Funding Radar
Grants for nonprofits, schools, and community builders
A curated radar of open, opening, and forecasted funding opportunities. Filter, search, and sort by deadline to find your best fit.
Last verified September 24, 2026
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- opportunities tracked
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- open, opening, or rolling
- 4
- closing within 14 days
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- high priority
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- Closing SoonCommunity Foundation
High Five
Community Foundation of Central Georgia
1 days leftDeadline
Oct 14, 2026
- Amount
- Up to $5,000 in aggregate across a maximum of three requests per year
- Geography
- Central Georgia counties served by the Community Foundation of Central Georgia, based in Macon
- Effort
- Light lift
- Focus
- Tangible items and equipment outside an organization's operating budget
Why it matters: This is a donor catalog rather than a competitive grant round, so the request is short and the thing you are asking for is the pitch. Unusual, specific items that connect directly to your mission get funded; generic operating asks do not. Funding arrives late January, so nothing you need before year end will work.
View funder source - Closing SoonHigh priorityCorporate Foundation
Grant Program
James M. Cox Foundation
2 days leftDeadline
Oct 15, 2026
- Amount
- Varies by request
- Geography
- Metro Atlanta and other Cox markets
- Effort
- Moderate
- Focus
- Conservation and environment, early childhood education, family empowerment, health
Why it matters: Cox is headquartered in Atlanta, so metro organizations sit squarely in the giving footprint, and three cycles a year means a missed deadline is not a lost year.
View funder source - Closing SoonFoundation
Grant Program
Robinson Foundation
2 days leftDeadline
Oct 15, 2026
- Amount
- Varies by request
- Geography
- National
- Effort
- Light lift
- Focus
- Animal welfare, children and families, disaster relief, education, medical assistance, religious and spiritual endeavors, veterans
Why it matters: Unusually wide eligibility for organizations whose work does not fit neatly into a single funder category.
View funder source - Closing SoonCommunity Foundation
South Georgia Legacy Fund
Community Foundation of South Georgia
8 days leftDeadline
Oct 21, 2026
- Amount
- $2,000 to $5,000 per grant, about $100,000 awarded annually
- Geography
- South Georgia counties served by the Community Foundation of South Georgia
- Effort
- Light lift
- Focus
- Organizational capacity, sustainability, general community needs
Why it matters: The review criteria reward organizations building capacity and sustainability rather than only programs, and the whole application is one PDF sent by email. Low effort, fast turnaround, awards announced in December.
View funder source - OpenCommunity Foundation
Community Grants, Fall Cycle
Community Foundation of Northwest Georgia
18 days leftDeadline
Oct 31, 2026
- Amount
- Typically $1,000 to $4,000
- Geography
- Northwest Georgia; the fall cycle covers Gordon and Whitfield Counties only, not Bartow
- Effort
- Light lift
- Focus
- Arts and culture, civics, education, social services, historic preservation, environment
Why it matters: The focus areas are deliberately broad, which makes this one of the easier fits in northwest Georgia. Watch the geography, though: the fall cycle serves Gordon and Whitfield only, and a Bartow County organization has to wait for the spring round.
View funder source - OpenHigh priorityFederal
Museum Grants for African American History and Culture
Institute of Museum and Library Services
31 days leftDeadline
Nov 13, 2026
- Amount
- $5,000 to $500,000 over one to three years
- Geography
- National
- Effort
- Heavy lift
- Focus
- Institutional capacity, collections access, museum workforce
Why it matters: Highly relevant to Atlanta's Black arts and heritage institutions, and the sub-$100,000 tier carries no match requirement.
View funder source - OpenHigh priorityFederal
Museums Empowered (FY27)
Institute of Museum and Library Services
31 days leftDeadline
Nov 13, 2026
- Amount
- $5,000 to $350,000 over one to three years
- Geography
- National
- Effort
- Moderate lift
- Focus
- Museum staff capacity, digital skills, evaluation, organizational management
Why it matters: This is straight internal-capacity money for staff skills, evaluation and organizational management, which is the category most funders will not pay for. The $5,000 floor means a small organization can ask for a right-sized amount.
