The Grantwell has compiled a list of several recent and ongoing funding opportunities focusing on community development. You may be interested in the following grant opportunities:

TD Bank and the Arbor Day Foundation's new grant program, TD Green Streets, is offering grants to support urban forestry initiatives in underserved communities.

According to the program’s website, “municipalities must be current Arbor Day Foundation Tree City USA®-recognized communities within TD Bank’s footprint."

More information can be found here.

Deutsche Bank and Enterprise Community Partners, Inc. are launching the Lowering the Cost of House Competition, which will provide grant funding to innovative proposals for sustainable and affordable housing.

"The goal of the competition is to create innovative models for cost efficient prototypes that are sensitive to the scale and composition of the existing conditions while providing a new vision that is legible to a wide array of existing and potential residents.  Submissions should propose new and innovative approaches to affordable housing design while addressing statutory limitations, including current zoning and building code regulations."

For more information on the competition, click here.

The Bush Foundation is accepting applications for its fellowship program, which "provides individuals with opportunities to increase their understanding of, capacity for and practice of leadership to work with others to improve the quality of life in their community." Applicants must be residents of Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, or one of the 23 sovereign nations that share the same geographic area.

More information on the fellowship can be found here.

The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation is accepting affordable housing research proposals as part of its How Housing Matters to Families and Communities program.

While proposals on all topics are welcome, "the Foundation is especially interested in studies that address the ways in which housing impacts the economy, as well as individual, community and regional economic success."

For more information, visit the foundation's website.

The Home Depot Foundation Community Impact Grants Program accepts application from "registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations, public schools, or tax-exempt public service agencies in the U.S. that are using the power of volunteers to improve the physical health of their community. Grants are given in the form of The Home Depot gift cards for the purchase of tools, materials, or services.”

More information can be found on the program’s website.

If you are interested in applying for these or other grants, please visit our services page or contact us on how we can help.