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Upcoming Grants with Deadlines
| Grantmaker | Grant | LOI | Deadline | Amount Floor | Amount Ceiling | Match | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADECA | Land and Water Conservation Fund | 02.12.2025 | $50,000 | $1,000,000 | 50% | https://adeca.alabama.gov/lwcf/ | |
| Alabama Audubon | Education MiniGrant | 02.15.2025 | $1,000 | 0% | https://alaudubon.org/education-minigrants | ||
| Lowe's | Lowe's Hometowns | 02.18.2025 | $10,000 | $300,000 | 0% | https://corporate.lowes.com/our-responsibilities/lowes-hometowns | |
| Christopher and Dana Reeves Foundation | Quality of Life Grant | 02.28.2025 | $5,000 | $40,000 | 0% | https://www.christopherreeve.org/todays-care/get-support/grants-for-non-profits/ | |
| The Funders Network | Partners for Places Grant | 02.28.2025 | $45,000 | $150,000 | 50% | https://www.fundersnetwork.org/partners-for-places/ | |
| Brabson Family Foundation | Foundation grant | 03.01.2025 | 0% | https://www.brabsonfoundation.org/ | |||
| Clif Family Foundation | Open Call Grant (Spring) | 03.01.2025 | $5,000 | $50,000 | 0% | https://cliffamilyfoundation.org/grants-program | |
| National Park Service | RTCA Technical Assistance | 03.01.2025 | 0% | https://www.nps.gov/orgs/rtca/ | |||
| Outride Bike | Community Impact Grant | 03.01.2025 | 0% | https://outridebike.org/community-impact-grant | |||
| Polaris | TRAILS Grants (Spring) | 03.01.2025 | $10,000 | 50% | https://www.polaris.com/en-us/trails-application/ | ||
| Spire Energy | Spire Serves | 03.01.2025 | 0% | https://www.spireenergy.com/spire-serves | |||
| Swantz Family Foundation | Foundation Grant | 03.01.2025 | $5,000 | 0% | https://www.swantzfamilyfoundation.org/ | ||
| Alabama Scenic River Trail | Alabama Waterway Enhancement Program | 03.03.2025 | $5,000 | 0% | https://www.alabamascenicrivertrail.com/about/projects-initiatives/al-waterway-enhancement-program/ | ||
| AARP | Community Challenge Grant | 03.05.2025 | $500 | $50,000 | 0% | https://www.aarp.org/livable-communities/community-challenge/aarp-community-challenge.html | |
| Community Foundation of Greater Huntsville | Racial Equity Fund | 03.06.2025 | 0% | https://givehsv.org/grant/racial-equity-fund/ | |||
| EBSCO | Community Impact Grant | 01.29.2025 | 03.12.2025 | 0% | https://www.ebscoind.com/ebsco-community-impact/ | ||
| Legacy | Legacy Grant | 03.14.2025 | $2,500 | 0% | https://legacyenved.org/legacy-grants/ | ||
| Daniel Foundation of Alabama | Arts, Culture, and Community Assets | 01.27.2025 | 03.17.2025 | 0% | https://danielfoundationofalabama.com/grants/ | ||
| ADECA | Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership (Round 8) | 03.18.2025 | $300,000 | $15,000,000 | 50% | https://adeca.alabama.gov/lwcf/ | |
| National Veteran Sports Program | Grants for Adaptive Sports Programs for Disasbled Veterans and Members of the Armed Forces program | 03.24.2025 | $750,000 | 25% | https://grants.gov/search-results-detail/356107 | ||
| Community Foundation of Greater Huntsville | Mazda Toyota Manufacturing Grant | 03.31.2025 | 0% | https://givehsv.org/for-nonprofits/grant-opportunities/ | |||
| National Veteran Sports Program | Grants for Adaptive Sports Programs for Disasbled Veterans and Members of the Armed Forces (Equine Assisted Therapy) | 03.31.2025 | $750,000 | 25% | https://grants.gov/search-results-detail/356106 | ||
| T-Mobile | Hometown Grant (Spring) | 03.31.2025 | $50,000 | 0% | https://www.t-mobile.com/brand/hometown-grants | ||
| Yamaha | Outdoor Access Initiative (1st Quarter) | 03.31.2025 | $10,000 | 50% | https://yamahaoai.com/ | ||
