Grants
An Overview of the Grantmaking Process
Grant applications are reviewed twice a year,
in MARCH (this is a new date)
and October. When the Community Foundation receives
your grant application it is first reviewed by
the staff and forwarded to the appropriate committee.
Once the committee, with the help of the Community
Foundation staff, has collected all the necessary
information, they will make their recommendation
to the Board of Trustees at the next regularly
scheduled Board meeting. This process takes approximately
two months. You will be notified of the Boards
decision by the Community Foundation staff as
soon as possible.
Please call the Foundation to discuss
your proposal before submitting an application.
This is an important first step that will avoid
unnecessary work on the part of the applicant.
Once it has been determined that the proposal
meets the grantmaking guidelines of the Community
Foundation, you will be asked to submit an application,
which will be sent to you at that time. It is
also a good idea to call to confirm the grant
deadline. Current deadlines are in early March
and early October, but are subject to change.
The
grantmaking of the Community Foundation covers
a wide variety of needs throughout Emmet County.
These include, but are not limited to: Arts and
Culture, Education, Environment, Community and
Economic Development, Health, Human Services,
Recreation, Historic Preservation and Youth.
We encourage proposals for projects which:
- Enhance cooperation and collaboration among
organizations, thereby eliminating duplication
of services.
- Address emerging needs in an innovative way
or try new approaches to address existing needs.
- Receive additional funding from a broad base
of supporters.
- Yield substantial community benefits and serve
a broad segment of the community.
- Focus on the prevention of problems rather
than the cure.
Click
here to learn what recent grants have achieved
in our community:Recent
Grant Results
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