, East Windsor, Ellington, Enfield, Farmington, Glastonbury, Granby, Hartford, Hebron, Manchester, Marlborough, Newington, Rocky Hill, Simsbury, Somers, South Windsor, Suffield, West Hartford, Wethersfield, Windsor, Windsor Locks, Tolland, and Vernon. Proposals for statewide programs may be considered when there is a substantial benefit to residents of these communities. Application Process: Submit an application online, the review process takes about 90 days from submission.
Visit Grant SiteMaximum amount is $500,000, most grants awarded are significantly smaller than this amountRolling - Citizens Bank Foundation: Charitable Grants Program
United StatesCitizens Bank Foundation: Charitable Grants Program
The Citizens Bank Foundation Charitable Grants Program supports non-profit organizations in the communities served by the bank in Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont. The focus is on non-profit organizations that develop innovative responses to basic human needs, promote affordable housing, and encourage community-based services targeted to low- and moderate-income families, support community development initiatives that are catalysts for economically distressed areas, or target new ways to address issues of economic self-sufficiency. Requests are reviewed throughout the year. Visit the website listed below to take the online eligibility test and review the application guidelines. Application Process: Enter zip then click on Corporate Giving, then Charitable Grants, take the grant eligibility quiz.
Visit Grant SiteAward amounts varyNot specified - Adolph Coors Foundation Grants
United StatesAdolph Coors Foundation Grants
The primary areas of foundation interests are: 1.) Health, 2.) Education, 3.) Youth, Community and Human Services, and 4.) Civic and Culture
Visit Grant SiteVariesMarch 1, July 1, November 1 - The Wayne and Gladys Valley Foundation
United StatesThe Wayne and Gladys Valley Foundation
The Foundation seeks to make grants to organizations having broad based funding support, with a significant percentage of funds from other private sources; specifically defined goals and purposes; demonstrated effectiveness in its programs; expectations for continued success in its activities without future dependence on support from this Foundation; and committed, enthusiastic and diligent leadership. The Foundation is primarily focused on support of the East Bay Area of California. The Foundation’s Board meets four times a year to consider grant applications. All grant applications will be answered as quickly as possible. Response time typically will be three to six months.
Visit Grant Site - The Allergan Foundation – Community Grant
United StatesThe Allergan Foundation – Community Grant
The Allergan Foundation supports community-based projects that support the arts, education, and other civic and community causes located in regions where Allergan, Inc. has a facility. Grants will not be awarded to refugee or religious based activities for the purpose of furthering religious doctrine. Community grants range from $5,000 to $10,000.
Visit Grant Site$5,000 - $10,000June 15, 2017 - Winthrop Rockefeller Fund
United StatesWinthrop Rockefeller Fund
For more than thirty-five years ago the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation has been providing grants to tax-exempt, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations working to improve the lives of Arkansans. Since that time, the Foundation has developed a more targeted approach that focuses our resources in three areas: economic development education economic, racial, and social justice
Visit Grant Site$250-$5,000Rolling - Citigroup Foundation Grants - Global
GlobalCitigroup Foundation Grants - Global
Average total yearly giving $52 million. Citibank’s communities around the world are eligible to apply. Neighborhood revitalization is a focus.
Visit Grant Site - Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
NationalRobert Wood Johnson Foundation
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation provides grants for US projects that advance their mission to improve the health and health care of all Americans. In order for a project to be considered for funding, they must address one of their areas of focus. RWJF awards most grants through calls for proposals (CFPs). The also accept unsolicited proposals for projects that suggest new and creative approaches to solving health and health care problems.
Visit Grant SiteVaries - Cooperating Collections
NationalCooperating Collections
Free funding information centers in libraries, community foundations, and other nonprofit resource centers that provide a variety of supplementary materials and services in areas useful to grant seekers. Information includes grant searches, blanket applications and a wealth of other valuable information to help you find the right grant, then target your proposal to it.
Visit Grant Site - Land and Water Conservation Fund
NationalLand and Water Conservation Fund
The LWCF program gives matching grants to States and local governments to acquire and develop public outdoor recreation areas and facilities. The program’s intent is to create and maintain a legacy of high quality recreational areas and facilities and to stimulate non-federal investments to protect and maintain recreational resources across the United States.
