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.

Grants for Arts Projects FY 2027

The National Endowment for the Arts is now accepting applications for the Grants for Arts Projects program for projects taking play in 2027. Activities funded through Grants for Arts Projects enable Americans to experience the arts, for and celebrate America’s artistic heritage and cultural legacy, and benefit from arts education at all stages of life.

  • Award Range: Varies by type of agency from $500-$150,000
  • Timeline: Application deadlines are February 12, 2026 and July 9, 2026 for projects taking place in 2027
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Conagra Brands Foundation Community Impact Grants

The Conagra Brands Foundation is offering Community Impact Grants to support nonprofit organizations working to address food insecurity. Funding is available for initiatives focused on food access, nutrition education, cooking skills, health and active lifestyles, and community-based urban agriculture programs that build entrepreneurial skills. Funding support is also available for non-profit led special events.

  • Award Range: Not specified
  • Timeline: Applications due February 15, 2026
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Volunteer Care Program Grants

Community Care Corps is offering grant support for developing or expanding volunteer programs for older adults, adults with disabilities, and family caregivers. Funded projects aim to increase access to community-based care, reduce unmet needs, and strengthen supports that promote independence and well-being. Grants can support initiatives that integrate family caregiver strategies, engage students or interns, expand virtual or low-tech access, and build volunteer skills.

  • Award Range: $30,000 – $200,000
  • Timeline: Applications due February 26, 2026
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Being for Others Health and Wellness Foundation Community Collaboration Grants

The Being for Others Health and Wellness Foundation supports nonprofit organizations, government entities, and schools working to improve health and wellness in southern Indiana. Community Collaboration Grants fund multi-sector partnerships that address systemic barriers to health. Funded initiatives may focus on areas such as healthcare access, mental health and substance use support, chronic disease prevention, transportation, early childhood and family support, housing and economic stability, social engagement, and community safety.

  • Award Range: Up to $250,000
  • Timeline: Applications due February 27, 2026
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Furthermore Grants in Publishing

Furthermore, a publication program of the J.M. Kaplan Fund, invests in the publication of nonfiction books in the arts, history, and the natural and built environment. Funding may be used for writing, research, editing, design, illustration, photography, indexing, printing, and binding. Priority is given to projects with a committed publisher and a clear distribution plan.

  • Award Range: $1,500 – $12,000
  • Timeline: Applications due March 1, 2026
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AE Foundation Community Grants

The AE Foundation’s Community Grant supports nonprofit organizations that promote the mental health and well-being of young people. Funding is available for programs and projects that directly benefit teens and young adults and help build healthier futures. Community-based organizations with a strong local focus are encouraged to apply.

  • Award Range: Up to $10,000
  • Timeline: Applications Due March 2, 2026
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Environmental Education Grant Program

The Environmental Education Grant Program, from the Environmental Protection Agency, supports locally and regionally focused projects that promote environmental stewardship and build environmental knowledge among students, educators, and community members. Funding supports projects that design, test, or share effective environmental education practices and increase public awareness of local environmental issues. Supported initiatives help participants develop the skills needed to make informed decisions and take responsible action to protect the environment.

  • Award Range: $200,000 – $250,000
  • Timeline: Applications due March 3, 2025
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Arts Project Support Grants

The Indiana Arts Commission is offering Arts Project Support Grants to provide funding to support a public-facing short-term arts project or a series of arts activities. Examples include performances, exhibits, arts festivals, arts and cultural planning, arts learning for specific populations such as older adults or youth, public art, or some other arts-based or arts-serving activity.

  • Award Range: Up to $4,000
  • Timeline: Spring Application due March 5, 2026; Fall Application due September 3, 2026
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Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program

The Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program, through the Indiana Office of Energy Development, supports four program to maintain affordability through reducing energy consumption, increasing reliability, resiliency, and stability by reducing demands placed onto the electric grid, and providing environmental benefits. The four support activity areas are energy planning, energy efficiency audits and retrofits, electric transportation, and workforce development. Local Indiana governments, specifically municipalities and counties, are eligible to apply.

  • Award Range: Up to $200,000
  • Timeline: Application period opens February 2, 2026 and closes April 5, 2026.
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T-Mobile Hometown Grants

The T-Mobile Hometown Grant program funds community projects in areas with populations less than 50,000. The program supports projects to build, rebuild, or refresh community spaces that help foster local connections in your town. Projects should be shovel-ready, physical builds or improvements that can be completed within 12 months of receiving Hometown Grants funding. Eligible projects include adaptive uses of older and historic buildings into community gathering spaces, improvements to outdoor parks or trails, technology projects for the public library and more.

