Community Development Grants in Ohio

Open community development funding for nonprofits, schools, and municipalities serving Ohio.

3 open community development grants in Ohio, drawn from federal sources, the state portal, foundation 990 filings, and corporate giving programs. Refreshed daily.

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Top community development grants in Ohio right now

  • 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) Program

    Ohio Department of Education and WorkforceUp to $850Kopen

    The Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) Program is a federally funded, state-administered grant that supports the creati...

  • Senior Community Services

    Ohio Department of Agingopen

    This program provides state funding (GRF ALI 490411) to support community-based services that help low-income, high-need, and/or cognitively impaired ...

  • Community Development Program

    Buckeye Hills Regional Councilopen

    Provides communities with funding for housing and community development projects to address the needs of low and moderate-income individuals. The prog...

What counts as a community development grant in Ohio

We surface opportunities matching community development-related keywords whose geography includes Ohio (statewide, regional, or county-level grants serving Ohio-based organizations). The keyword set:

communityneighborhoodcivicruralurbancommunity developmentinfrastructure

Internal program language often differs from how funders tag their grants. AI mission-fit search (available after signup) catches the conceptual matches that exact-keyword filtering misses — useful in Ohio where program names vary by region.

Where Ohio community development grants come from

  • Federal sources — Grants.gov, NIH RePORTER, and SAM.gov opportunities open to Ohio-based organizations and thematically aligned with community development.
  • Ohio state portal — state-administered community development programs, including pass-through federal dollars and state-only appropriations.
  • Foundations — community foundations and private foundations giving in Ohio for community development work, drawn from IRS Form 990 filings and curated directories.
  • Corporate giving — corporate philanthropy programs that fund community development work in Ohio.

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