Visit Grant Site - St. Joseph Health Foundation Wellness & Prevention Initiative
NationalSt. Joseph Health Foundation Wellness & Prevention Initiative
This Community Partnership Fund seeks proposals that address the health and well-being of low-income communities in all areas of health including Body, Mind and Spirit. Applicants should develop a relationship with their local SJH hospital's Community Benefit department before applying for funding. Please contact the Community Partnership Fund to be put in touch with your local SJH hospital Community Benefit contact.
Visit Grant SiteVaries - BNSF Railway Foundation
NationalBNSF Railway Foundation
This Foundation makes grants in the 28 states through which BNSF operates, and where BNSF employees live, work and volunteer. Among their grant priorities are civic programs that involve parks and recreation, as well as health and human services.
Visit Grant Site$1,000 – $10,000Rolling - LL Bean Charitable Giving Fund
NationalLL Bean Charitable Giving Fund
LL Bean supports non-profits in the areas of outdoor recreation and health & human services through their program. Grants are made only to tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organizations.
Visit Grant SiteVariesRolling - Doris Day Animal Foundation
NationalDoris Day Animal Foundation
The Doris Day Animal Foundation funds nonprofit 501c3 organizations that need assistance in their work of caring for and protecting animals. DDAF evaluates prospective grantees and makes grants throughout the year, considering applications quarterly. Submissions are accepted during January, April, July and October.
Visit Grant Site - Dog Park Fund – My Darling Theo
NationalDog Park Fund – My Darling Theo
Grants will be awarded to US based, organized non-profit dog park groups. The fund will be generously supported by monetary donations from the general public. Twice a year there will be a call for submissions and America will vote over the internet for the winners. The grant will be awarded and distributed to the winning organized non-profit dog park community group.
Visit Grant Site - M. Edward Morris Foundation Grants
NationalM. Edward Morris Foundation Grants
Seeks to fund organizations that support the care and protection of animals, preservation of natural resources, and the health and welfare of human beings. Thirteen grants are distributed each year with an average size between $1,000 and $5,500. Applications accepted year round.
Visit Grant Site - The Seattle Foundation
United StatesThe Seattle Foundation
The Seattle Foundation is one of the nation’s largest community foundations, addressing a broad spectrum of issues locally, regionally, and internationally. They support a wide variety of issues including arts and culture, basic needs, economy, education, environment, health and wellness, and neighborhoods and communities.
Visit Grant SiteVariesNot Specified - Darden Restaurants Foundation Grants
NationalDarden Restaurants Foundation Grants
The Darden Restaurants Foundation, supported by Darden Restaurants (operators of Red Lobster, The Olive Garden and other restaurants), makes grants in communities in which Darden has facilities. Areas of interest are: • Education • The Arts and Culture • Social Services • Nutrition • Environment and Natural Resources Grants ranging from $5,000 to $100,000 each. Application Process: Grant applications can be found online. The Darden Restaurants, Inc. Foundation reviews and awards grants quarterly – September, November, February and May. Darden's fiscal year runs from the beginning of June to the end of May.
Visit Grant Site$5,000 - $100,000Reviews and awards grants quarterly - Bank of America
NationalBank of America
Working in partnership with community leaders, Bank of America's local market leadership directs the majority of our giving through local grants that address pressing social, economic, and cultural needs of communities across their global footprint. In addition, they partner with national organizations such as the United Way of America and Habitat for Humanity International to direct resources to local communities. Through their signature philanthropic program, the Neighborhood Excellence Initiative™, they enhance nonprofits' ability to serve more individuals and families in need and develop nonprofit visionaries, local heroes, and students as the community leaders of today and tomorrow.
Visit Grant SiteAward amounts varyCheck website - MetLife
NationalMetLife
The MetLife Foundation makes grants to partners with an ability to reach low income households The goal is to empower people to lead healthy, productive lives and strengthen communities. Underlying the Foundation's programs is a focus on education at all ages and a commitment to increasing access and opportunity. Applications are accepted & reviewed year round.
Visit Grant Site - The Norfolk Southern Foundation
NationalThe Norfolk Southern Foundation
The Norfolk Southern Foundation offers grants in four principal areas: Educational programs, primarily at the post-secondary level Community enrichment focusing on cultural and artistic organizations Environmental programs Health and human services (food banks, homeless programs, and independent free clinics) Grants are awarded to eligible organizations located within the Norfolk Southern Corporation territory. Decisions are made by December 31 for the following year’s discretionary funding program.
