Grant Funding Availability

Learn about funding opportunities offered by the City of Orlando, sign up for grant-related public meeting notices and connect to additional grant resources.

Grant Program	Eligibility	Amount	Deadline
Affordable Housing Development Incentives	Developer	Varies	Rolling
Business Assistance Program	Small Business	≤ $20,000	Rolling
DDB Downtown Events and Meetings Program	Downtown Hotel	≤ $6,000	Rolling
Downtown Retail Stimulus Program	Retail Business	≤ $100,000	Rolling
DTO Façade Program	Property Owners	≤ $100,000	Rolling
Façade, Site Improvement and Adaptive Reuse	Small Business	≤ $50,000	Rolling
FPR Financial Assistance for Events	Nonprofit	≤ $1,500	Rolling
Green Building Incentive Program	Developer	Tax Rebate	Rolling
Mayor's Matching Grant	Nonprofit/Neighborhood	≤ $10,000	Due 3.28.25
Minority/Women Entrepreneur Business Assistance	MWBE Small Business	≤ $40,000	Rolling
Not-for-Profit Impact Fee Assistance Program	Nonprofits	≤ $50,000	Rolling
S.A.F.E. Program (Safety Awareness for Everyone)	Downtown bars/venues	≤ $10,000	Rolling
Sidewalk Café Incentive Program	Downtown business	$5,000	Rolling
Special Events Grant Program	Downtown event	≤ $50,000	Due 2.1.25
STRIVE Orlando Program	Businesses	≤$500/job	Rolling
TAAG Graffiti Removal Program	Property Owners	Reimburse	Rolling
Transportation Impact Fee Waiver	Businesses	≤ $20,000	Rolling

Mayor's Matching Grant

The Mayor’s Matching Grant Program was implemented in 1994 to partner with neighborhood associations, schools and non-profit organizations to fund projects which address neighborhood needs, improve education and build community pride.

The grant is awarded on a bi-annual basis. The grant deadlines are the last Friday in March and the last Friday in September. Grant terms start June 1 (for applications submitted by the March deadline) and January 1 (for applications submitted by the September deadline).

Apply for a Mayor's Matching Grant

American Rescue Plan Act

The City of Orlando has been awarded $58,032,405 through the American Rescue Plan Act’s Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund.

Read the City of Orlando’s 2024 Recovery Plan.

City of Orlando Public Notices Relating to Federal Grants

Other Resources

Below is a weekly digest of grant opportunities, powered by eCivis, updated on Mondays. For details on any grant opportunity or to request a 30-day eCivis license, contact grants@orlando.gov. The 30-day license is available on a first-come, first served basis to nonprofit organizations with offices in Orange County that serve the residents of the City of Orlando.

GN Code	Grant Title	Agency	Actual Funds	Due Date	Posted
FD23689A	Cultivating Healthy Environments: Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Grantmaking Program	FD Foundation	Unspecified	Rolling	01/13/2025
US18399A	Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program: Local and County Government Justice and Behavioral Health Collaboration	US DoJ	$15,950,000	04/03/2025 (Multiple)	01/13/2025
US17858	Smart Reentry: Housing Demonstration Program	US DoJ	$7,000,000	03/04/2025 (Multiple)	01/13/2025
US17027	Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act/Inflation Reduction Act: Bureau of Land Management California Fuels Management and Community Fire Assistance Program	US Interior	$10,000,000	03/11/2025	01/13/2025
US17426	Connect and Protect: Law Enforcement Behavioral Health Response Program	US DoJ	$13,750,000	04/03/2025 (Multiple)	01/13/2025
US16383	Pathway Home 6	US Labor	$25,000,000	03/14/2025	01/13/2025
FD23288	BluePearl Pet Hospital: BluePearl Cares: Medical Equipment Grants	FD Foundation	Unspecified	02/28/2025	01/10/2025
FD3795	Whole Kids Foundation: Garden Grant Program	FD Foundation	Unspecified	03/05/2025	01/10/2025
FD13575C	AARP: Livable Communities: Community Challenge: Demonstration Grants	FD Foundation	Unspecified	03/05/2025	01/10/2025
FD23693	CDC Foundation: Building CBO Capacity to Evaluate Veteran Suicide Prevention Programs	FD Foundation	Unspecified	02/19/2025	01/10/2025
FL0003	Recreational Trails Program	FL Environmental Protection	Unspecified	03/01/2025	01/10/2025
FD6871	Polaris: TRAILS GRANTS Program	FD Foundation	Unspecified	03/01/2025 (Multiple)	01/09/2025
FD23657	Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: Reimagining Land Use and Zoning for Health Equity	FD Foundation	Unspecified	02/06/2025	01/09/2025
FD2135	TD Charitable Foundation: Housing for Everyone	FD Foundation	$7,200,000	02/06/2025	01/09/2025
US1782	Community Connect Grant Program	US Agriculture	$26,000,000	04/21/2025	01/09/2025
FD16564	The Rita and Alex Hillman Foundation: Hillman Emergent Innovation: Serious Illness and End of Life	FD Foundation	Unspecified	02/18/2025	01/08/2025
US18350B	Building Local Continuums of Care to Support Youth Success: Category 2: Local Planning and Assessment Sites	US DoJ	$7,400,000	02/24/2025 (Multiple)	01/08/2025
US7122	State Damage Prevention Program Grants	US Transportation	$1,500,000	03/03/2025	01/08/2025
US18387	Strengthening Vaccine-Preventable Disease (VPD) Prevention and Response	US DHHS	$2,000,000,000	03/13/2025	01/08/2025
FD18576	Honnold Foundation: Core Grants	FD Foundation	Unspecified	02/13/2025	01/07/2025
FD20730	Nasdaq Foundation: Quarterly Grant Program	FD Foundation	Unspecified	01/31/2025 (Multiple)	01/07/2025
US7888	Pipeline Safety Information Grants to Communities: Technical Assistance Grants	US Transportation	$2,000,000	03/03/2025 (Multiple)	01/07/2025
US16984	Combating Human Trafficking in Transportation Impact Award	US Transportation	Unspecified	03/07/2025	01/07/2025
US1470	Preservation Technology and Training Grants	US Interior	$200,000	03/04/2025	01/07/2025
US1810	Flood Mitigation Assistance Program	US DHS	$600,000,000	04/18/2025	01/07/2025
US16752	Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities	US DHS	$750,000,000	04/18/2025	01/07/2025

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Phone

407.246.2697

Email

mira.tanna@orlando.gov

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Grants Department

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Orlando, FL

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Grant Funding Availability

Grant Program

Eligibility

Amount

Deadline

Developer

Varies

Rolling

Small Business

≤ $20,000

Rolling

≤ $6,000

Rolling

Retail Business

≤ $100,000

Rolling

Property Owners

≤ $100,000

Rolling

Small Business

≤ $50,000

Rolling

Nonprofit

≤ $1,500

Rolling

Developer

Tax Rebate

Rolling

Nonprofit/Neighborhood

≤ $10,000

Due 3.28.25

MWBE Small Business

≤ $40,000

Rolling

Nonprofits

≤ $50,000

Rolling

S.A.F.E. Program (Safety Awareness for Everyone)

Downtown bars/venues

≤ $10,000

Rolling

Downtown business

$5,000

Rolling

Downtown event

≤ $50,000

Due 2.1.25

Businesses

≤$500/job

Rolling

Property Owners

Reimburse

Rolling

Businesses

≤ $20,000

Rolling

Mayor's Matching Grant

American Rescue Plan Act

City of Orlando Public Notices Relating to Federal Grants

Other Resources

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