A Place to Perform is a grant from the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta providing $1,000 to $10,000 to nonprofit arts organizations in the 11-county Atlanta metropolitan region. This program supports arts groups in securing performance and rehearsal space, helping to sustain Atlanta's vibrant cultural sector. Eligible applicants must be nonprofits operating within the Greater Atlanta area.

Applications are submitted through the Foundation's Grants Portal (Foundant GLM system) and are due by June 30. The Foundation prioritizes equity strategies, including racial equity, in all grantmaking and seeks to build a stronger, more inclusive Atlanta community through its arts and culture investments.

Grant Opportunities | Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Supporting your vital work for the community we share. Building a stronger Atlanta will take all of us, working together. We partner with community stakeholders, donors and nonprofits to create solutions that help Atlanta thrive.

TogetherATL supports equity strategies, with a focus on racial equity, to build a stronger, healthier region. Through community-informed grantmaking that emphasizes places and systems, we are working to secure prosperity for all who call Atlanta home. If you are a nonprofit looking for funding, please click through to the opportunities below.

We look forward to partnering with you. We recognize that every community is different; therefore, our strategy must be unique for each community, developed in partnership with residents to meet their needs. This effort involves listening to community voices and supporting people who live in specific places.

In order to affect long-lasting change, we acknowledge the need to dismantle systems, policies and practices that have allowed exclusion and racism. Ser Familia has been serving the Fair Oaks community for over 20 years and has partnered with the Community Foundation to create a network of support for families in the area. Learn more about the organization’s work.

How to register and apply We have transitioned to a new grant management system, Grant Lifecycle Manager (GLM), which is part of the Foundant suite of products. We are referring to this updated system as the Grants Portal. All applicants, new and returning, must register in the updated portal before submitting their first application in 2024.

You can register now or wait until you are ready to start your first application. This will replace the profile you would have completed for the Nonprofit Online Portal in the past. Read below for instructions on how to register and apply using the new Grants Portal.

Register If you are the first person from your organization to engage with our GLM site, you will need to register as both an individual user and set up your organization in our system.

The registration process requires you to enter the information below: EIN / Tax ID (##-#######) Telephone Number (###-###-#### x###) Proposal Contact Information Email (this will be your/the Proposal Contact’s GLM username) Address (the Proposal Contact can copy the organization address) If you are the Executive Officer, please select “Yes” and move on.

If you are not the Executive Officer, please select “No” and complete the next section. Executive Officer First Name Executive Officer Last Name In the final step you will create your password and then create your account.

Apply When you are ready to apply for a specific grant opportunity, please follow the steps in the flowchart below: On each application you will be expected to provide: Demographic information about the individuals in your organization and the population you serve. Organization-level financial information/documents and potentially a project budget. Specific information based on the unique grant criteria.

Please refer to each grant opportunity for information required at the application stage. You will receive emails from our Grants Portal throughout the registration and application process to provide you with guidance and next steps. Please reach out to grants@cfgreateratlanta.

org with questions regarding registering and applying using the new system. Grant payments via Bill. com As part of our commitment to ensuring faster and more secure fund delivery, any partner or grantee accepting a grant from us in the future will receive electronic payment processing through Bill.

com. Were you awarded a grant and need to register as a Bill. com vendor to receive your funding?

Use the instructions below to get started, and contact our team with any questions. Grant opportunities evolve throughout the year. There may not be one available you can apply to right now, but throughout the year, many options will be listed.

Stay updated about upcoming grant opportunities, by subscribing to Nonprofit News, our newsletter for all grant cycle opening announcements, along with additional resources.

Arts, Culture and Creative Enterprises Metropolitan Atlanta Arts The purpose and goal of the Foundation’s Metropolitan Atlanta Arts grant is to support and provide resources to strengthen independent arts organizations with annual operating budgets under $2 million. 2026 Grant Submission Timeline: Application opens – March 16 Application orientation – March 25 at 11 a. m.

- Register here . Office hours – April 15 from 10 a. m.

to Noon. Join here . Application deadline – April 30 at 5 p.

m. Application reviews – May - July Grant notifications – Late August through early September A Place to Perform provides grants to nonprofit literary and performing arts organizations in the 11-county Atlanta region to gain access to performance venues and facilities so they can, in turn, produce a performing art experience for the public. Requests for funding can be for a single direct rental.

Eligible costs include the performance space rental, load-in costs, required equipment, or venue-related technician fees, including venue-specific box office or direct front-of-house fees. A Place to Perform seeks to expand the options your entity has for choosing a venue, not to replace regular operating or production expenses. Requests may not include funds for artistic or general creation, staging, or production costs.

This grant does not serve as commissioning support. 2026 Grant Submission Timeline: Application opens – May 15 Application orientation – May 27 at 11 a. m.

