Deadline: 1-Oct-21
Applications are now open for the Pedernales Electric Cooperative (PEC) Community Grants Program.
Funding Information
- Up to $5,000 will be awarded to eligible nonprofit organizations for qualified projects located within, or in a community surrounded by their service area.
Eligibility Criteria
- Must be a nonprofit organization organized under the laws of the state of Texas, currently in good standing with the Texas Secretary of State and Texas Comptroller’s office.
- Must provide current IRS documentation confirming tax-exempt status.
- Must not receive a majority of funding (51 percent or greater) from entities with taxing authority.
- Nonprofit organization must be located within the PEC service area or in a community surrounded by the PEC service area.
- Projects must be completed within 12 months of the date the grant money is awarded. If your organization is asking for partial funding of a larger project, you must include a total budget plan that clearly shows how you will complete the project within 12 months.
- Must not have received PEC Community Grants funding during the previous application cycle (funded organizations must sit out one application cycle before submitting an application for a new project).
Ineligible
PEC Community Grants cannot be used to/for:
- Completed projects; debt reduction campaigns; building an endowment; land acquisition projects; scholarship programs; religious or church-sponsored facilities that are limited to church membership or projects that exclusively serve religious purposes; general operating costs; fundraisers; raffles; or ongoing projects, programs, or activities.
- Ineligible organizations include for-profit entities, individuals, and professional associations.
For more information, visit https://www.pec.coop/our-community/pec-gives/community-grants/