Grant Opportunities

Indiana Arts Commission

Funding: Up to $4,000

Deadline: September 3, 2026

Supports public facing, short-term arts projects or series of arts activities including performances, exhibits, arts festivals, and public art.

National Endowment for the Humanities

Funding: $1 – $700,000

Deadline: June 25, 2026

Supports the development, production, and distribution of radio programs, podcasts, and documentary files to engage broad audiences with humanities ideas through compelling and accessible storytelling.

National Endowment for the Arts

Funding: $10,000 – $100,000

Deadline: July 9, 2026

Provides project-based funding across a wide range of disciplines, including arts education, dance, folk and traditional arts, literary arts, music, theater, visual and media arts, and more.

US National Park Service

Deadline: June 16, 2026

Supports preservation of nationally significant historic properties and collections that convey our nation’s rich heritage to future generations.

North American Railway Foundation

Deadline: June 12, 2026

Supports projects that advance railway safety, efficiency, and technology and promote education about, and the preservation of, railroad history in the United States.

US Department of Agriculture

Funding: $100,000 – $5,000,000

Deadline: June 19, 2026

Support the deployment of broadband in rural communities to stimulate economic development and enhance educational and healthcare opportunities.

US Department of Homeland Security

Deadline: June 22, 2026

Provides financial assistance to help fire departments increase frontline firefighters through two activities: hiring of firefighters and recruitment and retention of volunteer firefighters.

U.S. Department of Defense, Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation

Funding: $250,000 – $20,000,000

Deadline: June 25, 2026

Supports community infrastructure projects including projects related to transportation, schools, hospitals, or other community support facilities in communities supportive of a military installation.

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Funding: $50,000 – $500,000

Deadline: June 30, 2026

Provides loans and grants to Microenterprise Development Organizations to support microloans for rural microenterprise startups and growth through a Rural Microloan Revolving Fund.

The Home Depot Foundation

Funding: $100,000 – $500,000

Deadline: July 3, 2026

Provides funding to nonprofit organizations for the new construction or rehabilitation of permanent supportive housing for veterans.

Old National Bank Foundation

Deadline: July 10, 2026

Supports nonprofit organizations improving quality of life in the areas of affordable housing, economic development, workforce development, and financial empowerment with priority given to programs serving low- to moderate-income families.

Walmart

Funding: $250 – $5,000

Applications are accepted and reviewed through three application cycles in FY27:

• Cycle 1: Feb. 1 – April 15
• Cycle 2: May 1– July 15
• Cycle 3: Aug. 1 – Nov. 30

Supports local organizations that meet the needs of communities where Walmart operates.

CenterPoint Energy Foundation

Deadline: July 17, 2026

Supports affordable housing, neighborhood revitalization, environmental stewardship, and outdoor recreation.

Funding: Up to $50,000

Application Cycles: Quaterly

Supports community revitalization projects that enhance public spaces, strengthen local economies, and improve quality of life in small towns.

Funding: $500 – $2,000

Supports Black-owned brick-and-mortar retail businesses across the US in covering operating expenses such as workforce retention, rent, inventory, customer research, and community engagement.

Jeffris Heartland Fund

Supports preservation projects in small towns and cities in the Midwest by covering 50% of the costs of a Historic Structure Report.

Indiana Housing & Community Development Authority

Funding: $5,000 – $50,000 with 1:1 fundraising match requirement

Supports projects that activate underutilized public spaces or create new public spaces.

U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of Rural Development

This program provides affordable funding to development essential community facilities in rural areas.

Funding: Up to $10,000 with a 1:1 cash match requirement

Provides start-up funding for resident-driven groups in small cities and towns looking to implement the Community Heart & Soul model.

U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of Rural Development

This program provides funding for clean and reliable drinking water systems, sanitary sewage disposal, sanitary solid waste disposal, and storm water drainage to households and businesses in rural areas.

Longview Foundation

Funding: $10,000- – $20,000

Deadline: June 15, 2026

Supports K-12 education projects that build global perspectives in teachers and students across four priority areas: state and districtwide internationalization efforts, global perspectives in teacher preparation and professional development, global-ready classrooms and communities, and global competence in Career and Technical Education programs.

CHS Foundation

Funding: $1,000 – $1,430,000

Supports programs that strengthen rural communities and prepares the next generation of agricultural education, leadership training, and career development for students from high school through early professional stages.

Frances R. Dewing Foundation

Funding: $2,500 – $25,000

Deadlines: April 1, 2026 and October 1, 2026

Provides seed grant funding for new or experimental projects, including creative daycare initiatives, that have potential to create broader community or educational impact.

School-Based Healthcare Solutions Network

Provides a fully funded mental health professional for each school campus who will deliver evidence-based mental health support services directly to students.

Funding: Up to $1,200 with a 2:1 match requirement

Deadlines: Every April 1 and October 1

Supports rural libraries to purchase new, quality, hardcover children’s books.

Indiana Department of Workforce Development

Offers employers $5,000 per employee (up to $50,000) who is trained, hired, and retained for at least six months in select priority sectors.

Indiana Department of Workforce Development

Program for individuals that covers the tuition and fees of qualifying certificate programs across Indiana.

Home Deport Foundation

Funding: In-kind support up to $10,000

Support is provided in the form of Home Depot gift cards that may be used to purchase tools, equipment, building materials, and supplies, or to support new or renovated training spaces for organizations offering vocational training in the construction industry.

Funding: $5,000 – $25,000

Supports community-based non-profit organizations advancing health, education, and well-being.

Zorya Foundation

Funding: Up to $12,000

Provides childcare support to women working in healthcare who are mothers or primary caregivers.

America’s Healthy Food Financing Initiative

Funding: $20,000 – $250,000

Deadline: July 31, 2026

Supports food retailers and food enterprises proposing projects that create or expand access to staple and perishable foods in underserved communities across the US.

Bell’s Brewery

Funding: $500-$5,000

Deadline: July 31, 2026

Supports projects that improve the use of water resources for the protection and benefit of public health and frontline communities.

AstraZeneca

Funding: $30,000

Deadline: July 2, 2026

Supports community-based nonprofits addressing the social, cultural, and linguistic needs of communities facing barriers to care and opportunity.