  • Award Range: Up to $50,000
  • Timeline: Applications will be open on a quarterly basis through 2026.
    • Spring: Applications open January–March
    • Summer: Applications open April–June
    • Fall: Applications open July–September
    • Winter: Applications open October–December
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Labcorp Charitable Foundation Grants

The Labcorp Charitable Foundation offers grants to support community-based nonprofits advancing health, education, and well-being.

  • Award Range: $5,000 – $25,000
  • Timeline: Applications accepted on a rolling basis
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Genesis Inspiration Foundation Arts Education for Children Grants

The Genesis Inspiration Foundation offers grants to support arts education programs that give children, particularly in under-resourced communities, greater opportunities to engage with the arts. Grants are available to museums, schools, and nonprofit cultural organizations offering hands-on workshops, performances, and immersive experiences that spark creativity and curiosity.

  • Award Range: $10,000 – $100,000
  • Timeline: Applications accepted on a rolling basis
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Childcare Support for Women Working in Healthcare

The Zorya Foundation’s Mothers in Medicine Fund provides childcare support to women working in healthcare who are mothers or primary caregivers. Grants are available to direct service healthcare workers to help offset childcare costs and support job retention. Applicants may apply for either a one-time $1,000 grant to cover one month of childcare or a full-year childcare grant totaling $12,000.

  • Award Range: Grants of $1,000 or $12,000 available
  • Timeline: Applications accepted on a rolling basis
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Agricultural Leadership Grant

The CHS Foundation is offering Agriculture Leaderships Grants to support programs that strengthen rural communities and prepare the next generation of agricultural education, leadership training, and career development for students from high school through early professional stages.

  • Award Range: $1,000 – $1,430,000
  • Timeline: Applications accepted on a rolling basis
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FundPlay Software Grant

FundPlay Foundation, originally formed as a philanthropic initiative within the youth sports management platform LeagueApps, works to support youth sports organizations across the country that use sport as a vehicle for youth development. The Foundation’s Software Grants provide technology, training, and support to sports-based youth development organizations across the country. Grants include a free license to LeagueApps’ youth sports management software, a small cash donation for the organization, free coach training for staff from Positive Coaching Alliance, and other benefits.

  • Award Range: Cost of license to LeagueApps and other benefits
  • Timeline: Not specified
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Water and Waste Disposal Predevelopment Planning Grants

The Water and Waste Disposal Predevelopment Planning Grants from the US Department of Agriculture provides funding to help eligible rural, low-income communities plan and developing funding for the agency’s Water and Waste Disposal Loan and Grant Program. The goal of this program is to support the provision of clean and reliable drinking water systems, sanitary sewage disposal, sanitary solid waste disposal, and stormwater drainage for households and businesses in rural areas.

  • Award Range: Up to $60,000 with a 25% cash match requirement
  • Timeline: Applications are accepted on a rolling basis
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Water & Waste Disposal Loan & Grant Program

The Water and Waste Disposal Loan & Grant Program from the US Department of Agriculture 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 eligible rural areas. Long-term, low-interest loans and grants combined with a loan are available.

  • Award Range: Long-term (up to 40 years), low-interest loans
  • Timeline: Applications are accepted on a rolling basis
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Jeffris Heartland Fund

The Jeffris Family Foundation’s Jeffris Heartland Fund supports historic preservation projects in small towns and cities in Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, and Wisconsin. The Fund provides matching grants for advanced planning studies for historic preservation projects preparing for a capital campaign and a restoration project. Grants cover 50% of the cost of a Historic Structure Report, and must be matched dollar-for-dollar with cash from other sources. Projects must be located in small towns and cities with a population under 150,000 that are not within a major metropolitan area, and the historic site must be on (or be eligible to be on) the National Register of Historic Places.

  • Award Range: Up to 50% of the cost of a Historic Structure Report, with a 1:1 matching requirement
  • Timeline: Preliminary inquiries accepted on a rolling basis
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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 to the latest US Census Data. Examples of essential community facilities include healthcare 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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School-Based Healthcare Solutions Network: Principal Student Support Services Grant

The School-Based Healthcare Solutions Network (SBHSN) is offering a new grant opportunity for public school principals interested in implementing student mental health support services. Grant funds must be used to expand access to mental health support services for students with a documented history of chronic absenteeism, behavioral challenges, or declining academic performance. The grant provides a fully funded mental health professional for each school campus who will deliver evidence-based mental health support services directly to students. In addition, qualifying schools are eligible for up to $5,000 per year, renewable for five years, to support student service initiatives aligned with the program’s objectives.

  • Award Range: Fully funded mental health professional, plus and additional $5,000 per year, renewable for five years
  • Timeline: Applications accepted on a rolling basis
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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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