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Explore 23 active community development grant opportunities from USDA — Rural Development, HUD — Housing Programs, and more.

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Top Funding Agencies

Illinois Department of Natural Resources
USDA — Rural Development
Alliant Energy — Rural Co-op Pass-Through
Appalachian Power / AEP Community Grants
Cleveland Foundation

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USDA — Rural Development
Closes Dec 31, 2026
Community DevelopmentEmployment, Labor and TrainingEnvironment

Funds may be used to pay expenses associated with providing technical assistance and/or training (TAT) to: Identify and evaluate solutions to water pr…

Illinois Finance Authority
Varies – $1,000,000Closes Dec 31, 2026
Community DevelopmentEnvironmentHousingEnvironmental Quality

In July 2024, Illinois was announced as one of the recipients of an award under the Climate Pollution Reduction Grant program, created by the Inflatio…

Illinois Department of Natural Resources
Community Development

Grant programs designated for the capital improvements as defined within the annual appropriation bill (Public Act) including Member Initiatives. The…

Illinois Department of Natural Resources
Community Development

Grant programs designated for the capital improvements as defined within the annual appropriation bill (Public Act) including Member Initiatives. The…

USDA — Rural Development
Varies – $1,000,000Closes Dec 31, 2026
Community Development

Funds may be used to: (a) Provide technical assistance and/or training to reduce the solid waste stream through reduction, recycling, and reuse. (b) P…

Rural Utilities Service
Community Development

APPLICATIONS ARE TO BE SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY THROUGH RD APPLY AT: https://rdapply.sc.egov.usda.gov/ . This posting at grants.gov is informational o…

Alliant Energy — Rural Co-op Pass-Through
$1,000 – $100,000
Community DevelopmentRuralEnergyUtilities

Alliant Energy Foundation and community grants for nonprofits in Wisconsin and Iowa cooperative service territories. Typical programs: Operation Round…

Great Plains Energy Inc. (NE)
$1,000 – $25,000
Community DevelopmentRuralEnergyUtilities

Community grants for nonprofits in Great Plains Energy cooperative territories in Nebraska and Kansas. Typical programs: Operation Round Up, scholarsh…

Cleveland Foundation
$25,000 – $500,000
Community DevelopmentArts & CultureEducationHealth+1 more

Competitive grants for Cuyahoga County nonprofits addressing arts and culture, community development, economic development, education, environment, an…

Georgia EMC (Electric Membership Corporations)
$1,000 – $20,000
Community DevelopmentRuralEnergyUtilities

Georgia's 41 Electric Membership Corporations collectively administer community impact grants, scholarships, and Operation Round Up programs. Typical…

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Community Development Grants grants: common questions

How many community development grants grants are available right now?

GrantSonar is tracking 20 open community development grants grants 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 grants?

The most active funders behind the 20 open community development grants grants on this page are Illinois Department of Natural Resources, USDA — Rural Development and Alliant Energy — Rural Co-op Pass-Through. 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 grants?

Eligibility for community development grants grants 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.

When are the deadlines for community development grants grants?

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 grants?

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