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Community Development Grants in Alabama (2026)

There are currently 91 active community development grants available to organizations in Alabama. Community development grants fund neighborhood revitalization, community planning, civic engagement, and place-based strategies. GrantSonar tracks these opportunities and sends alerts when new community development funding opens in AL.

Open Community Development Grants in Alabama

Cooperative Energy (Mississippi)
$1,000 $15,000
Community DevelopmentRuralEnergyUtilities

Cooperative Energy community development and Round Up grants for nonprofits in Mississippi and Alabama. Typical programs: Operation Round Up, scholars…

Alabama Department of Economic & Community Affairs
Community DevelopmentHousing

CDBG program for housing, public facilities, and economic development benefiting low- and moderate-income Alabamians.

Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA)
$100,000 $1,000,000
Community Development

Community Development Block Grants for Alabama local governments and nonprofits funding housing, infrastructure, and economic development.

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Community Development grants in Alabama: common questions

How many community development grants in Alabama are available right now?

GrantSonar is tracking 91 open community development grants in Alabama as of today. That count reflects opportunities that are currently accepting applications — closed rounds and award announcements are excluded, which is why it is smaller than the headline figures some directories advertise. Federal, state and foundation sources are re-ingested daily.

Who funds community development grants in Alabama?

The most active funders behind the 91 open community development grants in Alabama on this page are Cooperative Energy (Mississippi), Alabama Department of Economic & Community Affairs and Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA). Foundation funders are profiled from public IRS Form 990 / 990-PF filings, so you can see a funder's actual past giving rather than only its stated priorities.

Who is eligible for community development grants in Alabama?

Eligibility for community development grants in Alabama varies by opportunity, but the listings on this page are open to nonprofits, government agencies, school districts and other eligible organizations. Each listing states its own eligible applicant types, and GrantSonar filters your matches against your organization type, geography and programs so ineligible opportunities are demoted rather than surfaced.

Can an organization outside Alabama apply for these grants?

It depends on the opportunity. Some of the 91 listings here are national programs open to applicants anywhere in the U.S. and simply relevant to Alabama; others are restricted to Alabama organizations or to specific counties. Each listing shows its own geographic eligibility, and national programs are not excluded from this page.

When are the deadlines for community development grants in Alabama?

Deadlines differ per opportunity and some are rolling with no fixed close date. Every listing on this page shows its own close date where the funder publishes one, and GrantSonar re-checks source pages so a deadline that moves is picked up rather than left stale.

Is there a free way to search community development grants in Alabama?

Yes. This page is free to browse with no account. A free GrantSonar account additionally matches these community development grants in Alabama against your organization's profile and eligibility, so you get a ranked shortlist rather than a list you filter by hand.

How often is this list of community development grants in Alabama updated?

Daily. Federal, state and foundation sources are re-ingested every day, duplicate listings are collapsed onto a canonical record, and listing URLs are checked for rot — a stale catalogue is worse than a smaller current one, so dead links are flagged rather than left to look live.