Deadline: 15-Feb-22
The Maine Community Foundation has launched Community Building Grant Program to support projects and organizations focused on making communities stronger.
The Community Building Grant Program invests in local projects and organizations that work to build strong communities. It is a grassroots grant program focused on efforts to use, improve and/or increase access to community assets.
These community assets include natural and built resources, as well as community members, their views and voices, local leaders, and the relationships or connections among people and organizations across the community.
The Community Building Grant Program is one of the only grant programs in Maine that supports a broad range of projects and organizations across the entire state, including arts, education, environment, economic development, and human services. It is also MaineCF’s largest grant program and receives more than 400 applications annually.
Funding Information
Max Award: $10,000
Project Criteria
Your proposed project or organization must:
- Invest in people by increasing skills, knowledge, abilities and/or well-being
- Engage the people you serve in the design, delivery, and/or evaluation of the work
- Strengthen community resources including organizations, partnerships, and built and natural environments
Types of Funding
- Project Grants for new or expanding projects that meet the Community Building criteria
- General Support Grants for ongoing programs and operational needs. Your organization’s primary work must meet the Community Building criteria AND your organization must:
- Be located in Maine
- Have operating expenses below $500,000
- NOT be a municipality, government agency, public school, faith-based organization, or fiscally sponsored applicant (These organizations may be eligible for project grants.)
Eligibility Criteria
- Nonprofit, charitable organizations tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and also classified as an organization described in sections 509(a)(1) or 509(a)(2)
- Municipalities
- Public schools
- Public agencies working for the State of Maine
- Indian tribal governments (or political subdivisions) recognized by the Department of the Interior
- Groups without any tax status may apply with a fiscal sponsor that is an eligible organization.
Note: Any eligible organization may submit one application per grant program, regardless of previous application history or current award progress (see specific grant program pages for any exceptions).
For more information, visit https://www.mainecf.org/apply-for-a-grant/available-grants-deadlines/community-building-grants/