SAIL Grant (CFNEA)
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Expected ~October
Based on past cycles
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Current deadline
- October 11, 2026
- Tracked since
- September 2026
Deadlines typically fall in: October
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
Can we apply?
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Eligible organizations
- Nonprofits
Geography
- Alabama
Overview
The Community Foundation of Northeast Alabama's SAIL grant cycle runs on its own schedule, separate from the spring and fall cycles - application opens September 1, 2026, closes October 11, 2026 at 11:59 pm, with announcements mid-to-late December 2026. Applicants are not-for-profit organizations in CFNEA's region; CFNEA publishes SAIL Fund guidelines alongside its other fund guidelines. This cycle is open as of this scrape.
How to Apply
Single-stage application. The SAIL grant application opened September 1, 2026 and is due October 11, 2026 at 11:59 pm. Read the SAIL Fund guidelines before applying. Grant announcement mid-to-late December 2026.
What Community Foundation of Northeast Alabama actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 71
- Total given
- $1.47M
- Median grant
- $13K
- Range
- $5,250–$254K
- 96% of its 2025 grant dollars went to recipients in Alabama, where this grant's project is located.
- By dollars: Alabama 96%, Georgia 2%, Virginia 1%. Top recipient cities: Anniston, AL; Birmingham, AL; Gadsden, AL.
- 17% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 34% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Rainbow Omega Inc · Eastaboga, AL
Support for the Organization and its Mission
$254K
Oxford Performing Arts Center (Opac) · Oxford, AL
RUBATO; Grand Piano
$100K
Family Success Center of Etowah County Inc · Gadsden, AL
HOPE Family & Children Counselors
$61K
St Michael's Medical Clinic · Anniston, AL
Unrestricted Use; Expanded Medication Access; Expanded Healthcare Access
$48K
Sight Savers America · Pelham, AL
Case Managed Eye Care; Health and Vision Screenings; Follow-Up Eye Care Programs;…
$47K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Nonprofits
Project Locations
- AL
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