Visit Grant Site - Rural Community Development Initiative
NationalRural Community Development Initiative
The Rural Community Development Initiative assists in developing the ability of private, nonprofit community-based housing and community development organizations, and low income rural communities to improve housing, community facilities, community and economic development projects in rural areas
Visit Grant Site - Community Facilities Grants
NationalCommunity Facilities Grants
Community Facilities Programs provides grants in order to assist in developing essential community facilities in rural areas and towns with populations up to 20,000. Applicants that are located in smaller communities with lower populations and lower incomes will receive a higher percentage of grants. Some of the types of Grants available to public entities include municipalities, counties, parishes, boroughs, and special-purpose districts, as well as non-profit corporations and tribal governments.
Visit Grant Site - USDA – United States Department of Agriculture
NationalUSDA – United States Department of Agriculture
Community and Economic Development: The Community and Economic Development Program assists both communities and regions in realizing their goals through assistance and grants Community Facilities Loans and Grants: Community Facilities Programs provide loans, grant and loan guarantees for community facilities. Some of the types of projects supported by this program include hospitals, health clinics, schools, fire houses, community centers and many other community-based initiatives.
Visit Grant Site - Ford Foundation
NationalFord Foundation
The Ford Foundation supports innovative thinkers, leaders and organizations that are working to reduce poverty and injustice and to promote democratic values, free expression and human achievement.
Visit Grant SiteVariesSee Website - Community Development Block Grant Program - CDBG
NationalCommunity Development Block Grant Program - CDBG
The Community Development Block Grant program provides resources to assist with developing communities. The program provides annual grants using a formula based on a variety of measures to 1209 general units of local government and States. Grant amounts vary by state. The list of CDBG grantees in each state can be found at the following link:
Visit Grant SiteRolling - Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
NationalRobert Wood Johnson Foundation
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation provides grants for US projects that advance their mission to improve the health and health care of all Americans. In order for a project to be considered for funding, they must address one of their areas of focus. RWJF awards most grants through calls for proposals (CFPs). The also accept unsolicited proposals for projects that suggest new and creative approaches to solving health and health care problems.
Visit Grant SiteVaries - Cooperating Collections
NationalCooperating Collections
Free funding information centers in libraries, community foundations, and other nonprofit resource centers that provide a variety of supplementary materials and services in areas useful to grant seekers. Information includes grant searches, blanket applications and a wealth of other valuable information to help you find the right grant, then target your proposal to it.
Visit Grant Site - Land and Water Conservation Fund
NationalLand and Water Conservation Fund
The LWCF program gives matching grants to States and local governments to acquire and develop public outdoor recreation areas and facilities. The program’s intent is to create and maintain a legacy of high quality recreational areas and facilities and to stimulate non-federal investments to protect and maintain recreational resources across the United States.
Visit Grant Site - St. Joseph Health Foundation Wellness & Prevention Initiative
NationalSt. Joseph Health Foundation Wellness & Prevention Initiative
This Community Partnership Fund seeks proposals that address the health and well-being of low-income communities in all areas of health including Body, Mind and Spirit. Applicants should develop a relationship with their local SJH hospital's Community Benefit department before applying for funding. Please contact the Community Partnership Fund to be put in touch with your local SJH hospital Community Benefit contact.
Visit Grant SiteVaries - BNSF Railway Foundation
NationalBNSF Railway Foundation
This Foundation makes grants in the 28 states through which BNSF operates, and where BNSF employees live, work and volunteer. Among their grant priorities are civic programs that involve parks and recreation, as well as health and human services.
Visit Grant Site$1,000 – $10,000Rolling - LL Bean Charitable Giving Fund
NationalLL Bean Charitable Giving Fund
LL Bean supports non-profits in the areas of outdoor recreation and health & human services through their program. Grants are made only to tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organizations.
Visit Grant SiteVariesRolling - Doris Day Animal Foundation
NationalDoris Day Animal Foundation
The Doris Day Animal Foundation funds nonprofit 501c3 organizations that need assistance in their work of caring for and protecting animals. DDAF evaluates prospective grantees and makes grants throughout the year, considering applications quarterly. Submissions are accepted during January, April, July and October.
Visit Grant Site - Dog Park Fund – My Darling Theo
NationalDog Park Fund – My Darling Theo
Grants will be awarded to US based, organized non-profit dog park groups. The fund will be generously supported by monetary donations from the general public. Twice a year there will be a call for submissions and America will vote over the internet for the winners. The grant will be awarded and distributed to the winning organized non-profit dog park community group.
