Grant Opportunities

Our Community Foundation offers a number of grant opportunities that are open to nonprofits serving Blount, Jefferson, Shelby, St. Clair and Walker Counties. Beginning in 2020, we will focus on five priority areas that will guide our leadership, grantmaking and community support for the next decade.

Timeline

The Community Foundation has two grantmaking cycles that focus on the following results from our Results Framework:

Cycle 1 – Closed

Cycle 2 – Opens Tomorrow

Opens July 19, 2019; Brief Proposal deadline August 16, 2019
Communities are sustainable, livable and vibrant
Individuals and families are economically secure

Other Grant Opportunities

Women’s Breast Health Fund – Closed
Remy Fund – Closed
LGBTQ Fund – Closed

This page is updated regularly with all our open grant cycles along with those that are currently closed, but are scheduled to repeat.

How to Apply

Additional Grant Resources

Previous Grants Overview

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.

Birmingham Change Fund

The Birmingham Change Fund is a giving circle comprised of African-American professionals in the greater Birmingham Community that collectively harness their time, talent, and treasure with the goal of making Birmingham a premier city.

Instruments of Hope Unity Fund

Building unity is the central goal of the Instruments of Hope Unity Fund, a field of Interest fund of the Community Foundation. The fund seeks to develop a sustainable and permanent model for fostering civil discourse and action toward addressing the most complex challenges facing the Greater Birmingham area.

LGBTQ Fund

The mission of this Fund is to cultivate one community that supports lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer/questioning individuals and families with the belief that all people should be treated with equal respect and dignity in a welcoming and affirming community.

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Remy Fund

The Remy Fund, created by Ken Jackson, is a Field of Interest Fund that supports nonprofit organizations that work with traditional companion animals such as dogs, cats and horses.

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Women’s Breast Health Fund

The Women’s Breast Health Fund is a Field of Interest Fund at the Community Foundation that is dedicated to improving the quality of life for women and their families who are breast cancer survivors.

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Scholarships

The Community Foundation administers a variety of scholarships to help individuals, families and businesses create a brighter future by encouraging education.

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Summer Adventures in Learning (SAIL)

Summer Adventures in Learning is a partnership of funders that was developed as part of an action plan to respond to a survey of 37 Birmingham area summer programs, conducted by the National Summer Learning Association in 2011. Through this partnership, funders committed to use a joint application process for nonprofit organizations wishing to receive grant support to enhance or add consistent academic components to summer youth programs.

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Partner With Us

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.