Draft / Verification Hold — official NOFO remains posted, but the program may close early once all available funds are awarded; live portal availability must be reverified before applicant-specific action.Atlas Opportunity Score 74/100
MS-VM-VCE-MINIGRANT-FY2026-27
Mississippi Volunteer and Civic Engagement Mini-Grants — FY 2026–2027
Volunteer Mississippi is accepting FY 2026–2027 Volunteer and Civic Engagement Grant applications from eligible Mississippi 501(c)(3) nonprofits in good standing and public entities. Awards range from $2,500 to $10,000 on a cost-reimbursement basis. Applications are due September 30, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. Central Time, or earlier if available funds are fully awarded.
Funding$2,500 minimum; $10,000 maximum. Cost reimbursement.
DeadlineSeptember 30, 2026 at 5:00 PM Central Time, or earlier if all available funds have been awarded. Volunteer Mississippi reserves the right to extend the deadline if funds remain or close early if funds are fully distributed.
Last verifiedSeptember 22, 2026
Required next actionBefore applicant-specific ORIGINAL outreach or package work, confirm the Grant Gateway is still accepting FY 2026–2027 Volunteer and Civic Engagement Grant applications and funds remain available; then verify a specific eligible Mississippi 501(c)(3) nonprofit in good standing or public entity, a compliant volunteer/civic-engagement project using at least 10 volunteers, allowable reimbursable costs, recipient business Contact/email, Email_Opt_Out, permanent hard-bounce status, CRM/Atlas_Email_Queue/send-history deduplication, and all application requirements.
Broad Eligibility
Eligible applicants are 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations in good standing with the Mississippi Secretary of State's Office and federal, state, county, municipal, or other public entities. Funded projects must directly support volunteerism and/or civic engagement in Mississippi and engage at least 10 volunteers.
Atlas Analysis
Atlas Opportunity Score 74/100. N9+ Fit Score 0/100. QC Healthcare / Dr. Miltie direct-vendor fit 0/100. This is a clear Mississippi-administered statewide community-service opportunity with explicit funding, deadline, eligibility, project examples, and allowable-cost rules. The award is relatively small and reimbursement-based, and the program may close before September 30 if funds are exhausted. No legitimate N9+ or direct-vendor pathway is established by the controlling NOFO.
Volunteer Mississippi, the Governor-appointed commission on service and volunteerism, is offering FY 2026–2027 Volunteer and Civic Engagement Grants for projects that engage Mississippians in volunteer service and civic participation.
Funding: $2,500 minimum to $10,000 maximum, cost reimbursement.
Deadline: September 30, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. Central Time, or earlier if all available funds have been awarded.
Eligible applicants: 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations in good standing with the Mississippi Secretary of State, and federal, state, county, municipal, or other public entities.
Eligible project examples: mentoring and tutoring; civic engagement and community leadership; environmental stewardship; literacy and educational enrichment; arts and cultural engagement; food insecurity, poverty, and homelessness; volunteer recruitment; intergenerational service; and disaster preparedness/community resilience.
Fundable expenses: facility expenses, printing/outreach materials, project supplies, advertising/promotional materials, training related to volunteer management and civic engagement, and other tools/materials directly related to project implementation. Personnel, indirect/administrative costs, incentives, food/beverages, travel, state/local taxes, out-of-period expenses, and unrelated costs are not eligible.
Project period: August 1, 2026 through May 30, 2027. Recipients must engage at least 10 volunteers and comply with reimbursement and reporting requirements.
Submission: Volunteer Mississippi Grant Gateway. Current official public materials still list the opportunity and application instructions, but because the NOFO permits early closure once available funds are fully awarded, applicant-specific action must reverify that the live application remains open before proceeding.
Source verificationReferenced source · www.volunteermississippi.orgAtlas last verified this record September 22, 2026. Always use the funder's current application materials, amendments and portal instructions as the controlling source.View source and application materials ↗
