Grants & Award Opportunities

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

Community Energy Fellows

Posted: October 4, 2023

Deadline: March 5, 2024

Grantor: US Department of Energy

The Community Energy Fellowship will match 25-35 recent graduates and mid-career clean energy professionals with Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) Program formula-eligible local and Tribal governments.

Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) Grants

Posted: October 4, 2023

Deadline: December 1, 2023

Grantor: US Environmental Protection Agency

EPA’s Office of Transportation and Air Quality is soliciting applications nationwide for projects that achieve significant reductions in diesel emissions.

Solid Waste Management Grants

Posted: October 3, 2023

Deadline: December 31, 2023

Grantor: USDA Rural Utilities Service

This program reduces or eliminates pollution of water resources by providing funding for organizations that provide technical assistance or training to improve the planning and management of solid waste sites.

Equity Fund - Rural Workforce Housing Initiative

Posted: September 26, 2023

Deadline: October 13, 2023

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.

Innovative Water Infrastructure Workforce Development Program

Posted: September 25, 2023

Deadline: November 17, 2023

Grantor: US Environmental Protection Agency

Over $20 million in grant funding will be available for eligible organizations interested in building a stronger pool of skilled and diverse workers in the water and wastewater utilities sector.

HFFI Partnerships Program

Posted: September 25, 2023

Deadline: November 3, 2023

Grantor: America’s Healthy Food Financing Initiative

The HFFI Partnerships Program will offer funding to support local capacity and capital to establish and grow local, regional, or state food financing programs.

Community Food Projects Competitive Grant Program (CFPCGP)

Posted: September 25, 2023

Deadline: October 30, 2023

Grantor: USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture

The CFPCGP is intended to bring together stakeholders from distinct parts of the food system and to foster understanding of national food security trends and how they might improve local food systems.

2023 ParkVentures Program

Posted: September 25, 2023

Deadline: October 5, 2023

Grantor: National Park Foundation (NPF)

This program is designed to engage historically excluded audiences at national parks through recreational activities.

FY2024 Brownfield Grants

Posted: September 22, 2023

Deadline: November 13, 2023

Grantor: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Grants offered by the Brownfields Program may be used to address sites contaminated by hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants (including hazardous substances co-mingled with petroleum) and petroleum.

Climate Pollution Reduction Implementation Grants - General Competition

Posted: September 22, 2023

Deadline: April 1, 2024

Grantor: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

The Climate Pollution Reduction Grants (CPRG) program provides $5 billion in grants to states, local governments, tribes, and territories to develop and implement ambitious plans for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and other harmful air pollution.

Older Adult Home Modification Grant Program

Posted: September 18, 2023

Deadline: October 16, 2023

Grantor: US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

The goal of the home modification program is to enable low-income elderly persons to remain in their homes through low-cost, low barrier, high impact home modifications to reduce older adults’ risk of falling, improve general safety, increase accessibility, and to improve their functional abilities in their home.

Healthy Homes Production Grant Program

Posted: September 18, 2023

Deadline: November 7, 2023

Grantor: US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

Our grants focus on researching and demonstrating low-cost, effective home hazard assessment and intervention methods, as well as on public education that stresses ways in which communities can mitigate housing-related hazards.

Airport Terminal Program (ATP)

Posted: September 14, 2023

Deadline: October 16, 2023

Grantor: Federal Aviation Administration

The purpose of the ATP is to make annual grants available to eligible airports for airport terminal and airport-owned Airport Traffic Control Towers development projects that address the aging infrastructure of our nation's airports.

Electric Vehicle Charger Reliability and Accessibility Accelerator

Posted: September 13, 2023

Deadline: November 13, 2023

Grantor: US DOT Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)

Reflecting the need to make our current EV charging network more reliable, the first round of funding made available in this set-aside from the NEVI program will focus on repairing or replacing non-operational EV chargers.

Choice Neighborhoods Implementation Grants

Posted: September 11, 2023

Deadline: December 11, 2023

Grantor: US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

Choice Neighborhoods Implementation Grants support those communities that have undergone a comprehensive local planning process and are ready to implement their plan to redevelop the distressed public and/or assisted housing and neighborhood.

Pathways to Removing Obstacles to Housing (PRO Housing)

Posted: September 11, 2023

Deadline: October 30, 2023

Grantor: US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

Pathways to Removing Obstacles to Housing (PRO Housing) empowers communities that are actively taking steps to remove barriers to affordable housing and seeking to increase housing production and lower housing costs for families over the long term.

High Energy Cost Grants

Posted: September 5, 2023

Deadline: October 31, 2023

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.)

Drinking Water System Infrastructure Resilience and Sustainability Program

Posted: September 5, 2023

Deadline: November 6, 2023

Grantor: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

This grant funding will increase the sustainability of many drinking water systems throughout the country, ensuring that clean water is accessible to all.

Recreational Trails Program (RTP)

Posted: September 5, 2023

Deadline: November 1, 2023

Grantor: GA Department of Natural Resources (DNR)

RTP provides funding for trail construction, trail maintenance, and trail education. (opens 9/1/23)

Recompete Pilot Program

Posted: August 8, 2023

Deadline: October 5, 2023

Grantor: US Economic Development Administration

The Distressed Area Recompete Pilot Program (Recompete Pilot Program) will invest $200 million in persistently distressed communities to create and connect people to good jobs.

Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) Grants Program

Posted: August 8, 2023

Deadline: October 10, 2023

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.

Community Wildfire Defense Grant (CWDG)

Posted: August 4, 2023

Deadline: October 31, 2023

Grantor: US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service

The Community Wildfire Defense Program, or CWDG, is intended to help at-risk local communities and Tribes; plan for and reduce the risk of wildfire.

Georgia Outdoor Stewardship Program

Posted: August 4, 2023

Deadline: October 13, 2023

Grantor: GA Department of Natural Resources (DNR)

Program funds will be dispersed for the purpose of providing stewardship to state parks; state lands and wildlife management areas; to support local parks and trails; and to protect critical conservation lands.

African American Civil Rights Grant Program (AACR)

Posted: July 17, 2023

Deadline: October 10, 2023

Grantor: National Park Service (NPS)

The National Park Service’s (NPS) African American Civil Rights Grant Program (AACR) will document, interpret, and preserve the sites and stories of the full history of the African American struggle to gain equal rights as citizens from the transatlantic slave trade forward.

HUD HOPE VI Main Street Program

Posted: June 16, 2023

Deadline: October 12, 2023

Grantor: US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

The HOPE VI Main Street Program provides grants to communities smaller than 50,000 in population to assist in the renovation of a historic, traditional central business district, or “Main Street” area by replacing unused, obsolete, commercial space in buildings with affordable housing units.