Deadline: 11-Sep-21
Applications are now open for the Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship Program Grant to access the resources and caring power of their community.
Priorities
- Arts & Culture
- Community Development
- Education
- Health
- Human Services
- Scholarships
Funding Categories
- Health
- Community Health Services
- Mental Health Services
- Health Services Coordination
- Education
- Community Education on Relevant Issues
- Educational Opportunities for Local Charities
- Collaborative School Projects/Programs
- Youth Philanthropy Programs
- Community Development
- Arts and Cultural Development
- Community Parks
- Community Beautification
- Improvement/Enhancement Projects
- Economic Development Efforts
- Neighborhood Associations
- Human Services
- Elderly Services
- Children and Youth Services
- Youth Advancement
- Human Services Coordination
Field of Interest
- Junior Golf
- Art-Related Organizations
- Aid to Leukemia Victims
- Children with Life-Threatening Illnesses
- Domestic Violence Prevention
- Abused/Neglected Women and Children and/or Programs for the Same
- Young Women’s Causes
- Sports Programs for Disadvantaged Youth
- Youth Music Opportunities
- Programs for Children/Elderly
Funding Information
- Education Grants: $10,000 or less
- Domestic Violence Prevention: $10,000 or less
- Underprivileged Youth Playing Sports: $6,800 or less
- Children Suffering with Life Threatening Illnesses: 2,965 or less
- Law Enforcement Safety Projects/Programs: $1,000 or less
- Programs or Projects that Support Education in the Art of Sewing: $700 or less
- AED Devices: $230 or less
Rules
- First-time organization applicants are required to meet with the Grants Manager prior to submitting an application.
- The Community Foundation does not fund debt. Expenses charged against a grant may not be incurred prior to the date at which the grant period begins or subsequent to its termination date and may be incurred only as activities of the approved program.
- The Foundation performs due diligence for every applicant. If an organization is found to have a revoked 501(c)(3) status with the IRS at any time during the application process, the application will not be accepted or reviewed by the Distribution Committee. The organization will be permitted to apply again in the same calendar year if the IRS letter of reinstatement is provided to the Foundation. Only the official letter from the IRS can be accepted.
- If the organization has an open grant they will not be permitted to apply until the High 5 presentation is complete, thus closing the grant.
- The Community Foundation of Grant County does not grant to:
- specific political parties or candidates
- profit-making enterprises
- religious projects/programs that benefit a specific church
- individuals
- The Community Foundation of Grant County will not award a grant with less funding than what was requested in proposal. They will either award full funding requested or decline complete proposals.
- Funding for organization operations is permitted if proposal also requests funding for a project/program. Alternately, if proposal only asks for monies for operations, the organization must prove that the project/program has been funded in full.
- After electronic reviews, any proposal that scores a cumulative 70% or below will be automatically declined due to a poor-quality proposal.
- Requests must be a minimum of $2,500 to respect applicants time required for proposal.
- The Community Foundation of Grant County requires grant applicants to submit three (3) quotes for goods or services (one of which must be a local quote, if possible) with your project budget unless your request for goods or services is for highly specialized equipment, only available through very limited national vendors—then only one quote is required. Note: If your request is for goods or services that can only be obtained through all online sources, you are still required to provide three quotes. This will most likely apply to smaller equipment requests that can be purchased through large online retailers like Amazon, Walmart, etc.
For more information, visit Community Foundation of Grant County.
For more information, visit https://givetogrant.org/grants/