Every month, Resurgens Impact shares the latest nonprofit grant opportunities, recent grant awards, and practical resources to help organizations strengthen their funding strategy. Whether you’re preparing for federal grants, foundation funding, or building your grant readiness, this newsletter highlights current opportunities and expert guidance for nonprofit leaders.
Celebrating Client Grant Wins
We’re celebrating our clients’ successes! Our process is deliberate, collaborative, and supportive — and it gets results. See one of our latest grant wins below and join us in a round of applause for our hardworking nonprofit partners.
Grant Wins
We’re celebrating our clients’ successes! Our process is deliberate, collaborative, and supportive — and it gets results. See our latest grant wins below and join us in a round of applause for our hardworking nonprofit partners!
Atlanta Victim Assistance: Cigna Foundation – $150,000
HealthMPowers: AdvoCare Foundation – $20,000
National Domestic Workers Alliance: Morris and Gwendolyn Cafrtiz Foundation – $35,000
New Disabled South: Levi Strauss Foundation – AI Indigo Fund – $10,000
New Disabled South Rising: Mission Telecom Giving – $75,000
Northwest Center Against Sexual Assault: United Way McHenry – $15,000
Open Door Home – VOCA Application CJCC 2023– $277,794
URGE: Bernard F. and Alva B. Gimbel Foundation, Inc. – $150,000
Grant Opportunities
Funding Safe Homes for Sexual Violence Survivors (Office on Women’s Health, HHS)
- Due date / timing: July 20, 2026 (application deadline)
- Link: Grants.gov listing
- Brief summary of who it’s for: Funds programs that found or replicate safe homes with longer‑term housing and comprehensive care for women and girls who have experienced abuse and sexual exploitation; eligible applicants include nonprofits, government entities, higher education institutions, Tribal organizations, and for‑profit organizations.
FFY2026 Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA) – Georgia CJCC (Continuation)
- Due date / timing: July 20, 2026 (5:00 p.m, application deadline)
- Link: RFA PDF / Online submissions
- Brief summary of who it’s for: Continuation funding for state‑certified Georgia domestic violence shelter programs to provide intervention services, awareness, and education on domestic violence prevention; limited to eligible 501(c)(3) organizations and certified DV shelters meeting CJCC requirements.
HOME‑ARP Program – Fulton County Department of Community Development
- Due date / timing: July 23, 2026 (11:00 a.m, proposal deadline)
- Link: BidNet RFP info
- Brief summary of who it’s for: Provides $2.34M in HUD HOME‑ARP funds to support homelessness prevention and supportive services for individuals and families experiencing or at risk of homelessness in eligible areas of Fulton County outside Atlanta; for entities compliant with HOME‑ARP requirements and county contracting standards.
lululemon Gives Community Wellbeing Grant
- Due date / timing: July 31, 2026 (grant application deadline); registration by July 24, 2026, 5:00 p.m PT
- Link: Grant program link
- Brief summary of who it’s for: Community wellbeing grant program for organizations aligned with lululemon’s focus on wellbeing; applications open July 6–31, 2026, with a required registration form by July 24.
Norfolk Southern – Thriving Communities & Safety‑First Grants
- Due date / timing: August 3, 2026 (deadline)
- Link: Apply here
- Brief summary of who it’s for: Supports nonprofits improving quality of life and safety in communities along Norfolk Southern rail lines, with priorities in economic development, environmental sustainability, and community well‑being; organizations must be located near eligible service areas.
The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts
- Due date / timing: September 1, 2026 (deadline)
- Link: Apply here
- Brief summary of who it’s for: Provides grants to small visual arts organizations for innovative, experimental artist‑driven projects, especially those with modest budgets that push creative boundaries.
Frances R. Dewing Foundation
- Due date / timing: October 1, 2026 (deadline)
- Link: Apply here
- Brief summary of who it’s for: Funds early childhood and K–6 education initiatives, prioritizing innovative programs and seed support for new ideas with meaningful impact on student learning; grants up to about $25,000.
The Awesome Foundation
- Due date / timing: Rolling
- Link: Apply here
- Brief summary of who it’s for: Offers small, typically $1,000, no‑strings‑attached grants for creative, community‑driven grassroots or experimental projects; simple application and broad eligibility.
