Open - Rolling
Atlas Opportunity Score 72/100
Verified September 21, 2026
Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP)
MassDEP's $5 million Wastewater Energy Recovery Pilot supports assessment, design, and construction of wastewater thermal-energy projects. The amended RFR accepts rolling applications through May 31, 2028 or until funds are expended.
Required next actionEligible Massachusetts facility owners should confirm project and facility eligibility, register for the EEA Grants Management System, select the appropriate WWER phase, prepare the required online questionnaire, project narrative, budget/funding information, appendices, and supporting materials, and submit through GMS while phase and program funds remain available.
Active — FY 2028 applications open through October 1, 2026
Atlas Opportunity Score 72/100
Verified September 21, 2026
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC)
Kentucky cities and counties may submit eligible road-rehabilitation projects through KYTC's FY 2028 Local Assistance Road Program. The current cycle runs June 1 through October 1, 2026; each project may receive no more than $500,000 in state funding, and a graduated 10%-20% local match applies.
Required next actionEligible Kentucky cities and counties should identify a qualifying road-rehabilitation project, confirm the applicable local-match percentage, complete TC 20-46, document beginning and ending mile points and project length, assemble photographs approximately every 300 feet, and submit the completed application by October 1, 2026. Verify the live cutoff time before filing because KYTC does not publish one.
Active - Grant Round 29 applications accepted through November 1, 2026
Atlas Opportunity Score 72/100
Verified September 26, 2026
North Dakota Industrial Commission
North Dakota Industrial Commission is accepting Outdoor Heritage Fund Grant Round 29 applications through November 1, 2026. Eligible state agencies, Tribal governments, political subdivisions, and tax-exempt nonprofits may seek at least $2,500 for qualifying conservation and outdoor-recreation projects. A 25% match and $100 online application fee apply.
Required next actionVerify eligible applicant type, project alignment to an Outdoor Heritage Fund directive, current program restrictions, required 25% match, and Grants Management System requirements. Submit before November 1, 2026 and avoid relying on the final day because the official page does not publish a closing time or time zone.
Source Verification Hold — FY27 quarterly dates reconciled, but exact submission clock time/time zone remain unpublished and the official $50,000 landing-page ceiling conflicts with the FY27 guide's up-to-$100,000 project ceiling.
Atlas Opportunity Score 70/100
Verified September 23, 2026
Idaho Department of Commerce
Idaho opportunity. The Idaho Department of Commerce administers the Idaho Gem Grant Program for rural economic-development projects. Eligible applicants are rural Idaho cities, counties representing unincorporated rural areas, and tribes; cities and counties may apply on behalf of special governing bodies and nonprofit organizations. The FY27 guide states a general rural-community population threshold of 25,000 […]
Required next actionPreserve Draft / Source Verification Hold. The prior September 14/December 14 deadline conflict is resolved: the live Idaho Commerce landing page and currently linked FY27 Application Guide both show September 21 and December 21, 2026. Remaining material ambiguities are the exact submission clock time/time zone and the funding-ceiling conflict ($50,000 landing page versus up to $100,000 in the FY27 guide). Verify those controls directly from Idaho Commerce before ORIGINAL outreach or final budgeting. Preserve the 20% match requirement and current procurement/allowable-cost rules.
Active — DASNY construction bid open; MBE/WBE/SBE set-aside
Atlas Opportunity Score 70/100
Verified September 19, 2026
Opportunity Overview DASNY has issued CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College Emergency Sewer Repair at Theater 1, Solicitation 3892109999. The project includes replacement of a damaged sewer pipe in Theater 1. Funding and Deadline DASNY lists an estimated construction cost of $1.3 million to $1.6 million and a current proposal due date of September 30, […]
Required next actionEligible MBE/WBE or qualifying New York small-business contractors should obtain the complete DASNY contract documents, confirm official plan-holder status, review all addenda and the February 4, 2026 General Conditions, verify the current bid deadline and submission instructions, and satisfy bonding, insurance, vendor-responsibility and qualification requirements before bidding.
