Grant Opportunities
Build the capacity of the nonprofit organizations that serve our community
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Grant Opportunities
The following two sections contain available grant applications.
- Section 1 includes grant processes managed by the Community Foundation. These applications must be submitted through the Community Foundation's online grants platform. Create or log in to your account here. For more information on the online grant platform, view our help page.
- Section 2 includes listings of grant opportunities available fom local companies or organizations. Click the listing to access the company or organization's website.
Section 1: Community Foundation Grant Opportunities
Basic Needs Fund
Grant cycle is currently closed.
Grantmaking fund to support the well-being of all citizens in our community by providing access to basic needs such as food, shelter, jobs, family support and animal welfare services.
Compass Society
Grant cycle is currently closed.
Grantmaking fund to support quality of life programs in the following categories: Basic needs, economy, education, environment, health and wellness, lifestyle, and neighborhoods and community.
NEXT GRANT CYCLE: Fall 2021
Emergency Relief Fund
GRANT Cycle is currently closed.
Grantmaking for nonprofit organizations serving Greater Huntsville area who are supporting basic needs and/or health and wellness relief efforts related to the COVID-19 situation.
Environment Fund
Grant cycle is currently closed.
Grantmaking fund to support access to clean air, water and recreational areas by protecting our community’s natural resources, encouraging sustainable development and reducing our community’s energy consumption.
Google Fiber Digital Inclusion Fund
GRANT CYCLE IS CURRENTLY CLOSED.
Grantmaking fund to support K-12 students in Huntsville, Alabama with devices and mobile internet to support distance learning as a result of COVID-19.
Inclusive Mobility Fund provided by Toyota Motor Manufacturing Alabama
GRANT CYCLE IS CURRENTLY CLOSED.
Grant funding to support a more inclusive, sustainable, and mobile society.
Pathway to Sustainability Fund
GRANT CYCLE IS CURRENTLY CLOSED.
The Pathway to Sustainability Fund was established to support nonprofits as they build capacity through collaborative case management to move people from crisis to sustainability.
Racial Equity Fund
GRANT CYCLE IS CURRENTLY CLOSED.
The Racial Equity Fund will provide grant funding to address racial equity gaps in the following areas that affect quality of life:
- Criminal justice system
- Education and job readiness
- Health and wellness
- Income and wealth creation
- Neighborhoods and communities
NEXT GRANT CYCLE: Early 2021
Remote Learning Supervision Fund
grant Cycle is currently closed.
Grantmaking fund for eligible organizations providing supervision of remote learning due to school closures for K-12 public school students in Huntsville City, Madison City, and Madison County public schools.
Ruth and Lyle Taylor Fund
GRANT CYCLE IS CURRENTLY CLOSED.
Grantmaking endowment fund established by Lyle and Ruth Taylor to support historic preservation (2021), environmental conservation (2022), and civic engagement (2020)
NEXT GRANT CYCLE: Spring 2021
Summer Adventures in Learning "SAIL" Fund
GRANT CYCLE IS CURRENTLY CLOSED.
Summer Adventures in Learning (SAIL) is a collective impact project that works to overcome summer learning loss.
NEXT GRANT CYCLE: Fall 2021
#WeBelieveHSV
GRANT CYCLE IS CURRENTLY CLOSED.
Video grant opportunity for local nonprofit organizations that support low-income members of our community.
Women's Philanthropy Society
GRANT CYCLE IS CURRENTLY CLOSED.
Each year the Women's Philanthropy Society awards one high-dollar grant to create systemic change around one key focus area facing women and families in our community.
NEXT GRANT CYCLE: Summer 2021
Section 2: Local Grant Opportunities
CANVAS Be The Good Fund
Creative Cities Fund
Crestwood Women's and Families Fund
ERC Helping Hands Fund
give256 Fund
Intrepid Ideal Community Fund
Iron Mountain Employee Peaks Fund
MartinConnects Grants Program
Stepping Stones Fund
Vector Wealth Strategies Community Impact Fund
Vector Wealth Strategies Community Scholarship (CAP & GOWN)
If you have a concern about these grant opportunities, please click here to learn more about the Community Foundation’s conflict resolution process.
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