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Community Development Grants in Arkansas (2026)

There are currently 89 active community development grants available to organizations in Arkansas. 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 AR.

Open Community Development Grants in Arkansas

AEDC
$50,000 $1,000,000
Community Development

Arkansas Department of Commerce CDBG - Arkansas state grant.

AmeriCorps
Closes Jan 13, 2027
Community DevelopmentDisaster Prevention and ReliefEducationEmployment, Labor and Training+4 more

AmeriCorps improves lives, strengthens communities, and fosters civic engagement through service and volunteering. AmeriCorps brings people together t…

Denver Community Planning
Community Development

Funding neighborhood development and community improvement projects in Denver.

86 more open grants

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Community Development grants in Arkansas: common questions

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

GrantSonar is tracking 89 open community development grants in Arkansas 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 Arkansas?

The most active funders behind the 89 open community development grants in Arkansas on this page are AEDC, AmeriCorps and Denver Community Planning. 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 Arkansas?

Eligibility for community development grants in Arkansas 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 Arkansas apply for these grants?

It depends on the opportunity. Some of the 89 listings here are national programs open to applicants anywhere in the U.S. and simply relevant to Arkansas; others are restricted to Arkansas 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 Arkansas?

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 Arkansas?

Yes. This page is free to browse with no account. A free GrantSonar account additionally matches these community development grants in Arkansas 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 Arkansas 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.