Active — DASNY purchasing bid open
Atlas Opportunity Score 70/100
Verified September 19, 2026
Opportunity Overview DASNY has issued Medgar Evers College — Furnish, Deliver and Install Television Studio Equipment, Solicitation 3471309999-P15, as an active CUNY purchasing bid. Deadline and Procurement Status The bid opening is scheduled for September 21, 2026 at 2:30 PM. DASNY lists the opportunity as a current Purchasing solicitation at Medgar Evers College, 1638 Bedford […]
Required next actionQualified audiovisual and television-studio equipment vendors should retrieve the complete DASNY bid package and any Bid Express materials, verify equipment specifications, accepted products/equivalents, installation, delivery, training, warranty, bidder qualifications, pricing and submission requirements, and monitor all addenda before bidding.
Active
Atlas Opportunity Score 70/100
Verified September 24, 2026
Minnesota Department of Agriculture
Minnesota FY2027 AGRI Specialty Crop Preparing for Extreme Weather Grants provide $500 to $10,000 for qualifying specialty-crop resilience projects costing $1,000 to $20,000. A 50% cash match is required. Applications are due November 17, 2026 at 4:00 PM Central Time.
Required next actionEligible Minnesota specialty-crop producers should review the FY2027 RFP, confirm project and producer eligibility, prepare an eligible resilience-project budget with the required 50% cash match, and submit through MDA's online grant system by November 17, 2026 at 4:00 PM Central Time.
Active — FY 2027 Phase 9 open; Verification Hold on exact cutoff time/time zone
Atlas Opportunity Score 70/100
Verified September 22, 2026
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC)
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet's Department of Rural and Municipal Aid is accepting FY 2027 Phase 9 County/City Bridge Improvement Program applications for locally owned bridges that are closed or have posted traffic limitations. Phase 9 runs September 1 through November 13, 2026 within a $25 million FY 2027 program. Atlas is holding applicant-specific action because the current KYTC materials do not publish an exact cutoff clock time or time zone.
Required next actionVerification Hold: confirm the exact November 13, 2026 cutoff clock time/time zone and any applicant-specific funding or match terms with KYTC DRMA before applicant-specific ORIGINAL outreach. Eligible local governments should first coordinate with the Chief District Engineer, then complete TC 20-44 and required supporting materials.
Active
Atlas Opportunity Score 69/100
Verified September 20, 2026
Treacy Foundation
Treacy Foundation supports Montana nonprofit and public-entity capital campaigns, capital asset improvements, and maintenance. Emergency requests of $10,000 or less may be submitted at any time; applicants already cleared through the required LOI process may submit requests over $10,000 for the current cycle by October 1, 2026 at 12:00 PM, with no time zone stated on the controlling page.
Required next actionFor new prospects, consider only legitimate emergency capital requests of $10,000 or less. For requests over $10,000, continue only if the organization already submitted the required LOI at least three weeks before October 1 and was invited to apply. Confirm ownership of the facility/building, document at least 50% of project cost already raised or committed, and do not include electronics, vehicles, salaries, operating costs, travel, meals, debt reduction, or pass-through funding.
Active - Oregon Education/Workforce
Atlas Opportunity Score 68/100
Verified September 24, 2026
The Eastern Oregon Border Economic Development Board is accepting applications for the Ready Workforce Mobilization Grant during its August 1 through September 30 application window. The grant supports workforce mobilization in Oregon’s Border Region through equipment, facility upgrades, start-up costs, expansion, and other products or services addressing housing, childcare, transportation, and accessibility. Funding Applicants may […]
Required next actionIdentify eligible Eastern Oregon Border Region education service providers and other qualifying organizations with a concrete workforce-mobilization project and a documented 1:1 non-in-kind match. Before outreach, verify organization/project eligibility, authoritative recipient, Email Opt Out, Deal and Atlas_Email_Queue dedupe, and the required match. Do not assert N9+ or QC Healthcare fit without project-specific evidence.
