The Essex County Community Foundation is seeking applications for its NiSource Charitable Foundation Fund for Merrimack Valley.
Donor Name: Essex County Community Foundation
State: Massachusetts
Town: Selected Towns
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 01/15/2024
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: 3 Years
Details:
Grant requests must be consistent with the purpose of the program and could include requests for existing programs that address continued need, new programs or collaborative efforts in the following areas and sub-categories:
- Basic Needs & Hardship Assistance
- Food, Shelter, Social Determinants of Health Service and Mental Health
- Economic & Workforce Development
- Retention and Attraction of Job Opportunities; Energy Infrastructure; Community Vitality
- Environmental Stewardship
- Protection and Restoration of Natural Resources, Energy Conservation and Environmental Education
- Safety
- Emergency Assistance & Disaster Preparedness, First Aid, Safety Education & Energy Safety
- STEM and Energy Education
- Science, Technology, Engineering, Math and Energy Education
Funding Information
Each application is eligible to apply for a grant between $25,000-200,000. These grants may be spread over three years.
Geographic Limitations
Preference will be given to organizations based in Andover, Lawrence and North Andover. However, applicants based outside of the area will be allowed on two conditions.
Eligibility Criteria
Applications are welcome from:
- 501(c)(3) organizations
- Collaborations of two or more 501(c)(3) organizations
- Municipalities of City of Lawrence, Town of Andover and Town of North Andover are allowed as sub-partner or collaborator but not as lead applicant.
Preference will be given to applications/nonprofit organizations based in Andover, Lawrence and North Andover. However, applicants based outside of the area will be allowed on two conditions:
- If the nonprofit applicant is based outside of the three communities, they must demonstrate a successful history of working within those three communities
- If the nonprofit is based outside of the region and has yet to work within these three communities, applications will only be considered if they can demonstrate an innovative solution to an unmet need that will positively impact the people and places of the three communities in the Merrimack Valley.
Individual programs as well as cross-sector/cross-organization collaborations are all encouraged to apply.
For more information, visit ECCF.
