Community Impact Grant Program
Overview
About the Community Impact Grant Program
The 2025 Community Impact Grant Program (CIG) is funded by the Department of City Planning to assist NPUs in their efforts to improve their neighborhoods and the City as a whole. Since the program began, grants have been awarded to Neighborhood Planning Units for purposes of neighborhood beautification, engagement and awareness, and community building. This program is strongly aligned with the mission and purpose of the Department of City Planning.
Created in 1974 by former Mayor Maynard Jackson, the NPU system enables residents to assist the City in developing plans that best meet the needs of their communities. Adopted by the City Code of Ordinances, the NPU is the official citizen advisory group by which recommendations are made on behalf of residents to the Mayor and City Council.
Who can apply?
Applications will be only be accepted by Neighborhood Planning Units (NPUs). Community organizations seeking grant funding must apply through an NPU. There is no direct communication from the Department of City Planning with Neighborhood/Community Organizations or any other groups.
Eligibility
CIG funds are awarded and disbursed through an application process managed by the Department of City Planning. To be eligible for grant funding, your project/activity must:
- Occur within the geographical boundaries of the City of Atlanta
- Demonstrate a benefit to the public – specifically to the impacted neighborhoods
- Allow access to the public at no costs
- Receive support from the majority of the NPU via recorded vote of all residents in the NPU
- Involve neighborhood residents in the planning and implementation of the project
- Meet all of the application requirements, including the development of work plans to include scope of work, goals and steps; budgets, and permit approvals (where required)
- Comply with grant administration protocols defined in the guidelines, the Code of Ordinances and Department of City Planning policies
- Establish a timeline for completion
- Identify a project manager
- Identify a fiscal agent
*Awards to individual Neighborhood Planning Units shall not exceed $5,000.00. NPUs whose elected officers complete designated trainings in 2024 shall be eligible to apply for an additional $1500.00 in grant funding. The Department of City Planning may grant additional awards to projects with greater community impact when additional funding is available. Grant funds are not guaranteed to any applicant. Awards will be determined by a panel selected by the Department of City Planning.
Application Timeline
Information Session December 11, 2024
Applications Released December 11, 2024
Submission Deadline March 7, 2025
Award Letters Extended March 31, 2025
Awards Issued May 16, 2025
Grant Closeout December 31, 2025
How to apply
- To be eligible to apply for the 2025 Community Impact Grant, NPU chairs or CIG project managers must attend the CIG Information Session on Wednesday, December 11th, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. via Zoom and have successfully closed out the previous year’s grant awards by the end of the year.
- Read the instructions included in the application. The application will be sent to all attendees after the information session.
- Complete the application and submit before the deadline
- Grant applications are submitted via an electronic application from the NPU Chair or designated Grant Project Manager.
- Neighborhoods, Organizations, Associations, Coalitions apply by coordinating with their respective NPU to submit a list of proposed projects/activities as a part of the NPU submittal
*The CIG Information Session is a requirement for application submission. Applications cannot be accepted from NPUs that do not attend the CIG Information Session.
For more information, contact Morgan Thomason at NPUmail@atlantaga.gov