View funder source - OpenHigh priorityFederal
Museums for America (FY27)
Institute of Museum and Library Services
31 days leftDeadline
Nov 13, 2026
- Amount
- $5,000 to $350,000 over one to three years
- Geography
- National
- Effort
- Heavy lift
- Focus
- Arts and Culture
Why it matters: This is the broadest federal museum program, and it funds the public-facing work small museums rarely find money for: exhibits, education programming, community partnerships and collections care.
View funder source - OpenHigh priorityFederal
National Leadership Grants for Libraries (FY27)
Institute of Museum and Library Services
31 days leftDeadline
Nov 13, 2026
- Amount
- $25,000 to $1,000,000 depending on project type; the Community-Centered Implementation tier runs $25,000 to $100,000 with no cost share
- Geography
- National
- Effort
- Moderate lift
- Focus
- Library services, community-centered projects, digital access, research
Why it matters: The Community-Centered Implementation tier starts at $25,000 with no match required, which puts a federal grant within reach of a small library or literacy nonprofit that would never chase a million-dollar award.
View funder source - OpenFederal
Inspire Grants for Small Museums
Institute of Museum and Library Services
31 days leftDeadline
Nov 13, 2026
- Amount
- $5,000 to $75,000 over one to three years
- Geography
- National
- Effort
- Moderate
- Focus
- Museums, exhibits, community partnerships, collections stewardship
Why it matters: Good small-museum opportunity with enough runway to prepare registration and project scope.
View funder source - OpenHigh priorityCommunity Foundation / Corporate Foundation
Georgia’s Own Foundation Grants
Georgia’s Own Foundation
48 days leftDeadline
Nov 30, 2026
- Amount
- Up to $10,000 per grant
- Geography
- Georgia
- Effort
- Easy/Moderate
- Focus
- Community impact, education, financial wellness, local needs
Why it matters: Strong Georgia opportunity with a long window; good dashboard staple.
View funder source - OpenHigh priorityCorporate
Spark Good Local Grants
Walmart
48 days leftDeadline
Nov 30, 2026
- Amount
- $250 to $5,000
- Geography
- National (communities near Walmart facilities)
- Effort
- Light lift
- Focus
- Local community needs, youth programs, hunger relief, education
Why it matters: Small dollars, small application. This is one of the easiest wins on the board for a group that needs equipment, supplies, or a single event underwritten, and three cycles a year means it comes back around quickly.
View funder source - OpenHigh priorityCorporate Foundation
Trusteed Foundations Grant Program
Truist Trusteed Foundations
48 days leftDeadline
Nov 30, 2026
- Amount
- Varies by request
- Geography
- Metro Atlanta
- Effort
- Moderate
- Focus
- Leadership development, economic mobility, thriving communities, education
Why it matters: One application is automatically considered by six separate foundations (English, Marshall, Rich, Woolford, Elkin, and Greene-Sawtell), which is unusually good leverage for the effort. Three cycles a year means a missed deadline is only a four-month wait.
View funder source - OpenNational Foundation
Hosting Grant
Teiger Foundation
57 days leftDeadline
Dec 9, 2026
- Amount
- Up to $75,000, applicants request either $50,000 or $75,000
- Geography
- National
- Effort
- Medium lift
- Focus
- Arts and Culture
Why it matters: Organizations with budgets under $3.5 million may include modest infrastructure costs such as gallery lighting, mobile walls and AV, so a small venue can upgrade its space while presenting a touring show.
View funder source - Opening SoonHigh priorityFederal
Public Humanities Projects
National Endowment for the Humanities
57 days leftDeadline
Dec 9, 2026
- Amount
- Planning up to $75,000 over 24 months, Implementation up to $750,000 over 12 to 48 months
- Geography
- National
- Effort
- Heavy lift
- Focus
- Public humanities, exhibitions, interpretation, community history
Why it matters: Strong long-runway opportunity for cultural storytelling, history, exhibitions, and public programming.