Active — DASNY purchasing bid open
Atlas Opportunity Score 68/100
Verified September 19, 2026
Opportunity Overview DASNY has issued CUNY Medgar Evers College — Furnish, Deliver and Install Radio Equipment, Solicitation 347130-P14. Deadline and Contract The bid is due September 28, 2026 at 2:30 PM. DASNY identifies the procurement as a one-time purchase. The accessible public listing does not state a contract value. Submission Controls Vendors should use the […]
Required next actionQualified radio and communications-equipment vendors should retrieve the Bid Express Notification and complete bid package, verify technical equipment and installation requirements, acceptable products/equivalents, bidder qualifications, pricing, delivery, training, warranty, insurance and electronic submission requirements, and monitor all addenda before bidding.
Draft / Verification Hold — official 2026 application is open; deadline date verified, cutoff time/time zone unresolved
Atlas Opportunity Score 68/100
Verified September 23, 2026
Kentucky Department for Local Government
Kentucky DLG's 2026 LWCF program offers $25,000 to $1,000,000 on a 50/50 matching reimbursement basis for eligible public outdoor recreation projects. The official deadline date is October 30, 2026, but the controlling materials reviewed do not publish a cutoff time or time zone, so Atlas is holding outreach pending verification.
Required next actionVerify the authoritative cutoff clock time and deadline time zone with Kentucky DLG. Then identify a specific eligible Kentucky city, county or other qualifying public agency with a current outdoor recreation project; verify applicant eligibility, contact, opt-out, bounce, deduplication and send-history gates before any ORIGINAL outreach.
Active - Current RFP closes Oct. 1; replacement RFP expected Oct. 9
Atlas Opportunity Score 68/100
Verified September 24, 2026
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA)
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency capital-project funding for qualifying Minnesota food and beverage manufacturing facilities and food-system organic-waste processing sites to reduce climate pollution, operating costs, and waste.
Required next actionCurrent RFP: pursue only for a verified eligible Minnesota facility with a credible capital project, documented 40% non-federal match, technical baseline, required compliance/permits, and sufficient time for complete email submission by October 1 at 5:00 PM CT. Monitor MPCA for the expected October 9 replacement RFP and fully reverify deadline, forms, submission, amendments, and other controls before any new-cycle outreach or package work.
Active
Atlas Opportunity Score 67/100
Verified September 20, 2026
Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC)
Montana DNRC has $5 million available for large-scale urban and community forestry projects, with awards from $20,000 to $300,000. School districts and K-12 public schools are eligible; first-panel applications are due October 20, 2026 at 5:00 PM.
Required next actionEligible Montana school districts, K-12 public schools, public entities, tribes and nonprofits with genuine large-scale tree-canopy or community-forestry projects may apply. Published FAQ confirms no match requirement. No Dr. Miltie applicant outreach is prioritized because N9+ and QC fit are 0/100.
Duplicate draft — do not publish or create independent pursuit records; canonical opportunity is Alabama Volkswagen Settlement Round 3 — School Bus and Clean Transportation Grants 2026 (post 3818)
Atlas Opportunity Score 66/100
Verified September 18, 2026
Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA)
ADECA is accepting 2026 Volkswagen Settlement Eligible Mitigation Action applications through October 6, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. Central. The solicitation can fund eligible Alabama school-bus and other heavy-duty emissions-reduction projects, with government-owned eligible buses funded up to 80% of project cost.
Required next actionNo independent action. Preserve this draft for audit history and use canonical post 3818 for all publication and future opportunity updates.
Open — LOIs accepted through October 9, 2026 at 11:59 a.m. Eastern Time
Atlas Opportunity Score 66/100
Verified September 21, 2026
USDA Rural Development
USDA Rural Utilities Service is accepting Letters of Interest through October 9, 2026 at 11:59 a.m. Eastern Time for approximately $410 million in Powering Affordable Reliable Technology (PART) financing for eligible operating electric utilities serving qualifying rural territories.
