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 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.

ACM Lifting Lives

Funding: $5,000 – $20,000

Deadline: July 29, 2026

Supports non-profit organizations increasing access to music therapy programs.

Literary Arts Fund

Funding: $25,000 – $100,000

Deadline: August 17, 2026

Supports nonprofit literary arts organizations, presses, and publications working to strengthen creative writers and expand their reach to readers and audiences.

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.

Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs

Deadline: July 12, 2026

Supports communities in planning for long-term, holistic improvement.

Indiana Office of Community & Rural Affairs

Funding: Up to $350,000 for cities and towns and $500,000 for counties

Deadline: July 12, 2026

Empowers Indiana communities to establish local home repair programs.

OpenAI Foundation

Funding: Up to 10% of annual budget

Deadline: July 15, 2026

Provides unrestricted grants to local nonprofits exploring how community-led AI engagement can reduce barriers to services, expand opportunity, and elevate community voice.

Foundation for Rural Service

Funding: $250-$5,000

Deadline: September 4, 2026

Supports local efforts to build and sustain a high quality of life in rural America across four areas: business and economic development, education and workforce, health and well-being, and public service and first responders.

Indiana Department of Natural Resources

Funding: $1,000 – $30,000

Deadline: September 11, 2026

Supports the long-term growth and development of community forestry programs to support the protection and expansion of community & urban tree canopy cover.

Indiana Department of Natural Resources

Funding: $500 – $5,000

Deadline: September 11, 2026

Supports communities with a population of 10,000 or less in investing in the long-term growth of community forestry programs.

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.

Ross Stores Regional Giving Program

Funding: $10,000, $20,000, or $30,000

Deadline: July 24, 2026

Supports non-profit organizations building academic achievement and life skills in economically underserved youth ages 3 to 24. Academic funding supports literacy, STEAM, tutoring, and college readiness, while life skills funding supports mentoring, financial literacy, leadership, and career readiness.

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.

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.

Simply Organic

Funding: $30,000 – $150,000

Deadline: August 14, 2026

Supports organizations work to address food insecurity by expanding access to organic, nutrient-dense food.

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.

Department of Health and Human Services

Funding: Up to $250,000

Deadline: August 6, 2026

Supports small rural healthcare facilities build capacity to collect clinical data, implement evidence-based quality improvements, and improve chronic disease outcomes.