The GRANT Program is available for eligible recipients to support the local match requirement when applying for a federal government grant. Applications open June 1, 2024 and will continue on a rolling monthly basis thereafter until funds expire.
Supports the efforts of nonprofit organizations to build vibrant communities that offer stable jobs, homes, and communities connected through culture, recreation, and play.
Funding through the Implementation Pathway will help communities and regions devise and implement long-term economic recovery strategies through a variety of construction and non-construction projects to address economic challenges in areas where a Presidential declaration of a major disaster was issued in 2023 and 2024.
NACo’s Counties for Housing Solutions will provide free virtual technical assistance to help counties assess and update their zoning codes to increase affordable housing development and overall housing supply. These fast-paced technical assistance sprints are designed to be high-intensity and implementation-focused, with a county being on track to formally adopt an amendment to their zoning code at the conclusion of the sprint.
Launched in 2022, The Poetry Foundation's grant program provides general operating support to nonprofit poetry organizations, presses, publications, and select literary arts service and membership organizations based in the U.S. and U.S. territories, reflecting the Foundation’s ongoing commitment to strengthening the field of poetry and fostering sustainability within the literary arts sector. The Poetry Foundation recognizes the power of words to transform lives. We work to amplify poetry and celebrate poets by fostering spaces for all to create, experience, and share poetry.
grants@poetryfoundation.org
The Poetry Foundation provides general operating support to nonprofit poetry organizations, presses, publications, and select literary arts service and membership organizations that are based in the U.S. and U.S. territories. For the full eligibility guidelines, please refer to the Grants FAQs. Organizations without 501(c)(3) status may apply with a fiscal sponsor. Organizations have to have a minimum operating budget of $20,000, which can include in-kind revenue.
Applications open June 2, 2025 and are due July 15, 2025 at 11:59 PM Central Time.
As part of our commitment to accessibility, the Poetry Foundation offers alternative application formats, such as audio, video, or an interview with transcription. To arrange an alternative method that best meets your accessibility needs, please contact grants@poetryfoundation.org or call 312-799-8059 at least two weeks before the application deadline.