Grant Opportunities
The Community Foundation offers a number of grant opportunities that are open to nonprofits serving Blount, Jefferson, Shelby, and St. Clair Counties. These grants focus on five priority areas that guide our leadership, grantmaking, and community support for the next decade.
2025 Grant Cycle
Our spring 2025 grant cycle is now open.
IMPORTANT DATES:
Brief Proposal: Friday, Jan. 17 – Friday, Feb.7
Full Proposal: Wednesday, March 19 – Friday, April 4
Site Visits: April 7-25
Final Notifications: Thursday, May 22
Previous Grants
Other Grant Opportunities
Through the generosity of our donors Community Foundation offers funds that support organizations or programs addressing specific issues and needs in our community. Each of these fund has its own grant requirement process.
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Based on input from community members across the region, our vision is a just, prosperous and unified region where every person is empowered to reach their full potential. Together, we can attain that vision. A Community Foundation grant can support your work and the vision we share.
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Grantee Highlights
Community Foundation Awards $1.41 Million to Area Nonprofits
The Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham has awarded $1,411,000 in grants to 59 area nonprofits serving Blount, Jefferson, Shelby, St. Clair, and Walker counties in its fall 2024 grant cycle. These grants are focused on priorities identified in our strategic plan: Thriving Communities, Overcoming Persistent Poverty, Equity and Inclusion, and Economic Opportunity for All.
Workshops Empowerment, Inc. gets the makeover it deserves
Workshops Empowerment, Inc., is getting an extreme makeover that is improving the Birmingham-based nonprofit inside out.
Women Under Construction: Q&A with Shellie Layne
Shellie Layne knows that learning how to repair things around the house can give women confidence to fix other things in their lives too. She experienced this firsthand when an unanticipated divorce left her with little income, and she was forced to take on home improvement projects on her own.
Jefferson County Greenways: Leaders in Regional Cooperation
Turkey Creek Nature Preserve For decades, the Greater Birmingham region has proven its passion for parks and greenspaces. Three great examples of our love for the great outdoors: Ruffner Mountain, Turkey Creek Nature Preserve, and Red Mountain Park.
Hope Squad: Improving Mental Health in Children and Youth
Building hope in Alabama In 2022, suicide was the second leading cause of death for youth ages 10-14 in the United States. One of the top goals of the Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham is to improve child and youth mental health support in schools. This commitment includes working directly with school mental health coordinators in each district. One way the Community Foundation has done that is through Hope Squad, a national evidence-based, peer-to-peer suicide prevention program built around the power of connection.
LGBTQ Fund Provides Grants to Nine Local Organizations
The LGBTQ Fund of the Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham announced $65,000 in grants awarded to 9 area nonprofits. Since its founding, the LGBTQ Fund has provided more than $365,000 to support programs in Jefferson, Shelby, St. Clair, Blount, and Walker counties. Organizations receiving funds this year are: