The DeKalb County Community Foundation aims to enhance the quality of life in DeKalb County by proactively addressing community needs through strategic grantmaking.
The Community Economic Development Grant program supports DeKalb County communities in economic planning and project implementation, incentivizing actions toward unique economic development opportunities, and fostering tangible economic progress. Funding supports data gathering, planning, or implementation projects aligned with a community’s current planning processes, with a grant limit of $20,000 per community over the program's lifetime.