| Community Foundation of Greater Huntsville | Ruth and Lyle Taylor Endowment Fund | 04.15.2025 | $2,500 | 0% | https://givehsv.org/for-nonprofits/grant-opportunities/ | ||
| Iron Mountain Solutions | Employee Peaks Fund | 04.17.2025 | $2,000 | $7,500 | 0% | https://www.ironmountainsolutions.com/community/ | |
| KFC Foundation | Kentucky Fried Wishes Grant: Improving Health & Wellbeing | 04.18.2025 | $10,000 | $10,000 | 0% | https://kfcfoundation.org/wishes/ | |
| Protective Life | Community Involvement Grant (Spring) | 04.21.2025 | 0% | https://www.protective.com/about-us/community-involvement | |||
| America's State Parks | Bronco Wild Fund | 04.26.2025 | $5,000 | $15,000 | 0% | https://www.stateparks.org/bronco-wild-fund-grant/ | |
| First Horizon Bank | Grants for Good | 04.30.2025 | $10,000 | $10,000 | 0% | https://www.firsthorizonfoundation.com/grantsforgood | |
| Wells Fargo Foundation | Community Grant (Sustainability and Environment) | 05.01.2025 | 0% | https://www.wellsfargo.com/about/corporate-responsibility/community-giving/ | |||
| National Environmental Education Foundation | Biodiversity Conservation Grant | 03.01.2025 | 05.01.2025 | $50,000 | $75,000 | 0% | https://www.neefusa.org/2025-biodiversity-conservation-grant |
| Network for Landscape Conservation | Catalyst Fund | 05.03.2025 | $25,000 | 50% | https://landscapeconservation.org/catalyst-fund/ | ||
| Community Foundation of Greater Huntsville | Huntsville Utilities Innovation Dividend Fund | 05.15.2025 | $50,000 | 0% | https://givehsv.org/for-nonprofits/grant-opportunities/ | ||
| US Department of Transportation | Safe Streets and Roads for All (Implementation Plan) | 05.16.2025 | $5,000,000 | $30,000,000 | 20% | https://www.transportation.gov/grants/SS4A | |
| Conservation Alliance | Summer Cycle | 05.31.2025 | $50,000 | 0% | http://www.conservationalliance.com/ | ||
| Spire Energy | Spire Serves | 06.03.2025 | 0% | https://www.spireenergy.com/spire-serves | |||
| Daniel Foundation of Alabama | Health Initiatives | 04.25.2025 | 06.13.2025 | 0% | https://danielfoundationofalabama.com/grants/ | ||
| Alabama Power | Foundation Grant (Cycle 2) | 06.14.2025 | $10,000 | $100,000 | 0% | https://powerofgood.com/grant/foundation-grants/ | |
| Community Foundation of Northeast Alabama | Summit Grant | 05.19.2025 | 06.16.2025 | 0% | https://www.cfnea.org/receive/grants-toolkit | ||
| US Department of Transportation | Active Transportation Infrastructure Investment Program (ATIIP | 06.17.2025 | $100,000 | $15,000,000 | 20% | https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/353043 | |
| Alabama's Mountains, Rivers, and Valleys RC&D | Community Grant | 06.24.2025 | $5,000 | 0% | https://amrvrcd.org/grants | ||
| Cawaco RC&D | Community Grant | 06.24.2025 | $5,000 | 0% | https://cawaco.org/the-cawaco-grant-program | ||
| Coosa Valley RC&D | Community Grant | 06.24.2025 | $5,000 | 0% | https://coosavalleyrcd.org | ||
| Northwest Alabama RC&D | Community Grant | 06.24.2025 | $5,000 | 0% | https://nwalrcd.org/grants | ||
| Community Foundation of Greater Huntsville | Compass Society Grant | 06.30.2025 | $50,000 | 0% | https://givehsv.org/grant/compass-society/ | ||
| Quadratec | Energize the Environment Grant (Spring) | 06.30.2025 | $3,500 | 50% | https://www.quadratec.com/page/quadratec-cares-grant-program | ||
| T-Mobile | Hometown Grant (Summer) | 06.30.2025 | $50,000 | 0% | https://www.t-mobile.com/brand/hometown-grants | ||
| Yamaha | Outdoor Access Initiative (2nd Quarter) | 06.30.2025 | $10,000 | 50% | https://yamahaoai.com/ | ||
| National Forest Foundation | Matching Award Program - Connecting People to Forests (Round 2) | 07.01.2025 | $5,000 | $70,000 | 50% | https://www.nationalforests.org/grant-programs/map | |
| Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs | Community Development Block Grant - CDBG | 07.21.2025 | $250,000 | 20% | https://adeca.alabama.gov/cdbg/ | ||
| Protective Life | Community Involvement Grant (Summer) | 07.21.2025 | 0% | https://www.protective.com/about-us/community-involvement | |||
| Alabama Power | Gateway | 07.26.2025 | $2,500 | 0% | https://powerofgood.com/grant/gateway-grants/ | ||
| Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs | Recreational Trails Program | 07.31.2025 | $400,000 | 20% | https://adeca.alabama.gov/trails/||ADECA Trails | ||
| Crossflow | Crossflow Cares | 07.31.2025 | 0% | https://crossflowcares.org/ | |||
| Clif Family Foundation | Open Call Grant (Summer) | 08.01.2025 | $5,000 | $50,000 | 0% | https://cliffamilyfoundation.org/grants-program | |
| US Department of Transportation | Safe Streets and Roads for All (Action Plan) | 08.29.2025 | $200,000 | $1,000,000 | 0% | https://www.transportation.gov/grants/SS4A | |
| International Mountain Bicycling Association | IMBA Trail Accelerator Grant | 08.31.2025 | $5,000 | $30,000 | 50% | https://www.imba.com/trails-for-all/trail-accelerator-grants | |
| National Association of State Park Directors | Hearts of STIHL Grant | 08.31.2025 | $20,000 | 0% | https://www.stateparks.org/special-programs/stihl-grant/ | ||
| Polaris | T.R.A.I.L.S. Grant (Fall) | 09.01.2025 | $10,000 | 50% | https://www.polaris.com/en-us/trails-application/ | ||
| Spire Energy | Spire Serves | 09.01.2025 | 0% | https://www.spireenergy.com/spire-serves | |||
| EBSCO | Community Impact Grant | 07.29.2025 | 09.04.2025 | 0% | https://www.ebscoind.com/ebsco-community-impact/ | ||
| Hydro Flask | Parks for All | 09.09.2025 | $10,000 | $15,000 | 0% | https://www.hydroflask.com/parks-for-all | |
| Community Foundation of Northeast Alabama | Longleaf Fund | 08.15.2025 | 09.15.2025 | 0% | https://www.cfnea.org/receive/grants-toolkit | ||
| Community Foundation of Northeast Alabama | Foothills Community Partnership Charitable Fund Grant | 08.15.2025 | 09.15.2025 | 0% | https://www.cfnea.org/receive/grants-toolkit | ||
| T-Mobile | Hometown Grant (Fall) | 09.30.2025 | $50,000 | 0% | https://www.t-mobile.com/brand/hometown-grants | ||
| US Department of Transportation | Reconnecting Communities Pilot Discretionary Grant Program | 09.30.2025 | $100,000 | $2,000,000 | 20% | https://www.transportation.gov/grants/reconnecting-communities | |
| Yamaha | Outdoor Access Initiative (3rd Quarter) | 09.30.2025 | $10,000 | 50% | https://yamahaoai.com/ | ||
| Protective Life | Community Involvement Grant (Fall) | 10.21.2025 | 0% | https://www.protective.com/about-us/community-involvement | |||
| Quadratec | Energize the Environment Grant (Fall) | 10.30.2025 | $3,500 | 50% | https://www.quadratec.com/page/quadratec-cares-grant-program | ||
| Conservation Alliance | Winter Cycle | 11.30.2025 | $50,000 | 0% | http://www.conservationalliance.com/ | ||
| American Trails | Legacy Trails Grant | 12.01.2025 | $5,000 | $100,000 | 20% | https://www.americantrails.org/legacy-trails-program | |
| EBSCO | Community Impact Grant | 10.29.2025 | 12.05.2025 | 0% | https://www.ebscoind.com/ebsco-community-impact/ | ||
| Temper of the Times Foundation | Advertising for the Environment | 12.15.2025 | $5,000 | $15,000 | 50% | http://temperfund.org/||Temper Fund | |
| Yamaha | Outdoor Access Initiative (4th Quarter) | 12.15.2025 | $10,000 | 50% | https://yamahaoai.com/ | ||
| T-Mobile | Hometown Grant (Fall) | 12.30.2025 | $50,000 | 0% | https://www.t-mobile.com/brand/hometown-grants |