View funder source - OpenHigh priorityCommunity Foundation
Nonprofit Grant Program
Community Foundation of Central Georgia
79 days leftDeadline
Dec 31, 2026
- Amount
- Maximum $25,000, typical awards $10,000 to $15,000
- Geography
- Central Georgia
- Effort
- Moderate
- Focus
- Community quality of life, nonprofit programs
Why it matters: Good recurring Central Georgia opportunity with two annual deadlines.
View funder source - Watch Next CyclePrivate Foundation
Grant Program
The Les Paul Foundation
94 days leftDeadline
Jan 15, 2027
- Amount
- Varies; first-time grants typically $1,500 to $2,000
- Geography
- National
- Effort
- Moderate
- Focus
- Music innovation, STEAM education, public exhibits, hearing impairment research
Why it matters: A clean fit for any organization teaching music or creative technology to young people, and the STEAM framing gives arts groups a way into an education funder's language.
View funder source - Watch Next CycleHigh priorityState/Association
General Operating Support, Project & Arts Education Grants
Georgia Council for the Arts
111 days leftDeadline
Feb 1, 2027
- Amount
- GOS $10,000 (100% match); Project and Arts Ed $1,000 to $5,000 (50% match)
- Geography
- Georgia
- Effort
- Moderate
- Focus
- Arts, culture, arts education, general operating support
Why it matters: Core recurring Georgia arts funder; strong fit for dance, performing arts, and culturally responsive programming. Guidelines post in December for an early-February deadline.
View funder source - Watch Next CycleHigh priorityFoundation
Grants Program
Robert W. Woodruff Foundation
111 days leftDeadline
Feb 1, 2027
- Amount
- Not published
- Geography
- Georgia (most grants to metro Atlanta)
- Effort
- Heavy lift
- Focus
- Arts and culture, community development, education, environment, health, human services
Why it matters: The largest private funder in metro Atlanta across arts, education, and community development.
View funder source - Watch Next CycleFoundation
Project Grants for Small-Scale Organizations
Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts
139 days leftDeadline
Mar 1, 2027
- Amount
- $20,000 to $30,000
- Geography
- United States (national)
- Effort
- Moderate
- Focus
- Visual arts exhibitions, curatorial projects, artist commissions
Why it matters: Explicitly built for very small organizations, so a modest budget is an advantage rather than a barrier.
View funder source - Watch Next CycleNational Foundation
Visual Arts Grants
Robert Lehman Foundation
170 days leftDeadline
Apr 1, 2027
- Amount
- Up to $50,000 (lecture series capped at $7,500)
- Geography
- National
- Effort
- Moderate lift
- Focus
- Visual arts, museum exhibitions, art education, scholarly publications, capital projects
Why it matters: A single-step application with no letter of inquiry stage, and one of the larger awards available for visual arts programming and exhibitions.
View funder source - Watch Next CycleHigh priorityCorporate Foundation
Thriving Communities and Safety First Grants
Norfolk Southern
293 days leftDeadline
Aug 2, 2027
- Amount
- $1,000 to $50,000
- Geography
- 22-state Norfolk Southern network, including Georgia
- Effort
- Easy/Moderate
- Focus
- Community wellbeing, safety, workforce, housing stability, sustainability
Why it matters: Strong corporate giving fit for Georgia and Southeast community organizations.
View funder source - RollingHigh priorityRegional Arts Organization
Arts in Rural Places (formerly Express Grants)
South Arts
Rolling or to be announcedDeadline
Rolling or to be announced
- Amount
- Up to $3,000
- Geography
- South Arts nine-state region including Georgia, rural and small communities
- Effort
- Light lift
- Focus
- Arts presentation, arts education, rural and small-community engagement
Why it matters: Small, fast, rolling arts money for rural and small-town Georgia, with no deadline to race and a 60-day lead time as the only real scheduling constraint.