Visit Grant Site - M. Edward Morris Foundation Grants
NationalM. Edward Morris Foundation Grants
Seeks to fund organizations that support the care and protection of animals, preservation of natural resources, and the health and welfare of human beings. Thirteen grants are distributed each year with an average size between $1,000 and $5,500. Applications accepted year round.
Visit Grant Site - Darden Restaurants Foundation Grants
NationalDarden Restaurants Foundation Grants
The Darden Restaurants Foundation, supported by Darden Restaurants (operators of Red Lobster, The Olive Garden and other restaurants), makes grants in communities in which Darden has facilities. Areas of interest are: • Education • The Arts and Culture • Social Services • Nutrition • Environment and Natural Resources Grants ranging from $5,000 to $100,000 each. Application Process: Grant applications can be found online. The Darden Restaurants, Inc. Foundation reviews and awards grants quarterly – September, November, February and May. Darden's fiscal year runs from the beginning of June to the end of May.
Visit Grant Site$5,000 - $100,000Reviews and awards grants quarterly - Bank of America
NationalBank of America
Working in partnership with community leaders, Bank of America's local market leadership directs the majority of our giving through local grants that address pressing social, economic, and cultural needs of communities across their global footprint. In addition, they partner with national organizations such as the United Way of America and Habitat for Humanity International to direct resources to local communities. Through their signature philanthropic program, the Neighborhood Excellence Initiative™, they enhance nonprofits' ability to serve more individuals and families in need and develop nonprofit visionaries, local heroes, and students as the community leaders of today and tomorrow.
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NationalMetLife
The MetLife Foundation makes grants to partners with an ability to reach low income households The goal is to empower people to lead healthy, productive lives and strengthen communities. Underlying the Foundation's programs is a focus on education at all ages and a commitment to increasing access and opportunity. Applications are accepted & reviewed year round.
Visit Grant Site - The Norfolk Southern Foundation
NationalThe Norfolk Southern Foundation
The Norfolk Southern Foundation offers grants in four principal areas: Educational programs, primarily at the post-secondary level Community enrichment focusing on cultural and artistic organizations Environmental programs Health and human services (food banks, homeless programs, and independent free clinics) Grants are awarded to eligible organizations located within the Norfolk Southern Corporation territory. Decisions are made by December 31 for the following year’s discretionary funding program.
Visit Grant Site - Rural Community Development Initiative
NationalRural Community Development Initiative
The Rural Community Development Initiative assists in developing the ability of private, nonprofit community-based housing and community development organizations, and low income rural communities to improve housing, community facilities, community and economic development projects in rural areas
Visit Grant Site - Community Facilities Grants
NationalCommunity Facilities Grants
Community Facilities Programs provides grants in order to assist in developing essential community facilities in rural areas and towns with populations up to 20,000. Applicants that are located in smaller communities with lower populations and lower incomes will receive a higher percentage of grants. Some of the types of Grants available to public entities include municipalities, counties, parishes, boroughs, and special-purpose districts, as well as non-profit corporations and tribal governments.
Visit Grant Site - USDA – United States Department of Agriculture
NationalUSDA – United States Department of Agriculture
Community and Economic Development: The Community and Economic Development Program assists both communities and regions in realizing their goals through assistance and grants Community Facilities Loans and Grants: Community Facilities Programs provide loans, grant and loan guarantees for community facilities. Some of the types of projects supported by this program include hospitals, health clinics, schools, fire houses, community centers and many other community-based initiatives.
Visit Grant Site - Ford Foundation
NationalFord Foundation
The Ford Foundation supports innovative thinkers, leaders and organizations that are working to reduce poverty and injustice and to promote democratic values, free expression and human achievement.
Visit Grant SiteVariesSee Website - Community Development Block Grant Program - CDBG
NationalCommunity Development Block Grant Program - CDBG
The Community Development Block Grant program provides resources to assist with developing communities. The program provides annual grants using a formula based on a variety of measures to 1209 general units of local government and States. Grant amounts vary by state. The list of CDBG grantees in each state can be found at the following link:
Visit Grant SiteRolling - Citigroup Foundation Grants - Global
GlobalCitigroup Foundation Grants - Global
Average total yearly giving $52 million. Citibank’s communities around the world are eligible to apply. Neighborhood revitalization is a focus.
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