The Daniel Foundation of Alabama its accepting applications for its Rural Grant Program.
Donor Name: The Daniel Foundation of Alabama
State: Alabama
County: Selected Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 07/31/2026
Size of the Grant: Not Available
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Priority Area
They are excited to start 2026 with a Rural Grants initiative. They determined the eligible geographic areas for this cycle, by county, using the following three criteria from the 2024 Alabama Kids Count Data Book, available through Voices for Alabama’s Children:
- County population under 50,000
- Kids Count county ranking below top 25%
- County poverty greater than 15%
Eligibility Criteria
- Projects or programming for organizations based in the Tier 1 or Tier 2 listing, with preference given to Tier 1 counties.
- Projects or programming overseen by an organization that is in an excluded county, but the project or program delivery is 100% in a Tier 1 or Tier 2 county.
- Applicants must be a 501(c)3 public charity.
- Barbour, Bibb, Bullock, Butler, Chambers, Choctaw, Clarke, Clay, Conecuh, Covington, Dale, Dallas, Escambia, Fayette, Franklin, Geneva, Greene, Hale, Henry, Lamar, Lawrence, Lowndes, Macon, Marengo, Marion, Monroe, Perry, Pickens, Pike, Randolph, Sumter, Tallapoosa, Washington, Wilcox, Winston, Calhoun, Cherokee, Chilton, Cleburne, Coffee, Colbert, Coosa, Crenshaw, De Kalb, Houston, Jackson, Marshall, Russell, Talladega, Walker.
Ineligibility
- Projects or programming occurring outside of Tier 1 or Tier 2 counties.
- Projects or programming designed to attract residents from Tier 1 or Tier 2 counties into an excluded county for services and programming are not eligible for consideration.
For more information, visit The Daniel Foundation of Alabama.