Required next actionIdentify eligible operating electric utilities within this federal workflow whose qualifying PART projects could improve reliability for rural hospitals, clinics, EMS, schools, or other community anchors. Before advancing any applicant, verify operating-utility status, rural service-area calculation, eligible generation or storage technology, project restrictions, cash or equity contribution or applicable exception, SAM.gov and UEI status, required shapefile and financial information, and the current LOI and application instructions. If recipient-facing outreach is authorized, create exactly one authoritative Atlas_Email_Queue record and do not send directly.
Active — 2027 Preservation and Rehabilitation/Replacement applications due January 2, 2027 at midnight Central Time
Atlas Opportunity Score 64/100
Verified September 13, 2026
The South Dakota Department of Transportation administers the Bridge Improvement Grant (BIG) program for eligible local public agency bridges. For the 2027 cycle, SDDOT states that $15 million is available across the BIG program, consisting of $7 million from the statutory BIG fund plus $8 million in state funds. The current 2027 Preservation and Rehabilitation/Replacement […]
Required next actionEligible South Dakota counties, cities, and towns should confirm bridge and LPA eligibility, complete the current BIG application and Appendix G checklist, coordinate required engineering, and submit the complete bridge-specific PDF through the SDDOT secure file transfer process with the required accompanying email by January 2, 2027 at midnight Central Time. No N9+ or QC Healthcare outreach is justified.
Open — RBIC license applications accepted year-round
Atlas Opportunity Score 64/100
Verified September 20, 2026
USDA Rural Development
USDA Rural Development currently lists the Rural Business Investment Program (RBIP) as open, with applications accepted year-round. RBIP is not a conventional grant to operating businesses. USDA licenses qualifying Rural Business Investment Companies (RBICs), which then provide developmental equity capital to businesses serving rural communities. Rural healthcare relevance RBIP can create an indirect capital pathway […]
Required next actionIdentify only verified downstream rural healthcare business capital prospects within this federal workflow. Confirm rural-area eligibility, business eligibility, certified RBIC fit, investment terms, and 7 CFR Part 4290 restrictions before original outreach or package work. Do not treat Dr. Miltie as a direct USDA applicant unless the RBIC structure, fund-management experience, and minimum $10 million private equity requirement are independently established.
Open — Annual/appropriation-dependent; current timing through Denali Commission
Atlas Opportunity Score 63/100
Verified September 19, 2026
USDA Rural Development
Opportunity Overview USDA Rural Development currently lists the Denali Commission High Energy Cost Grants program as open. USDA partners with the Denali Commission to reduce energy costs in remote Alaska communities with exceptionally high household energy costs. Rural Community and Health Relevance Eligible pass-through investments may support energy generation, transmission, and distribution serving remote Alaska […]
Required next actionSeptember 19, 2026 checkpoint: the current Denali Commission Funding Requests page does not list a High Energy Cost pass-through solicitation. Keep the USDA federal-program publication active for Alaska intelligence, but do not create organization-specific outreach or applicant/package work until Denali publishes a controlling pass-through opportunity. Before any downstream action, verify the eligible high-energy-cost area, recipient legal authority, eligible generation/transmission/distribution use, award amount, match if any, exact deadline and time zone, and submission mechanics.
Active
Atlas Opportunity Score 62/100
Verified September 22, 2026
Illinois EPA is offering $766,600 for competitive energy-efficiency upgrades at eligible Illinois local-government public buildings, with awards of $50,000 to $200,000. Applications close September 30, 2026; the controlling public opportunity does not publish an exact closing time or time zone. School districts are not eligible.
Required next actionPrioritize Illinois municipalities, counties, townships, special districts, and other eligible units of local government that own qualifying public-health or human-services buildings and have an energy assessment or audit completed within the previous five years. Before any outreach, verify applicant-specific eligibility, GATA prequalification, building ownership/use, match capacity, audit date, deadline status, authoritative recipient identity, CRM opt-out, and queue/sent-history deduplication.
