Grants & Award Opportunities

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

Solid Waste Management Grants

Posted: October 2, 2024

Deadline: December 31, 2024

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.

Local First Responders State Microgrant Program

Posted: October 2, 2024

Deadline: November 8, 2024

Grantor: Criminal Justice Coordinating Council

This grant offers financial support to first responder agencies in Georgia for the purchase of essential equipment and technology.

Community HOME Investment Program

Posted: October 2, 2024

Deadline: January 31, 2025

Grantor: Georgia Department of Community Affairs

CHIP supports city and county governments, housing authorities, and nonprofits in Georgia with grants for home rehabilitation and affordable single-family home construction to benefit low-income households.

Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling Grants for Communities

Posted: October 2, 2024

Deadline: December 20, 2024

Grantor: Environmental Protection Agency

This grant program offers funding for projects aimed at optimizing waste management, reducing recycling contamination, and increasing recycling rates in municipalities and disadvantaged communities.

Consumer Recycling Education and Outreach Grant

Posted: October 2, 2024

Deadline: December 20, 2024

Grantor: Environmental Protection Agency

The Consumer Recycling Education and Outreach Grant looks to support local waste management infrastructure and recycling programs, reduce household food waste, expand compost markets, and enhance education on composting.

Heirs' Property Family Wealth Protection Fund

Posted: September 30, 2024

Deadline: October 31, 2024

Grantor: The Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta

The Heirs’ Property Family Wealth Protection Fund provides up to $500,000 in grant funding to help address and resolve heirs’ property issues in low-to-moderate income areas.

Lead Service Line Replacement

Posted: September 30, 2024

Deadline: December 30, 2024

Grantor: Georgia Environmental Finance Authority

The Lead Service Line Replacement Program provides funding for communities to inventory and replace lead service lines to ensure safer drinking water.

Grid Resilience Grant Program

Posted: September 30, 2024

Deadline: November 26, 2024

Grantor: Georgia Environmental Finance Authority

The Grid Resilience Grant Program supports electric grid operators, generators, and related entities in enhancing grid resilience through eligible weatherization and hardening measures.

Community Change Grants Program

Posted: September 19, 2024

Deadline: November 21, 2024

Grantor: Environmental Protection Agency

The EPA’s Community Change Grants offer $2 billion in funding to support projects that build climate resilience, address pollution, and foster environmental justice initiatives.

Recreation Economy for Rural Communities

Posted: September 11, 2024

Deadline: October 16, 2024

Grantor: Environmental Protection Agency

The RERC program provides small towns and rural communities with federal planning assistance to boost outdoor recreation, promote equitable access, and stimulate main street revitalization.

Department of Labor Growth Opportunities Program

Posted: September 11, 2024

Deadline: October 15, 2024

Grantor: Employment and Training Administration

This grant aims to equip justice-involved youth and young adults with skills for equitable career opportunities by offering paid work experiences, occupational training, and leadership development. No match is required.

BRACE Grant Program

Posted: September 11, 2024

Deadline: October 11, 2024

Grantor: Keep Georgia Beautiful Foundation

KGBF’s BRACE Grant Program seeks to help local governments and agencies combat litter and promote clean environments by providing financial assistance. Priority is given to populations under 2,500

National Digital Newspaper Program

Posted: August 30, 2024

Deadline: December 2, 2024

Grantor: National Endowment for the Humanities

This program creates a national digital resource of historically significant newspapers published between 1690 and 1963 from all 56 states and U.S. jurisdictions.

FY25 Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act Grants

Posted: August 30, 2024

Deadline: October 31, 2024

Grantor: Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service

The Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act (NMBCA) grant program provides competitive funding for projects aimed at conserving neotropical migratory birds and their habitats across the U.S.

SFY2025 Regional Water Plan Seed Grants

Posted: August 8, 2024

Deadline: October 31, 2024

Grantor: Georgia DNR Environmental Protection Division

The Regional Water Plan Seed Grants are being provided to support and incentivize local governments and other water users as they undertake their Regional Water Plan implementation responsibilities.

Digital Equity Competitive Grant Program

Posted: August 7, 2024

Deadline: October 22, 2024

Grantor: National Telecommunications and Information Administration

The Competitive Grant Program provides funds to support digital equity efforts for Covered Populations by promoting digital inclusion, broadband adoption, training, workforce development, and access to technology and public computing centers.

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

Posted: July 12, 2024

Deadline: October 11, 2024

Grantor: Georgia Department of Community Affairs

The purpose of the Equity Fund is to finance activities that will assist applicants in promoting the health, welfare, safety, and economic security of the citizens of the state through the development and retention of employment opportunities in areas of greater need.

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.

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.