Current Grant Opportunities

The Arizona Community Foundation awards grants through several competitive application processes each year, most of them online.

COVID-19 Grants for Small Businesses and Nonprofits

Open grant opportunities

There are multiple funding opportunities currently available for small businesses and nonprofits experiencing financial hardship during COVID-19.

Phoenix Small Business Relief Grants
The City of Phoenix, in coordination with the Phoenix IDA, is offering grants up to $10,000 to local small businesses and startup companies located within the city of Phoenix.
Phoenix Microbusiness Resiliency Grants
The City of Phoenix is offering grants of up to $5,000 to local microbusinesses, solo practitioners, and entrepreneurs located within the city of Phoenix.
City of Yuma COVID-19 Small Business Grant Relief Program
The City of Yuma is offering grants ranging between $1,500 and $10,000 to small businesses located within Yuma city limits.

Closed grant opportunities

Maricopa County Funding for Small Businesses and Nonprofits
This grant cycle closed on Friday, July 31 and is no longer accepting applications.
Phoenix Restaurant Restart Resiliency Grants
This grant cycle closed on Friday, June 24 and is no longer accepting applications.
Arizona COVID-19 Community Response Fund Grants
This grant cycle closed on Tuesday, May 26 and is no longer accepting applications.

Arizona Route 66 Grant Cycle

The Arizona Community Foundation is transitioning to a new system to collect, review, and award competitive grant applications.

Arizona Route 66 uses this new system, which means all applicants for this grant cycle must follow these instructions to create a new account:

Go to www.grantinterface.com/Home/Logon?urlkey=azfoundation
Click Create New Account. Please watch the tutorial video for step-by-step instructions on how to set up your account with your organization's information.

begin your application

For information about all other grant opportunities through the Arizona Community Foundation, please see the list below.

Open grant cycles are listed below. If there are currently no open grant cycles, this section will appear blank. Please check this page periodically, as grant cycles are available throughout the year.

Who May Apply to the Grants Listed Below?

To be eligible to apply for the grants listed below, your organization must belong to one of the following categories: 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, schools, faith-based organizations, tribal entities, and occasionally to government agencies.

If you have questions about how to use the online portal, refer to our Guide for Applicants. This guide shares how to sign in, update your profile, select an organization, update your organization, and start an application.