Grants & Award Opportunities

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

US DOT Railroad Crossing Elimination Grant Program

Posted: July 22, 2024

Deadline: September 23, 2024

Grantor: US Department of Transportation

This program provides funding for highway-rail or pathway-rail grade crossing improvement projects that focus on improving the safety and mobility of people and goods.

GCA Vibrant Communities Grant

Posted: July 22, 2024

Deadline: August 30, 2024

Grantor: Georgia Council for the Arts

Vibrant Communities Grants will fund programs such as performances, exhibits, residencies, workshops, murals, public art, arts festivals, and capacity building projects for arts programs or organizations, among other types of arts programs.

GCA Cultural Facilities Grants

Posted: July 22, 2024

Deadline: August 30, 2024

Grantor: Georgia Council for the Arts

The FY25 Cultural Facilities Grant will fund the construction, preservation, repair, or acquisition of an arts facility, as well as the acquisition of permanent equipment to support arts programs.

GEFA Lead Service Line Replacement

Posted: July 12, 2024

Deadline: December 31, 2024

Grantor: Georgia Environmental Finance Authority

Funding for lead service line inventory management and lead service line replacement (LSLR) projects that will assist local communities with the implementation of proactive LSLR programs.

OneGeorgia Equity Fund - Rural Workforce Housing Initiative

Posted: July 12, 2024

Deadline: October 11, 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.

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.