Deadline: 01-Feb-2025
The Perry County Community Foundation (PCCF) seeks 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 Perry County.
Funding Priorities
- Through its grant making, PCCF invests in innovative, collaborative approaches and solutions to community problems and supports projects that demonstrate achievable outcomes, the potential for replication as a model program, and plans for sustainability beyond the grant term.
- PCCF requires that applicant organizations be aligned with one or more of the following funding priorities
- Arts & Culture
- Community Development
- Education
- Environment
- Health & Human Services
- PCCF is additionally pleased to welcome grant applications that address:
- Substance abuse prevention & treatment
- Mental health services
- Programs for young people in Perry County
- Programs & projects that focus upon or nurture access to early childhood education
Funding Information
- Grant Amount: Up to $3,500
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligible projects must serve individuals, groups, and/or locations within Perry County.
- Applicants must either be a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization or have a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization act as a fiscal sponsor for the proposed project.
- Grant seekers may apply for any project that best fits their needs and the PCCF guidelines.
- If you are awarded a grant, they ask that a representative from your agency be present at PCCF’s Annual Grant Presentation Program taking place in spring 2023. Grant award checks will be presented at the event.
Ineligibility Criteria
- 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.