- Register here. Office hours – June 10 from 10 a. m.

to Noon. Join here . Application deadline – June 30 at 5 p.

m. Application reviews – July Grant notifications – Late August through early September Extra Wish Through the Extra Wish opportunity catalog, our donors provide monetary contributions for tangible goods that contribute in a clear way to the success of organizations and the people served. 2026 cycle timing to be announced.

Frances Hollis Brain Foundation Fund To continue to honor the legacy of the original donors of the Frances Hollis Brain Foundation and to adhere to the mission and purpose of the fund, the Frances Hollis Brain Foundation Fund accepts requests by invitation only. Priority will be given to organizations that have received prior funding.

Housing WORTH Grant Funding Nonprofit housing developers and builders are invited to apply for grant funding through the Wealth Opportunities Realized Through Homeownership (WORTH) initiative from the Wells Fargo Foundation, which aims to create or preserve 6,000 homeowners of color.

Eligible applicants can apply for grant funding to support predevelopment activities and "shovel-ready" housing developments in the five core counties: Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton and Gwinnett. Grants vary by affordability level and are eligible for homes priced up to 150% of Area Median Income (AMI). Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis.

Learn more and apply here . 2026 Housing Stability Grant For 2026, CFGA discretionary funding for housing will be focused on housing stability, as well as policy and advocacy efforts to advance affordable housing at the local and state level.

Funding will prioritize support for the following areas: Services for people experiencing or exiting homelessness (ex: short-term/emergency shelter, outreach and case management, rapid rehousing, transitional housing, permanent supportive housing) Eviction prevention (ex: emergency rent/utility/mortgage assistance, legal defense for tenants facing eviction, stabilization services at residential complexes) Policy & advocacy (ex: formalized policy advocacy with legislators, community and tenant organizing around housing issues, policy and advocacy training) In recognition of the significant capacity required to go through a full application process, CFGA will not be requiring an application for 2026 for any organization that has either a) submitted an application to our housing portfolio in the last two calendar years (2024 and/or 2025); or b) received a strategic grant from our housing portfolio in the last three calendar years (2023-2025).

Organizations who fall into one of those two categories do not need to submit an application for 2026 – they will automatically be considered for potential funding. Organizations that are new to CFGA’s housing portfolio may submit an application to be considered at this link .

Staff will be reviewing applications and developing recommendations periodically throughout the year, so we recommend new applications be submitted by July 1st, 2026. However, we will continue to accept new applications until September 30th, 2026. For additional detail, please review the guidelines at this link .

Neighborhood Focused Neighborhood Fund The Neighborhood Fund is a participatory grantmaking program focused on supporting the Foundation’s three priority neighborhoods, College Park (S. Fulton, Clayton Counties), Fair Oaks (Cobb County), and Thomasville Heights (SE Atlanta).

For more than 30 years, the Neighborhood Fund has historically provided neighborhoods of metro Atlanta with critical resources needed to accomplish community-based projects, build the leadership skills of residents and enhance the organizational capacity of community focused nonprofits.

Residents have been awarded grants that support civic activism, generate cultural events, organize community members toward a common goal, create welcoming greenspaces, build opportunities for kids in the neighborhood, and improve community safety. 2026 cycle timing to be announced.

Nonprofit Sector Sustainability Fund Nonprofit Sector Sustainability Fund The Nonprofit Sector Sustainability Fund aims to help nonprofits strengthen financial sustainability, explore new operating models and build capacity through multi-year, general operating support grants and targeted technical assistance based on the needs of nonprofits in this moment.

By combining financial and non-financial resources, the fund aims to support a resilient nonprofit sector both now and in the long term. Please see below for timeline and application details: Application Opens: January 16, 2026 – Click here to apply. Informational Webinar for Applicants: Click here to watch.

Office Hours: Click here to register for 2/12 session. Click here to register for 2/17 session. Application Closes: February 27 at 11:59 p.

m. Decisions Announced: Spring 2026 Have questions about the application process? Check out our FAQs here .

Contact: grants@cfgreateratlanta. org Power and Leadership Vote Your Voice - Field Strengthening Grants In 2020, the Southern Poverty Law Center, in partnership with the Community Foundation, launched the Vote Your Voice initiative with the goal of ensuring full voter participation and fair representation for communities of color in the Deep South.

This year, Field Strengthening Grants are offered to fund organizations that effectively engage communities of color year-round to encourage their participation in voting and other civic actions.

Media, Publications and Resources Nonprofit Sector Sustainability Fund Arts, Culture and Creative Enterprises Housing and Neighborhoods Neighborhood Focused Programs Initiatives / Partnerships Civic Journalism Impact Fund Frances Hollis Brain Foundation Fund Georgia News Collaborative Neil Asks Community Education Helping You Serve Your Clients Scholarship Opportunities Student Loan Debt Payment Program