Open — 2027 applications accepted through March 31, 2027
Atlas Opportunity Score 64/100
Verified October 6, 2026
Chef Ann Foundation
Eligible Nebraska K-12 schools and districts participating in the National School Lunch Program may apply for a 2027 Salad Bars to Schools grant through March 31, 2027. The grant provides salad-bar equipment, accessories, marketing materials, and school-food training rather than a published cash award.
Required next actionThe 2027 Salad Bars to Schools cycle accepts applications through March 31, 2027. Nebraska applicants should confirm National School Lunch Program participation, self-operated food service, minimum enrollment requirements, and required school leadership verification before applying.
Open — rolling applications
Atlas Opportunity Score 64/100
Verified September 19, 2026
Michigan Department of Education (MDE)
Michigan's federally funded Child and Adult Care Food Program is currently open on a rolling basis for eligible child-care, school, afterschool, shelter and adult day-care settings seeking reimbursement for nutritious meals and snacks.
Required next actionContact MDE-CACFP@Michigan.gov with the number of locations and nonprofit/for-profit status, confirm sponsor eligibility and any prequalification waiver, complete required registration and training prerequisites, then submit the current NexSys Child Nutrition Coordinated Application.
Verification Hold — active FY 2026-27 apportionment; exact deadline clock time and time zone not stated by CDE
Atlas Opportunity Score 64/100
Verified September 23, 2026
California Department of Education (CDE)
Required next actionVerification Hold for ORIGINAL outreach. Eligible SELPAs and necessary small SELPAs should track qualifying extraordinary placement and educationally related mental health service costs, maintain supporting documentation, and follow current Principal Apportionment claim procedures. Before any applicant-facing ORIGINAL outreach, authoritatively confirm the November 1, 2027 submission clock time and time zone and clear applicant-specific CRM, Contact, Email_Opt_Out, bounce, sent-history, Atlas_Email_Queue, and cross-lane deduplication gates.
Active
Atlas Opportunity Score 63/100
Verified September 2, 2026
Brevard Schools Foundation
Brevard Schools Foundation is accepting 2026-27 Bright Ideas Classroom Grant applications from Brevard Public Schools teachers through September 14, 2026. Awards are $500 for individual classroom projects and $1,500 for grade-level or schoolwide projects, including health and wellness, career preparation, STEM and other student-learning initiatives.
Required next actionBrevard Public Schools teachers should select a student-learning project, complete the Bright Ideas application, obtain required principal approval and submit by September 14, 2026.
Active
Atlas Opportunity Score 63/100
Verified October 1, 2026
Vermont Community Foundation
Vermont Community Foundation Green Mountain Fund grants of $500 to $5,000 support nonprofits, schools and municipal entities serving Lamoille or Orleans County and neighboring communities, including projects that increase health and wellness of children and families. Applications are accepted year-round with no fixed deadline.
Required next actionConfirm the applicant is an eligible nonprofit organization, school, or municipal entity serving Lamoille or Orleans County or neighboring communities, align the project to a published Green Mountain Fund priority, review the Foundation's general applicant requirements, and submit electronically through the Online Grants Manager.
Open
Atlas Opportunity Score 63/100
Verified 2026-09-12
C&S Wholesale Grocers
C&S Wholesale Grocers accepts monthly donation requests from qualifying nonprofits and other eligible community organizations serving communities within 20 miles of its operating locations, including Keene, New Hampshire. Cash grants are available up to $1,000 for local programs aligned with hunger, children or sustainability priorities; applications are accepted online with monthly review.
Required next actionConfirm the applicant is within 20 miles of a C&S operating location, meets the service-history and organization-type requirements, aligns with Hunger, Children or Sustainability priorities, and has not received support within the restricted frequency period; then complete the online eligibility quiz and submit before the applicable monthly cutoff.
Open — published; school-health nutrition pathway documented
Atlas Opportunity Score 62/100
Verified September 20, 2026
Wyoming Department of Education
Wyoming Department of Education is offering up to nine $1,750 mini-grants for current culinary arts teachers serving high school students in grades 9-12 at districts participating in the USDA National School Lunch Program. Applications are due September 30, 2026.
Required next actionKeep published under the documented school-health nutrition pathway. Do not begin new applicant outreach or package work until the exact September 30, 2026 closing time/time zone and the full live application-form requirements, required fields, attachments, certifications, match/cost-share treatment, and submission mechanics are verified. Eligible Wyoming high-school culinary programs in NSLP-participating districts remain applicant candidates.
Active — the 2026-2027 Missouri State Parks Bus Grant round is currently open. Applications must be emailed or postmarked by May 14, 2027. The official page does not publish an exact cutoff time or time zone, and awards are first-come, first-served while funds remain.
