The Community Foundation for Mississippi (CFM) will begin accepting applications for its annual Community Impact Project Grants on August 1, which provide up to $5,000 to support innovative projects in one of three focus areas: Placemaking, Children and Families, and Community Partnerships.
Eligible applicants include 501c3 nonprofit organizations, organizations working with a 501c3 fiscal sponsor, and governmental entities such as municipalities located across the Foundation’s 22-county service area. Applications will be accepted for projects that directly serve the following counties: Adams, Attala, Amite, Claiborne, Copiah, Franklin, Hinds, Holmes, Jefferson, Lawrence, Leake, Lincoln, Madison, Pike, Rankin, Scott, Simpson, Smith, Walthall, Warren, Wilkinson, Yazoo.
Applications open on August 1, 2026 and are due on September 1, 2026 by 11:59 p.m.
“CFM’s Community Impact Project Grants are designed to help community-minded organizations across central and southwest Mississippi accomplish project-specific efforts to bring their ideas to life. We encourage applicants who are working to transform their community’s public spaces, those who want to launch their new idea for supporting children and families or to support efforts bringing together cross-sector partners for positive change.” – Melody Moody Thortis, CFM Director of Strategic Impact and Programs
Funded through CFM’s Community Trust Fund, these grants are made possible by donors who choose to pool their charitable giving with a network of other community-minded individuals and organizations in order to accelerate the impact of their gifts. Visit this donation page or contact 601-974-6044 to make a contribution to the Community Trust Fund.
To begin the application process, review eligibility requirements, view selection criteria and to see examples of projects funded through each focus area, visit formississippi.org/grants.