Grant Funding Availability

Learn about funding opportunities offered by the City of Orlando, sign up for grant-related public meeting notices and connect to additional grant resources.

Grant Program
Eligibility 
Amount 
Deadline 
Affordable Housing Development Incentives
Developer
Varies
Rolling
Business Assistance Program
Small Business
≤ $20,000
Rolling 
DDB Downtown Events and Meetings Program
Downtown Hotel
≤ $6,000
Rolling
Downtown Retail Stimulus Program
Retail Business
≤ $100,000
Rolling
DTO Façade Program
Property Owners
≤ $100,000
Rolling
DTO Restaurant Program
 Restaurant
≤ $100,000
Rolling
Façade, Site Improvement and Adaptive Reuse
Small Business
≤ $50,000
Rolling
FPR Financial Assistance for Events
Nonprofit
≤ $1,500
Rolling
Green Building Incentive Program
Developer
Tax Rebate
Rolling
Mayor's Matching Grant
Nonprofit/Neighborhood
≤ $10,000
Due 3.28.25
Minority/Women Entrepreneur Business Assistance
MWBE Small Business
≤ $40,000
Rolling
Not-for-Profit Impact Fee Assistance Program
Nonprofits
≤ $50,000
Rolling
S.A.F.E. Program (Safety Awareness for Everyone)
Downtown bars/venues
≤ $10,000
Rolling
Sidewalk Café Incentive Program      
Downtown business
$5,000
Rolling
Special Events Grant Program
Downtown event
≤ $50,000
Due 2.1.25
STRIVE Orlando Program
Businesses
≤$500/job
Rolling
TAAG Graffiti Removal Program
Property Owners
Reimburse
Rolling
Transportation Impact Fee Waiver
Businesses
≤ $20,000
Rolling

The Mayor’s Matching Grant Program was implemented in 1994 to partner with neighborhood associationsschools and non-profit organizations to fund projects which address neighborhood needs, improve education and build community pride. 

The grant is awarded on a bi-annual basis. The grant deadlines are the last Friday in March and the last Friday in September. Grant terms start June 1 (for applications submitted by the March deadline) and January 1 (for applications submitted by the September deadline). 

Apply for a Mayor's Matching Grant

The City of Orlando has been awarded $58,032,405 through the American Rescue Plan Act’s Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund.

Read the City of Orlando’s 2024 Recovery Plan.

Below is a weekly digest of grant opportunities, powered by eCivis, updated on Mondays. For details on any grant opportunity or to request a 30-day eCivis license, contact grants@orlando.gov. The 30-day license is available on a first-come, first served basis to nonprofit organizations with offices in Orange County that serve the residents of the City of Orlando.

FD2447

FD Foundation

Unspecified

03/01/2025 (Multiple)

02/03/2025

FD2393

FD Foundation

Unspecified

03/01/2025 (Multiple)

01/31/2025

FD20096

FD Foundation

Unspecified

03/06/2025

01/31/2025

FD11624

FD Foundation

Unspecified

03/07/2025

01/31/2025

FD7657

FD Foundation

Unspecified

03/01/2025

01/30/2025

FD0018

FD Foundation

$400,000

03/06/2025

01/30/2025

FL1470

FL Other

Unspecified

04/01/2025

01/30/2025

FD23719

FD Foundation

Unspecified

03/19/2025

01/29/2025

FL0444

FL Governor

Unspecified

04/14/2025

01/28/2025