View funder source - RollingHigh priorityCorporate Foundation
Grant Program
Georgia-Pacific Foundation
Rolling or to be announcedDeadline
Rolling or to be announced
- Amount
- Varies by request
- Geography
- Metro Atlanta
- Effort
- Moderate
- Focus
- Education, entrepreneurship, community enrichment, environmental stability
Why it matters: A metro Atlanta corporate funder with four broad priority areas, which makes it a fit for education and community builders that struggle to categorize their work.
View funder source - RollingHigh priorityState Agency
Making the Shade Program
Georgia Forestry Commission
Rolling or to be announcedDeadline
Rolling or to be announced
- Amount
- Program guidelines state a maximum of $5,000, though summary text on the same page says up to $10,000, so confirm with the program contact. A dollar-for-dollar non-federal match is required and in-kind and volunteer hours count toward it.
- Geography
- Georgia
- Effort
- Light lift
- Focus
- Tree planting, schoolyard shade, urban and community forestry
Why it matters: One of very few state grants that names PTAs and neighborhood associations as eligible applicants outright, with no deadline pressure. Volunteer labor counts toward the match, so a parent group with turnout but no cash can still qualify.
View funder source - RollingHigh priorityFoundation
Rural Technology Education & Assistive Technology Grants
Rural Technology Fund
Rolling or to be announcedDeadline
Rolling or to be announced
- Amount
- Rural Tech $500 to $2,500; Assistive Tech $500 to $2,000
- Geography
- National
- Effort
- Light lift
- Focus
- Technology access, computer science, robotics, maker spaces, assistive tech
Why it matters: Direct technology-access money with a fast turnaround and a genuinely simple application.
View funder source - RollingFoundation
Solar Moonshot Program
Hammond Climate Solutions Foundation
Rolling or to be announcedDeadline
Rolling or to be announced
- Amount
- Typically up to $25,000, plus recoverable grants
- Geography
- National / targeted communities
- Effort
- Moderate
- Focus
- Clean energy, sustainability, schools/youth
Why it matters: Good rolling opportunity for nonprofits and schools seeking clean energy support.
View funder source - Watch Next CycleHigh priorityCommunity Foundation
A Place to Perform
Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta
Rolling or to be announcedDeadline
Rolling or to be announced
- Amount
- Covers venue rental and related costs; amount not published
- Geography
- 11-county metro Atlanta region
- Effort
- Light lift
- Focus
- Arts and Culture
Why it matters: One of the few grants that pays for the venue itself, which is often the single largest barrier between a small performing arts group and a public audience.
View funder source - Watch Next CycleHigh priorityRegional Arts Organization
Arts in Community Grants
South Arts
Rolling or to be announcedDeadline
Rolling or to be announced
- Amount
- Up to $10,000
- Geography
- Southeast (AL, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN)
- Effort
- Moderate
- Focus
- Arts, community engagement, public presentation and education
Why it matters: Strong Southeast and Georgia fit for community-centered arts, storytelling, and cultural programming with an accessible award size.
View funder source - Watch Next CycleHigh priorityState Arts Agency
Cultural Facilities Grant
Georgia Council for the Arts
Rolling or to be announcedDeadline
Rolling or to be announced
- Amount
- $10,000 to $50,000
- Geography
- Georgia (statewide)
- Effort
- Moderate
- Focus
- Arts facilities, capital improvements, programming equipment
Why it matters: One of the few Georgia sources that funds bricks-and-mortar arts space and equipment rather than programming alone.
View funder source - Watch Next CycleHigh priorityFederal
Grants for Arts Projects
National Endowment for the Arts
Rolling or to be announcedDeadline
Rolling or to be announced
- Amount
- $10,000 to $100,000 (1:1 match)
- Geography
- National
- Effort
- Heavy lift
- Focus
- Arts, culture, arts education, design, community arts
Why it matters: Major national arts funding source; useful for cultural programming and community engagement.
