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GrantIndiana — Lilly Scholars Network 2026 Q4 Lead Forward Community Grants
Atlas Opportunity Score84/100
FundingCurrent linked Lead Forward budget template: up to $2,500 for first-time project leads and up to $5,000 for returning project leads. The public program page is currently updating program guidelines, so these limits should be rechecked against the live application before package production.
DeadlineOctober 15, 2026. The current official 2026 program page does not publish a closing clock time or time zone. Awards are scheduled for December 2026 and the Q4 grant period is January 1 through June 30, 2027.
Required next actionIdentify a legitimate Lilly Endowment Community Scholar project lead and an eligible Indiana nonprofit partner with a credible community project. Before ORIGINAL outreach, verify the exact October 15 cutoff/time zone, live 2026 application requirements, applicant eligibility, project-specific allowable costs, any match or cost-share requirement, a verified business Contact, Email_Opt_Out=false, no authoritative permanent hard bounce, and Account/Contact/Deal/Atlas_Email_Queue/authoritative send-history deduplication. Do not introduce or sell N9+ in ordinary initial outreach.
Current statusActive — Q4 2026 application cycleSource verificationSeptember 23, 2026
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