Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) Corridor Community Grants

Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) Corridor Community Grants

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Keep America Beautiful (KAB)
Amount: US $5,000 - US $20,000
Last Updated: January 17, 2026

Summary

The Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) Corridor Community Grants, provided by Keep America Beautiful, aim to empower communities to revitalize and beautify MLK corridors across the U.S. These grants support various projects, including murals, community gardens, and cleanup efforts, contributing to the initiative's goal of beautifying 25,000 communities by 2026. Eligible applicants include nonprofits, local governments, and community organizations, with a focus on sustainable impacts and local engagement.

Overview

About Keep America Beautiful A leading national nonprofit, Keep America Beautiful inspires and educates people to take action every day to improve and beautify their community environment. We envision a country in which every community is a clean, green, and beautiful place to live. Established in 1953, Keep America Beautiful provides the expertise, programs and resources to help people End Littering, Improve Recycling, Beautify America’s public spaces, and Restore & Support resilient communities. The organization is driven by the work and passion of millions of individual volunteers, nearly 700 community-based Keep America Beautiful affiliates, and the support of municipalities, elected officials, and corporate partners. Our collective action champions environmentally healthy, socially-connected, and economically-sound communities. Keep America Beautiful continues to bring people together to transform public spaces into beautiful places. Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) Community Improvement Grants These grants support the Greatest American Cleanup through the creation and revitalization of beautiful places, directly aligning with the initiative’s goal of beautifying 25,000 communities by July 4, 2026. Past MLK projects have included murals and public art installations, the creation of community gardens and green spaces, tree plantings, and cleanup efforts. Grant PrioritiesProjects with a focus on the following will be prioritized: Projects aimed to have longer lasting or more permanent impacts that build on or strengthen social or community infrastructure.Projects that engage local artists or use native plants (when relevant) and outline maintenance plans.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. These grants are open to Keep America Beautiful affiliates, nonprofits, local governments, and other community organizations. Non-KAB affiliates are strongly encouraged to partner with a KAB Affiliate in their community. KAB affiliates will receive priority review and consideration.Project location must be along or near an MLK corridor – these can include streets, roadways, neighborhoods, community spaces, parks and other areas named after Martin Luther King Jr.