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Community Impact Project Grant

Community Foundation for Mississippi · Funder

501(c)(3) nonprofits, fiscal sponsor organizations, and government entities in Mississippi's 22-county service area can apply for up to $5,000 to support innovative projects in placemaking, children and families, or community partnerships.

About this grant

The Community Impact Project Grants support innovative projects in three focus areas: Placemaking, Children and Families, and Community Partnerships. Eligible applicants include 501(c)(3) nonprofits, organizations with a 501(c)(3) fiscal sponsor, and governmental entities such as municipalities in the Foundation's 22-county service area. Projects must directly serve one or more of these counties: Adams, Attala, Amite, Claiborne, Copiah, Franklin, Hinds, Holmes, Jefferson, Lawrence, Leake, Lincoln, Madison, Pike, Rankin, Scott, Simpson, Smith, Walthall, Warren, Wilkinson, or Yazoo. Applications are submitted online through formississippi.org/grants, which also contains eligibility requirements, selection criteria, and funded project examples.

Who can apply

Must have

The funder turns down applications that miss any of these.

  • Organisation typeApplicant must be a 501(c)(3), a public school or district, or apply through a 501(c)(3)

Good to know

Not required. It helps to know before you start.

  • Also note501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations, organizations working with a 501(c)(3) fiscal sponsor, and governmental entities such as municipalities are eligible. Projects must directly serve counties in the Foundation's 22-county service area in central and southwest Mississippi.

Application windows

Past rounds stay listed. Most grants reopen around the same time each year.

  • 2026Closed
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    1 Aug 2026
    Closed
    2 Sept 2026, 1:59 am EDT
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