Atlas Opportunity Score 62/100
Verified September 20, 2026
Missouri Department of Natural Resources – Division of State Parks
Missouri public, private, and charter schools and youth-focused 501(c)(3) nonprofits may request up to $750 for eligible transportation costs for educational field trips to Missouri state parks and historic sites. No match is required; requests are first-come, first-served and must be submitted or postmarked by May 14, 2027.
Required next actionVERIFICATION HOLD. Continue monitoring the official Missouri State Parks Bus Grant page for an authoritative exact submission cutoff and time-zone treatment. Do not initiate applicant-specific outreach, CRM Deal creation, package work, or vendor positioning until the deadline gate is satisfied.
Source Verification Hold
Atlas Opportunity Score 62/100
Verified September 23, 2026
Idaho State Board of Education
Idaho rural school districts and rural charter schools may request up to $1,000 in one-time, non-matching funds to expand fine arts, performing arts, and design programs. Applications are open August 31 through September 30, 2026.
Required next actionKeep this canonical record in Draft. The Idaho State Board page and live Reviewr portal agree on eligibility, the $1,000 non-matching request ceiling, and the August 31-September 30, 2026 submission period, but they conflict on the grant-period start date (State Board: November 2, 2026; Reviewr: November 1, 2026). The public sources also do not publish an exact closing clock time or time zone. Do not initiate ORIGINAL outreach or package work until the controlling grant-period date and any submission cutoff time/time zone are authoritatively resolved.
Active
Atlas Opportunity Score 62/100
Verified October 1, 2026
Ohio Commission on Service and Volunteerism (ServeOhio)
ServeOhio is accepting FY2027 Ohio AmeriCorps Competitive Operational Grant applications from eligible Ohio tribes, higher-education institutions, local governments including school districts, nonprofits, and state agencies. Applications are due October 30, 2026 at 5:00 PM EST in eGrants.
Required next actionReview the current ServeOhio FY27 Competitive NOFO and application instructions; confirm the AmeriCorps service model, organizational capacity, grant type and applicable match requirement, budget, performance measures, active SAM registration and UEI; submit the Ohio single-state application through ServeOhio by October 30, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
Active
Atlas Opportunity Score 62/100
Verified October 5, 2026
Nebraska Department of Education
Nebraska approved or accredited nonpublic schools may submit annual participation requests for the state Textbook Loan Program through October 15, 2026. NDE determines each school’s allocation after the deadline from the legislative appropriation and private-school membership; no fixed per-school award is published in advance.
Required next actionEligible Nebraska nonpublic schools intending to participate should complete the Nonpublic Textbook Loan Participation application in the NDE Portal by October 15, 2026. The controlling NDE notice does not publish an exact closing clock time or time zone. Confirm the designated-agent role and Rule 4 compliance before submission.
Active — Notice of Intent open
Atlas Opportunity Score 62/100
Verified September 20, 2026
Iowa Department of Education
Iowa Department of Education's FY27 Iowa Charter Schools Program subgrant competition is open for new charter schools seeking authorization and eligible existing charter schools seeking expansion. The Notice of Intent window runs through October 2, 2026, and full applications are due February 3, 2027. Current FY27 public guidance has not yet published a per-applicant award cap.
Required next actionEligible new charter-school applicants and eligible existing charter schools seeking expansion should complete the Iowa CSP Notice of Intent by October 2, 2026 and use the Department's current CSP crosswalk to organize existing charter-authorization materials. Reverify the application guidance scheduled for October 8, 2026 before package production, including the final per-applicant cap, allowable-cost rules, match or cost-share requirements if any, scoring criteria, required forms, budget workbook, assurances, attachments and submission mechanics. Do not infer an unpublished closing time or time zone.
Active — allocation and opt-out period open; no competitive application
Atlas Opportunity Score 62/100
Verified September 22, 2026
California Department of Education (CDE)
California Department of Education has posted FY 2026-27 Literacy Coaches and Reading Specialists allocations totaling $350 million for predetermined eligible LEAs and school sites. This is an apportionment, not a competitive application. Eligible LEAs need take no action to accept all funding; the opt-out deadline is September 30, 2026.
Required next actionEligible LEAs with qualifying school sites need no action to accept all allocated funding. Use the CDE Opt-Out Form only to decline funding for one or more eligible school sites by September 30, 2026. Do not initiate new cold applicant outreach from this listing because eligibility and allocations are predetermined and this is not a competitive application.
Open — year-round; first-come, first-served while funds remain available.
