Grant Opportunities

Funder SEG Gives Foundation
Grant Program Romay Davis Belonging, Inclusion, and Diversity Grant
Grant Size $5,000 to $25,000
Deadline Sept. 30, 2022

SEG Gives Foundation, the charitable arm of Southeastern Grocers Inc., is now accepting applications from nonprofit organizations for the Romay Davis Belonging, Inclusion, and Diversity Grant. The program aims to promote a more equitable society by providing funds to nonprofit organizations that work to address racial disparities in healthcare, food insecurity, and education. Nonprofit organizations supporting underserved populations throughout Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, and Mississippi may apply.

To submit an application, visit the SEG Gives website.

Funder The Caplan Foundation for Early Childhood
Grant Program General Grants
Grant Size Varies
Deadline Sept. 30, 2022 (Letter of Inquiry)

The Caplan Foundation for Early Childhood supports promising research and development projects to improve the welfare of young children, from infancy through seven years, in the United States. The Foundation’s goal is to provide seed money to implement imaginative proposals that exhibit the greatest chance of improving the lives of young children on a national scale. Support is provided in the following three areas:

Early Childhood Welfare, including projects that seek to perfect child rearing practices and to identify models that can provide creative, caring environments in which all young children thrive;
Early Childhood Education and Play, including efforts to improve the quality of early childhood teaching and learning through the development of innovative curricula and research-based pedagogical standards as well as the design of imaginative play materials and learning environments; and
Parenting Education, including programs that teach parents about developmental psychology, cultural child rearing differences, pedagogy, and issues of health and prenatal care and diet, as well as programs which provide both cognitive and emotional support to parents.

Visit the Foundation’s website to access the application guidelines.

Funder: American Library Association

Grant Program: I Love My Librarian Award
Grant Size: $5,000 cash award and $750 travel stipend to attend the awards reception in San Antonio, Texas
Deadline: Sept. 30, 2022

The American Library Association (ALA) seeks nominations that describe how a librarian is improving the lives of people in a school, campus, or community. Up to 10 winners will be selected. Nominees must be librarians with a master’s degree from an ALA-accredited program in library and information studies or a master’s degree with a specialty in school library media from an educational unit accredited by the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education. Visit ilovelibraries.org/love-my-librarian for complete program guidelines.

Funder The Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning (DECAL)
Grant Program Community Transformation
Grant Size Varies
Deadline Sept. 30, 2022

The Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning (DECAL) is issuing Community Transformation Grants to support projects that increase access to early childhood services and resources. This grant program envisions the creation of early education partnerships composed of community agencies and other stakeholders that will design, tailor, and implement innovative projects that address critical local needs. Applicants will be asked to select one of ten focus needs in developing their applications and projects. For more information on those focus needs or to access the application, click here. DECAL will provide a technical assistance webinar on Friday, September 9th at 2:00 PM. All interested applicants can register here. The grant term for this funding cycle will run from January 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024. The application will close on September 30th at 11:59PM.

Funder Aura Cacia
Grant Program The Aura Cacia Positive Change Project
Grant Size Varies
Deadline Sept. 30, 2022

The Aura Cacia Positive Change Project provides support to organizations committed to helping women and girls facing difficult life situations make transformational improvements in their lives. To receive funding, a program must provide resources and services directly to women and girls who face substantial barriers to sustaining their commitment to positive change; enable disadvantaged women and girls to become more stable and self-sufficient; employ strategies to help women and girls live healthfully and purposefully; reinforce positive self-image, self-respect, and self-confidence in women and girls; or create opportunities for women to drive curriculum or programming that can be applied to program development and mentoring other women.

Visit the Aura Cacia website to download the Positive Change Project guidelines and access the online application.

Funder Weyerhaeuser Giving Fund
Grant Program General Grants Program
Grant Size Varies
Deadline Sept. 30, 2022

The Weyerhaeuser Giving Fund provides support in U.S. and Canadian communities where Weyerhaeuser has a significant presence or business interest. The Fund’s areas of interest include:

affordable housing
education and youth development
environmental stewardship
human services
civic and cultural growth
workforce development
diversity, equity, and inclusion

Eligible applicants include U.S. nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations, educational institutions, and government entities as well as Canadian registered charities, provincially registered nonprofit societies, and Canadian municipalities. Visit the Weyerhaeuser website to review the funding guidelines and submit an online application.

Funder PARTNERS for Equity in Child and Adolescent Health at Emory University’s School of Medicine, the Department of Pediatrics, and the Georgia School-Based Health Alliance, Inc. (GASBHA)

Grant Program School-Based Health Centers
Grant Size Up to $10,000 for a period of 12 months
Deadline October 1, 2022

The PARTNERS for Equity in Child and Adolescent Health at Emory University’s School of Medicine, the Department of Pediatrics, and the Georgia School-Based Health Alliance, Inc. (GASBHA) have released a request for proposals to stimulate planning and facilitate collaboration and community discussion to expand the number of school-based health centers in Georgia. The proposal deadline has been extended to October 1st. For more information, click here. Apply here.

Funder: Brooks and Joan Fortune Family Foundation

Grant Program: General Grant Program
Grant Size: $1,000 and $10,000
Deadline: Rolling

The Brooks and Joan Fortune Family Foundation primarily supports education, art, and outreach programs and projects. Requests from across the country are considered. Visit fortunefamilyfoundation.org to access the online application.