Funding by Topic: Community development

Summaries of funding programs are provided by RAC for your convenience. Please contact the funder directly for the most complete and current information. You can also browse a list of inactive funding programs.

National Funding Programs

2009 National e-Commerce Extension Initiative: Program Implementation Mini-Grants
Funding to expand the adoption of e-commerce strategies by communities, small/micro businesses, and entrepreneurs across the country.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Jan 15, 2010
    Sponsor: Southern Rural Development Center

AmeriCorp Indian Tribes Planning Grants
Grants directly to Tribes and Tribal organizations to assist them in developing an AmeriCorps program.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Jan 26, 2010
    Sponsor: Corporation for National and Community Service: For Faith-Based and Other Community Organizations

AmeriCorps National Planning Grants
The Corporation awards these grants directly to organizations to assist them in developing an AmeriCorps program in more than one state.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Jan 26, 2010
    Sponsor: Corporation for National and Community Service: For Faith-Based and Other Community Organizations

AmeriCorps State and National Grants
Funding is available to support multi-state programs addressing critical community needs through service of professionals, paraprofessionals, and pre-professionals in communities with shortages of these professionals.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Jan 26, 2010
    Sponsor: Corporation for National and Community Service: For Faith-Based and Other Community Organizations

Building Healthy Communities Grant Program
Grants for community improvement projects.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Dec 15, 2009
    Sponsor: Home Depot Foundation

Calvert Foundation Loan Program
Loans to community organizations that act as financial intermediaries, including loan funds, microfinance institutions, affordable housing developers and social enterprises.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
    Sponsor: Calvert Foundation

Community Development Transportation Lending Services (CTAA)
Provides loan funding to support transit services in rural areas.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
    Sponsor: Community Transportation Association of America

Do Something Awards 2010
This program honors and funds the efforts of dynamic leaders age 25 and under.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Dec 15, 2009
    Sponsor: Do Something

Do Something Community Action Projects
Grants to help young people implement or expand a community action project, program, or organization.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
    Sponsor: Do Something

Do Something Disaster Grants
Grants to young people across the US and Canada with a project idea around the themes of disaster preparedness and emergency response.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
    Sponsor: Do Something

Ethyl Grant Program
Funding for rural communities and schools.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
    Sponsor: Foundation for Rural Education and Development

FedEx Social Responsibility Program
Core giving areas are emergency and disaster relief, pedestrian and child safety, education, and health and human services.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
    Sponsor: FedEx

FY 2009 EDA American Recovery Program Pursuant to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
Grants that will promote comprehensive, entrepreneurial and innovation-based economic development efforts.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
    Sponsor: Economic Development Administration

Georgia-Pacific Foundation
Georgia-Pacific Foundation makes investments that improve the quality of life in communities where they operate, and where their employees live and work.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide, only in areas of company operations. See http://www.gp.com/facilitydirectory/ for details.
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
    Sponsor: Georgia Pacific Foundation

Green Retrofit Program for Multifamily Housing Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
Grants for eligible property owners to make energy and green retrofit investments in the property, to ensure the maintenance and preservation of the property, the continued operation and maintenance of energy efficiency technologies.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
    Sponsor: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

HOPE VI Main Street Program
Grants to small communities to assist in the rehabilitation and new construction of affordable housing in conjunction with an existing program to revitalize an historic or traditional central business district.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Jan 20, 2010
    Sponsor: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

HUD State Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program
Funding for revitalizing neighborhoods, expanding housing, improving community facilities and services, acquiring property such as land and buildings, and improvements to property.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
    Sponsor: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Jenny's Heroes Community Grant Program
Grants to individuals who submit the best ideas for tangible, lasting community projects.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis

Kroger Company Foundation
Capital campaigns, start up grants, and funding for special projects. Focuses only on areas where company has operations.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide, only in areas of company operations.See http://www.thekrogerco.com/operations/operations.htm for details.
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
    Sponsor: Kroger Company Foundation

Learn and Serve America Summer of Service FY10
Grants for collaborative efforts to implement community-based service-learning projects during the summer months.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Dec 10, 2009
    Sponsor: Corporation for National and Community Service: For Faith-Based and Other Community Organizations

Microsoft Unlimited Potential: Community Technology Skills Program Grants
Grants to provide nonprofit organizations with funding to support technology training programs.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
    Sponsor: Microsoft Community Affairs

Nature Hills Nursery Green America Awards
Grants to community groups who are committed to improving their local environment by planting trees, bushes and shrubs to make their communities a better place to live.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Apr 1, 2010
    Sponsor: Nature Hills Nursery

RGK Foundation Grants
Grants that support projects in the broad areas of education, community, and medicine/health.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
    Sponsor: RGK Foundation

Rural Broadband Access Loans and Loan Guarantees Program
Loans and loan guarantees for the construction, improvement, and acquisition of facilities and equipment for broadband service in eligible rural communities.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
    Sponsor: USDA Rural Development

Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant Program
Loans and grants are to assist in economically developing rural areas.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
    Sponsor: USDA Rural Business-Cooperative Service

Stimulus Assistance: USDA Rural Development Programs
Grant, loan, and loan guarantee assistance to rural residents, rural communities, and rural utility systems.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
    Sponsor: USDA Rural Development

USDA Community Facilities Loan and Grant Program
Funding to construct, enlarge, or improve essential community facilities for health care, public safety, and public services in rural areas.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
    Sponsor: USDA Rural Development

Walgreen Community Grant Program
Funding for access to health and wellness, pharmacy education programs and mentoring initiatives, civic and community outreach and emergency and disaster relief.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
    Sponsor: Walgreen Company

State and Regional Funding Programs

Boettcher Foundation
Grants to educational institutions, community & social services including health, civic & cultural programs.
    Geographic Coverage: Colorado
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis

Colonia Area Planning Fund
Provides assistance for the completion of planning activities that prepare colonia areas for water, sewer and housing improvements.
    Geographic Coverage: Texas
    Application Deadline: Mar 27, 2011
    Sponsor: Texas Office of Rural Community Affairs

Midwest Assistance Program Loan Fund
Provides low-cost, short and intermediate term loans for community water and wastewater projects through its Community Revolving Loan Fund.
    Geographic Coverage: Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Montana, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
    Sponsor: Midwest Assistance Program

RCAP Safe Water Fund
A low-interest loan program for small community water and wastewater projects in Ohio.
    Geographic Coverage: Ohio
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis

Wells Fargo Arizona Grant Program
Wells Fargo makes grants in three primary areas: Human Services, Education and Community Development.
    Geographic Coverage: Arizona
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis

Wells Fargo New Mexico Grant Program
Wells Fargo makes grants in three primary areas: Human Services, Education and Community Development.
    Geographic Coverage: New Mexico
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis

Wells Fargo Texas Grant Program
Wells Fargo makes grants in three primary areas: Human Services, Education and Community Development.
    Geographic Coverage: Texas
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis

William T. Kemper Foundation Grants
Provides grants for health, human services, the arts, and the environment.
    Geographic Coverage: Missouri, Kansas, and western Illinois
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis

Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation
Provides resources to build and sustain strong communities for all Arkansans
    Geographic Coverage: Arkansas
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis

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