Atlas Opportunity Score 62/100
Verified September 28, 2026
Blue Grass Community Foundation
Blue Grass Community Foundation’s Magoffin County Urgent Needs Grant accepts applications throughout the year for urgent community human services needs. Awards are up to $5,000 while funds remain available.
Required next actionConfirm Magoffin County service area, eligible nonprofit or public status, current BGCF reporting, and project details; then submit through the BGCF grant portal while funds remain available.
Draft / Verification Hold — current 2026-2027 program is open, but the controlling application does not publish the 4:30 p.m. deadline time zone; applicant-specific ORIGINAL outreach remains fail-closed pending authoritative clarification.
Atlas Opportunity Score 61/100
Verified September 23, 2026
Mississippi Professional Educators (MPE) is accepting 2026 Administrator School Grant applications from qualifying MPE-member administrators for projects that motivate, inspire, reward, and encourage teachers and staff. Grants may support new or expanded incentive programs, special events, professional development opportunities, and parent-involvement programs. The 2026 program offers grants of up to $1,000. The current guidelines allocate […]
Required next actionObtain authoritative confirmation of the September 30, 2026 deadline time zone before any applicant-specific ORIGINAL outreach. Then verify a specific eligible Mississippi public/private school administrator, IHL/community college dean, or post-secondary department chair has been an active MPE member for at least one year; confirm a compliant teacher/staff morale or recognition project, administrator and superintendent/supervisor signatures, detailed budget, verified business Contact/email, Email_Opt_Out, permanent hard-bounce status, and CRM/Atlas_Email_Queue/authoritative send-history deduplication. Do not introduce N9+.
Active
Atlas Opportunity Score 60/100
Verified September 1, 2026
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI)
North Carolina public school units may apply for $2 million in state-funded after-school robotics grants for high schools, with awards averaging up to $15,000 per participating high school. Applications are open through September 13, 2026.
Required next actionReview the 2026-2027 Robotics RFP Guidance and Planning Document, confirm the exact submission time, identify participating high schools, build an evidence-based after-school robotics plan and budget, and submit through the application path provided to PSU leaders before September 13, 2026.
Open - applications due September 30, 2026; IDNR does not publish a closing time on the current program page.
Atlas Opportunity Score 60/100
Verified September 28, 2026
Illinois Department of Natural Resources
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) is accepting applications for its 2026–2027 Historic Sites Field Trip Grant, which helps Illinois prekindergarten through grade 12 teachers take students to approved Illinois historic sites for curriculum-connected history instruction. Deadline and award Applications are due September 30, 2026. The public IDNR page does not state a closing […]
Required next actionEligible Illinois PK-12 teachers should select an approved participating historic site, confirm the trip supports Illinois history currently taught in the curriculum, complete the 2026–2027 application, and submit by September 30, 2026. Plan for school-paid transportation followed by reimbursement and complete the required post-trip report.
Active
Atlas Opportunity Score 60/100
Verified September 17, 2026
South Carolina Arts Commission School Arts Support Grants are open for public school 4K classrooms/providers and most K-12 public, private and charter schools. Awards are up to $2,500; applications are due February 25, 2027 at 11:59 p.m. ET and must be submitted at least five weeks before funded activity or purchases begin.
Required next actionEligible South Carolina schools should confirm provider type, UEI, tax-exempt/charity or fiscal-agent requirements when applicable, match obligation or waiver, arts-partner requirements and project timing, then submit through the SCAC Foundant grants portal.
Open — applications due February 5, 2027 at 11:59 PM Pacific Time
Atlas Opportunity Score 60/100
Verified October 6, 2026
KidsGardening
Eligible Nebraska school districts, nonprofits, universities, government entities and other tax-exempt youth-serving organizations may apply for the 2027 GroMoreGood Grassroots Grant by February 5, 2027 at 11:59 PM PT. The program will award $750 to 120 programs, with 15 specialty-award grantees receiving an additional $750.
Required next actionEligible Nebraska applicants may use the KidsGardening Common Application through February 5, 2027 at 11:59 PM Pacific Time. Confirm prior-grantee eligibility, the 2026 garden-program funding limit, tax-exempt documentation, and current garden-site photos before filing.
Active
Atlas Opportunity Score 60/100
Verified 2026-09-12
Kearsarge Regional School District SAU 65 is soliciting event-production and management services for outdoor high-school graduation ceremonies. Proposals are due September 14, 2026 at 3:00 PM; the accessible official district listing confirms the current RFP while detailed public procurement indexing reports the closing time and multi-year contract term.
Required next actionQualified event-production vendors should obtain the controlling District RFP, confirm the mandatory-walkthrough condition, review equipment/staffing, references, certifications and addenda, and submit by the deadline.
