Deadline: 1-May-22
Applications are now open for the Franklin County Community Foundation Grant Program.
The Franklin County Community Foundation (FCCF), a regional foundation of The Foundation for Enhancing Communities (TFEC), conducts an annual competitive grantmaking program for nonprofit organizations serving Franklin County.
Funding Priorities
- FCCF’s strategic grantmaking focus is to invest in innovative, collaborative approaches and solutions to community problems, and to support projects that demonstrate achievable outcomes, the potential for replication as a model program, and plans for sustainability beyond the grant term. The overarching goal is to fund programs and services that have the potential for the greatest impact on the quality of life and positive outcomes for individuals and families living in Franklin county.
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FCCF requires that applicant organizations be aligned with one or more of the following funding priorities:
- Arts & culture
- Community development
- Education
- Environment
- Health & human services
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FCCF s additionally pleased to welcome grant applications that address:
- Programs & projects in the field of music & the arts
- Health services with particular emphasis on cancer
- Services for the in-need, elderly, & people with special needs
- Programs that benefit children with special needs or accessibility needs
- Programs & projects that focus upon or nurture access to early childhood education
Size of Grants
The maximum grant award is $7,000. In 2020, grant awards ranged from $2,100-$7,000. Grants are awarded for one year. This grant opportunity will not fund 100% of any project.
Grant Eligibility
- Eligible projects must serve Franklin County.
- Applicants must either be a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, a nonprofit organization as recognized by the IRS as such, or have a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization act as a fiscal sponsor for the proposed project.
- If you are awarded a grant, they ask that a representative from your agency to be present at FCCF’s Annual Grant Presentation Program taking place in Fall 2020. Grant award checks will be presented at the event.
What they Do Not Fund?
- Advertising
- Capital campaigns
- Direct lobbying to influence legislation or funding appropriations
- Individuals
- National and statewide umbrella organizations that cannot demonstrate a local presence
- New staff positions without a substantial plan for sustainability
- Religious organizations for religious purposes
- Retroactive projects
For more information, visit TFEC.
For more information, visit https://www.tfec.org/grants/franklin-county-foundation-grant/