The Junior League of Huntsville (JLH) is accepting applications for its 2026-2027 Project Impact Grant, a $30,000 award for a new, tangible charitable project benefiting Huntsville or Madison County, Alabama. The official application portal states that applications are due September 30, 2026 at 11:59 p.m.; it does not publish a time zone, so Atlas treats the exact deadline as unverified for new cold outreach.
Eligible applicants must be 501(c)(3) public charities serving the Huntsville/Madison County area. The application excludes debt reduction, endowment campaigns, grants to individuals, special events, annual campaigns, membership drives, operating costs or unrestricted funding, initiatives that have already launched, conference expenses, political activities, and religious activities intended to directly influence political activity.
The requested project must be new, tangible, innovative, ready to make an immediate local impact, and supported by an itemized budget. The application asks for the organization mission, community focus, project title, amount requested, impact summary, project duration, documented community need, differentiation, milestones, outcomes and evaluation, sustainability, anticipated challenges, impacted populations, responsible staff, project partners, Junior League recognition, and anticipated volunteer involvement. Applicants must also provide proof of current IRS 501(c)(3) status.
The official portal identifies the grant award as $30,000 and directs applicants to the online Project Impact application. The public page also lists projectimpact@jlhuntsville.com as the contact for application questions. The application contains an apparent stale reference stating that the project must be executed by May 2026 despite being labeled for the 2026-2027 cycle; applicants should confirm the intended project completion date with JLH before final submission.
Atlas analysis: Atlas Opportunity Score 74/100. N9+ Fit Score 48/100. The opportunity is broad rather than healthcare-specific, but health, disability, school-health, behavioral-health, mobile-care or access-to-care nonprofits in Huntsville/Madison County could be relevant when proposing a genuinely new tangible project. Any technology, clinical equipment or remote-examination cost should be confirmed as allowable before budgeting. Because the authoritative source does not state a deadline time zone, Atlas will not initiate new cold applicant outreach unless the time zone is authoritatively verified.
Official source: Junior League of Huntsville — Project Impact Grant and the linked official application portal.