View funder source - Watch Next CycleHigh priorityCommunity Foundation
Housing Stability Grants
Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta
Rolling or to be announcedDeadline
Rolling or to be announced
- Amount
- $20,000 to $50,000
- Geography
- Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton, and Gwinnett counties (metro Atlanta)
- Effort
- Moderate
- Focus
- Housing stability, eviction prevention, homelessness services, housing policy/advocacy
Why it matters: Strong metro Atlanta opportunity for eviction prevention and homelessness services with a clear award range.
View funder source - Watch Next CycleHigh priorityCommunity Foundation
Metropolitan Atlanta Arts Grant
Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta
Rolling or to be announcedDeadline
Rolling or to be announced
- Amount
- General operating support; amount not published
- Geography
- Metro Atlanta
- Effort
- Moderate lift
- Focus
- Arts and Culture
Why it matters: General operating support is the hardest money for a small arts organization to raise, and the budget ceiling here is set low enough that a modest dance, theater or music nonprofit competes against peers rather than against major institutions.
View funder source - Watch Next CycleHigh priorityFoundation
People-First AI Fund
OpenAI Foundation
Rolling or to be announcedDeadline
Rolling or to be announced
- Amount
- Up to $500,000 (unrestricted)
- Geography
- National
- Effort
- Moderate
- Focus
- AI adoption, community support services, arts and culture, journalism and media
Why it matters: Direct fit for AI readiness, digital equity, and community-serving nonprofits; unrestricted funding and applicants do not need to already use AI.
View funder source - Watch Next CycleHigh priorityNational Foundation
Student Success Grants
NEA Foundation
Rolling or to be announcedDeadline
Rolling or to be announced
- Amount
- Up to $5,000 for 12 months of activity
- Geography
- National
- Effort
- Light lift
- Focus
- Youth
Why it matters: Small, fast-turnaround money a single teacher or school partner can use for materials, supplies, equipment and transportation, which is a natural fit for a PTA underwriting field trips or hands-on projects.
View funder source - Watch Next CycleHigh priorityState Arts Agency
Vibrant Communities Grant
Georgia Council for the Arts
Rolling or to be announcedDeadline
Rolling or to be announced
- Amount
- $1,000 to $5,000
- Geography
- Georgia (statewide, county-based)
- Effort
- Light
- Focus
- Single arts projects: exhibits, productions, workshop series, artist residencies
Why it matters: Accessible entry point into state arts funding for smaller organizations running one clearly defined project.
View funder source - Watch Next CycleCorporate
Community Engagement Fund
Target Corporate Giving
Rolling or to be announcedDeadline
Rolling or to be announced
- Amount
- $1,000 to $15,000
- Geography
- United States (Target facility communities, including metro Atlanta)
- Effort
- Light
- Focus
- Thriving families across four Target giving priority areas
Why it matters: Corporate giving with wide geographic reach and a lighter application than most institutional funders, useful for building a first corporate relationship.
View funder source - Watch Next CycleNational Foundation
Envision Equity Grants
NEA Foundation
Rolling or to be announcedDeadline
Rolling or to be announced
- Amount
- Up to $5,000 for 12 months of activity
- Geography
- National
- Effort
- Light lift
- Focus
- Education
Why it matters: Fast-turnaround money for project-based learning, family and community partnerships, and civic engagement work at the classroom and school level.
View funder source - Watch Next CycleFoundation
Just Futures Initiative
Borealis Philanthropy
Rolling or to be announcedDeadline
Rolling or to be announced
- Amount
- $50,000 to $100,000 general operating, up to $200,000 for strategic collaboratives
- Geography
- National
- Effort
- Medium lift
- Focus
- Community safety, democracy, civil rights, community-led solutions
Why it matters: Flexible general-support money with no fixed deadline and a budget ceiling that favors small community builders.
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