Ferguson Cares
- Due date / timing: Rolling
- Link: Apply here
- Brief summary of who it’s for: Supports nonprofits focused on housing, workforce development in skilled trades, and access to clean water and sanitation, prioritizing partnerships that improve local quality of life.
First Horizon Foundation
- Due date / timing: Rolling
- Link: Apply here
- Brief summary of who it’s for: Funds nonprofits working in arts, education, financial literacy, health, and environmental sustainability, emphasizing programs that create long‑term community impact and empower families.
Genesis Inspiration Foundation
- Due date / timing: Varies
- Link: Apply here
- Brief summary of who it’s for: Provides grants for youth arts programs that expand access to creative opportunities and use the arts to inspire and engage young people.
South Arts – Southern Artist Spotlight Grant
- Due date / timing: Rolling (projects between July 1, 2026 and June 30, 2027)
- Link: Apply here
- Brief summary of who it’s for: Supports organizations presenting work by Southern artists through public programming to amplify regional talent and increase community access to the arts.
South Arts – Arts in Rural Places
- Due date / timing: Rolling (projects between July 1, 2026 and June 30, 2027)
- Link: Apply here
- Brief summary of who it’s for: Funds arts programming in rural and underserved communities across the South that includes public engagement and features Southern artists.
South Arts – Professional Development Grants
- Due date / timing: Rolling (projects between July 1, 2026 and June 30, 2027)
- Link: Apply here
- Brief summary of who it’s for: Supports arts organizations’ capacity‑building through training, planning, and skill development to strengthen long‑term sustainability.
Just Futures Initiative – Borealis Philanthropy
- Due date / timing: Rolling LOI; funding decisions rolling
- Link: Eligibility quiz
- Brief summary of who it’s for: Resources organizations, coalitions, and emerging formations doing community safety work that advances safety without state violence, freedom from criminalization, protection of civil and human rights, and belonging/civic power; must pass an eligibility quiz before LOI access.
Want to apply? Work with us and let us take the time and stress of applying off your shoulders! Fill out this form for new clients or email betty@resurgensimpact.com if you’re a returning client.
Want to apply? Work with us and let us take the time and stress of applying off your shoulders! Fill out this form for new clients or email betty@resurgensimpact.com if you’re a returning client.
How to Apply for an Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) Grant — and Win
The OVW application isn’t a writing test. It’s an alignment test. Every section of your application — narrative, budget, logic model, attachments — has to tell the same story. We broke down exactly what reviewers are scoring, where most applications lose points, and what to do before the first word is drafted.
Learn how to apply for an Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) grant.
How to Apply for an OVW Grant (And Actually Win One)
What Makes a Nonprofit Grant Ready?
Grant readiness means your financial systems, governance, data infrastructure, and compliance history can survive a federal audit — not just that you have a strong program. We walk through the five signals federal funders look for before they invest in an organization. Read our guide to nonprofit grant readiness.
What Makes a Nonprofit Grant Ready? The Honest Answer
Federal Grants for Victim Service Providers
If your organization serves survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, or trafficking, there are more federal funding pathways than you may know. Federal grantmaking agencies like Office on Violence Against Women (OVW), Office for Victims of Crime (OVC), VOCA formula grants, and Department of Justice (DOJ) discretionary programs each serve different models — and in some cases can be stacked strategically. Learn about the federal programs and their victim service funding.
Federal Grants for Victim Service Providers: A Landscape Map
Upcoming Event: Ask Me Anything About Grants
On Tuesday, August 4th from 12:00 PM ET, we’re hosting another free, no-slides, no-jargon Grant Funding Ask Me Anything, and if grants are part of your work this year, this is your chance to build on what we covered last time and get straight answers for your organization.
This session is designed for nonprofit leaders, “accidental” grant managers, and small teams juggling grants alongside everything else on their plates.
If you’re trying to strengthen your grant strategy in a more competitive, more complex funding landscape, this conversation is for you.
📅Tuesday, August 4th
🕛12:00 PM ET
💻Virtual
🎟 Free
Save your seat now.
Bring your coffee, come with your toughest grant questions, and leave with clearer next steps for making grants work in a more competitive, relationship-driven funding environment.
$500 Referral Credit
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