Opportunity Overview
The First Horizon Foundation is accepting 2026 grant applications from eligible organizations serving Atlanta, Georgia. The Foundation identifies five impact areas: Arts & Culture, Education & Leadership, Environmental Sustainability, Financial Literacy, and Health & Human Services. This Atlas record focuses on the healthcare and human-services relevance of the Georgia cycle.
Deadline and Submission
The official Georgia application page states that the 2026 application opened January 1, 2026 and closes September 15, 2026, with awards announced throughout the year. The public Georgia page does not publish an exact closing time or time zone, so Atlas does not infer one. Applications are submitted through the Foundation’s official online application link.
Funding
The current official Georgia and general application pages reviewed by Atlas do not publish a universal applicant maximum, total Georgia funding pool, mandatory match percentage, or cost-share requirement. Applicants should confirm request-size guidance, allowable costs, and any required budget or supporting documentation inside the live application before submission.
Who Can Apply
The Foundation states that it supports nonprofits driving impact in the communities it serves, and the Georgia page is limited to eligible organizations serving Atlanta. The general application rules state that grants are not provided to individuals; trips or tours; solely religious, social, or fraternal organizations; charities that primarily redistribute funds to other charities except recognized united-fund organizations; K-12 schools; political organizations or organizations primarily seeking to influence legislation or promote a particular ideological point of view; or operating budget deficits.
Atlas Analysis
Atlas Opportunity Score: 85/100. The opportunity is directly relevant to Atlanta-area nonprofit health and human-services organizations because Health & Human Services is an explicit Foundation priority. The public materials leave important request-specific controls, including award size, detailed allowable costs, required attachments, and any match expectations, to the live application.
N9+ Fit: 45/100 conditional. Health and human services are supported, but the public Georgia materials do not expressly authorize medical equipment, telehealth technology, or connected clinical devices. Any such use would need applicant-specific confirmation in the live application and Foundation guidance.
Dr. Miltie Direct-Applicant Fit: 0/100. This is a charitable grant opportunity for eligible community organizations rather than a vendor procurement.
Next Action
Eligible Atlanta-area nonprofit organizations should confirm they are not within a published exclusion, review the live application for request-size guidance, allowable costs, required narratives, budget fields, certifications and attachments, and submit before the September 15 closing date. Because the official Georgia page does not publish a closing clock time or time zone and the deadline is today, Atlas should not begin new applicant outreach for this cycle.
Official sources: First Horizon Foundation — Georgia application page; First Horizon Foundation — general grant eligibility and exclusions.