Below is a list of current and upcoming opportunities. If you have questions about an opportunity listed below or additional grant opportunities you’d like to add to the list, please contact Josie Smith (josie@regionalopportunityinc.org).
ROI Grant Opportunities
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Grant Opportunities Outside of ROI
The following opportunities are offered by organizations other than ROI. ROI is not affiliated with any of these grants. This list is meant to provide our partners with other sources of funding for the great work they do in the Indiana Uplands Region.
Rural Empowerment & Economic Development Program
The Rural Empowerment & Economic Development Program from the Indiana Office of Community & Rural Affairs is a capacity-building and planning initiative intended to support communities in building capacity in leadership, readiness for change, vision, partnerships, planning, and community engagement. Local teams led by the county government and including at least two incorporated local units of government within the county boundary undergo a four-to-six month program tailored to their specific needs.
- Award Range: Cost of program participation
- Timeline: Applications open September 19, 2024 and close October 30, 2024
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T-Mobile Hometown Grants
The Hometown Grants from T-Mobile provide funding for communities with populations of 50,000 or less to implement transformational quality of place projects. Grants are given every quarter to up to 25 small towns.
- Award Range: Up to $50,000
- Timeline: Quarter 4 Grants open October 1, 2024 and close December 31, 2024
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Community Crossings Matching Grant
The Community Crossings Matching Grant from the Indiana Department of Transportation provides funding to cities, towns, and counties across Indiana to make improvements to local roads and bridges. There are two calls for projects each year, one in January and one in July.
- Award Range: Up to $1.5 million per project
- Timeline: Next call for projects opens January 2, 2025 and closes January 31, 2025
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Cultural and Community Resilience Grants
The Cultural and Community Resilience grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) support community-based efforts to address the impacts of climate change and COVID-19 by safeguarding cultural resources and fostering cultural resilience through identifying, documenting, and/or collecting cultural heritage and community experiences. The program prioritizes projects from disadvantaged communities and NEH encourages applications that employ inclusive methodologies. Eligible applicants include nonprofit organizations with a 501(c)(3) status, institutes of higher education, state and local governments, and federally recognized Native American Tribal Governments.
- Award Range: Up to $150,000
- Timeline: Application opens February 20, 2025 and closes May 20, 2025.
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Community Economic Development Grants
The Community Economic Development Grants, from the US Administration for Children and Families Office of Community Services is a federal grant program for community development corporations (CDCs) to enhance investment in communities facing persistent poverty and high unemployment through the creation and expansion of businesses and job-opportunities.
- Award Range: $75,000 – $150,000
- Timeline: Applications due May 1, 2025
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Public Impact Projects at Smaller Organizations Grants
The Public Impact Projects at Smaller Organizations grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities support the expansion of humanities programming currently offered by smaller museums and cultural organizations and to assess the organization’s relationship to their community and surrounding neighborhoods.
- Award Range: Up to $25,000
- Timeline: Applications open March 11, 2025 and close June 11, 2025
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Digital Projects for the Public Grants
The Public Impact Projects at Smaller Organizations grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities support the expansion of humanities programming currently offered by smaller museums and cultural organizations and to assess the organization’s relationship to their community and surrounding neighborhoods.
- Award Range: Up to $30,000 in Discovery Grants, up to $100,000 in Prototyping Grants, and up to $400,000 in Production Grants
- Timeline: Applications open March 11, 2025 and close June 11, 2025
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CreatINg Places Grants
CreatINg Places is a place-based grantfunding program from the Indiana Housing & Community Development Authority (IHCDA). The grant supports projects that activate underutilized public spaces or create new public spaces. The program aims to generate public interest and involvement in the development and implementation of place-based improvements by incentivizing small, public donations with a matching grant from IHCDA if and when their funding goal is reached by a set period of time.
- Award Range: $5,000 – $50,000 with a 1:1 fundraising match requirement
- Timeline: Applications are available now and accepted on a rolling basis
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Community Facilities Direct Loan and Grant Program
The purpose of the Community Facilities Direct Loan and Grant Program from the US Department of Agriculture is to provide funding to develop essential community facilities in rural areas. Projects supported through this program must demonstrate substantial community support and facilities must serve the rural area where they are or will be located. Rural areas must have no more than 20,000 residents according the the latest US Census Data. Examples of essential community facilities include: Health care facilities, including hospitals, nursing homes, or dental clinics; public facilities such as town halls, courthouses, airport hangars, or street improvements; community support services such as childcare centers, transitional housing, or community centers; and public safety services such as fire departments and vehicles or police departments and vehicles.
- Award Range: Unspecified, applicants may apply for a loan, a grant, or a combination of both
- Timeline: Applications are available now and accepted on a rolling basis
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Community Heart & Soul Seed Grant Program
The Community Heart & Soul Seed Grant Program provides start-up funding for resident-driven groups in small cities and towns looking to implement the Community Heart & Soul model. Community Heart & Soul is a resident-driven process that engages the entire population of a town in identifying what they love most about their community, the future they want for it, and how to achieve it.
- Award Range: Up to $10,000 with a 1:1 cash matching requirement
- Timeline: Applications are available now and accepted on a rolling basis
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Next Level Jobs – Employer Training Grant
The Employer Training Grant offers employers $5,000 per employee who is trained, hired, and retained for at least 6 months in seven priority sectors: Advanced Manufacturing, Technology and Business Services, Transportation and Logistics, Health and Sciences, Building and Construction, Agriculture, and Early Childhood.
- Award Range: $5,000 per employee, up to $50,000 per employer
- Timeline: Open now and ongoing
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Next Level Jobs – Workforce Ready Grant
The Workforce Ready Grant is a grant program for individuals that covers the tuition and fees of qualifying certificate programs across Indiana. Trainings are available in the following industries: Advanced Manufacturing, Building and Construction, Health and Life Sciences, Information Technology and Business Services, Transportation and Logistics, and Early Childhood.
- Award Range: Cost of qualified training
- Timeline: Open now and ongoing
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Children’s Book Project Grant
The Children’s Book Project Grant, from the Pilcrow Foundation, is a 2-to-1 match grant for rural libraries to purchase up to $1,200 worth of new, quality, hardcover children’s books.
- Award Range: Up to $1,200 with a 2-to-1 matching requirement
- Timeline: Applications are due every April 1 and October 1
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