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.

Amazon

Funding: $5,000 – $20,000

Deadline: May 1, 2026

Supports nonprofit literary organizations whose core mission is to develop emerging writers, build the careers or working writers, and connect them with readers.

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.

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.

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Funding: Up to $200,000

Deadline: April 22, 2026

Supports planning and working capital projects that generate new products, expand market opportunities, and increase producer income, with a focus on economic viability and sustainability.

National Trust for Historic Preservation

Funding: $2,500 – $15,000

Deadline: May 1, 2026

Supports and encourages preservation at the local level by providing seed money for preservation projects in small towns with populations of 10,000 or less.

US Department of Transportation

Funding: $100,000 – $25,000,000

Deadline: May 26, 2026

Supports planning, demonstration, and implementation projects aimed at improving safety for all road users.

Indiana Department of Natural Resources

Funding: $10,000 – $75,000

Deadline: June 5, 2026

Supports preservation, rehabilitation, or restoration activities for historic resources currently listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

The Herb Block Foundation

Funding: $5,000 – $25,000

Deadline: June 4, 2026

Supports non-partisan citizen engagement initiatives including citizen education and increasing voter participation.

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.

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.

United Engineering Foundation

Deadline: May 1, 2026

Supports initiatives that advance engineering and engineering education.

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.

Indiana Department of Environmental Management

Deadline: Notice of Intent to Apply due June 1, 2026; Application due September 1, 2026

Supports projects that address nonpoint source pollution and improve water quality across Indiana.

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.