Apply by Tuesday, November 18 for a 2026 MLK Day of Service Campus Grant from TMA!
Members organizations of the national Alliance for Campus Community Engagement, including Transform Mid-Atlantic, will award $165,000 in 2026 Martin Luther King, Jr. National Day of Service Grants to colleges and universities throughout the region and country to support their student volunteer generating programs and events on or around the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in January 2026. Event and projects must occur between January 5 - 26, 2026, without exception. Final grant reports are due by Friday, January 30, 2026.
TMA member campuses in MD, DC, DE, WV, and Northern VA are invited to apply for up to $5,000 to support their MLK, Jr. National Day of Service student volunteer event by Tuesday, November 18, 2025 (extended from original November 14 deadline by demand).
Please click here to access the grant RFP to learn about the types of events and projects that this grant can support, as well as information about a required grant match, grant recipient background information, and final reporting information. Please carefully review the document. Additionally, the Alliance for Campus Community Engagement will host two grant information sessions for applicants to learn more about this grant and to ask questions:
- Wednesday, November 5: View recording
- Tuesday, November 11: View recording
Priority will be given to proposals from TMA member campuses; however, applications from non-member campuses may also be considered according to funding availability.
Should applicants be awarded a grant, project coordinators must commit to completing a Criminal Background History Check at no financial cost to the grantee by December 12, 2025; agree to demonstrating an approximate grant match of 70% via in-kind staff salary, office space, and/or in-kind supplies and institutional expenditures in support of the event; and submit a final grant report by January 30, 2026 (information will be provided to grantees to assist with these requirements).
Applications are due by no later than 11:59PM EST on Tuesday, November 18, 2025. Please contact Anthony Wagner, Director of the TMA Civic Fellowship Program and Special Projects, with any questions about this grant opportunity at wagner@transformmidatlantic.org.